1973Final results
1973 election for New Jersey Legislative District 34
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Joseph Hirkala (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Louise Friedman (R) by 27.8 points.
Joseph HirkalaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%33,047
Louise FriedmanRepublican
36.1%18,682
51,729 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