1973Final results
1973 election for New Jersey Legislative District 31
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
James P. Dugan (D) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Henry W. Kolakowski (R) by 58.9 points.
James P. DuganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.5%36,921
Henry W. KolakowskiRepublican
20.5%9,543
46,464 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1973
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET