1973Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1973 election for New Jersey Legislative District 38
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John M. Skevin (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Frederick E. Wendel (R) by 15.2 points.
John M. SkevinDemocrat · winner
57.6%31,677
Frederick E. WendelRepublican · incumbent
42.4%23,307
54,984 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