1973Final results
1973 election for New Jersey Legislative District 9
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John F. Russo (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Benjamin H. Mabie (R) by 9.1 points.
John F. RussoDemocrat · winner
54.5%38,388
Benjamin H. MabieRepublican
45.5%32,010
70,398 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