1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 election for New Jersey Legislative District 34
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: William J. Bate (D), Emil Olszowsky (R) won.
2 seatsWilliam J. BateDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.7%25,930
Emil OlszowskyRepublican · winner
23.8%19,484
Herbert C. KleinDemocrat · incumbent
23.2%19,011
Robert SteffyRepublican
16.7%13,672
Thomas CaslanderOther party
2.2%1,772
Valerie MazzeoOther party
1.5%1,188
Robert BowenOther party
0.6%491
Robert ClementSocialist
0.4%367
81,915 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 1975
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
William J. Bate (D)Emil Olszowsky (R)Herbert C. Klein (D)Robert Steffy (R)
Also on the ballot: Thomas Caslander (Other party), 2.2%; Valerie Mazzeo (Other party), 1.5%; Robert Bowen (Other party), 0.6%; Robert Clement (Socialist), 0.4%