1977Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
1977 special election for New Jersey Legislative District 14
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Walter E. Foran (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Peter J. Bearse (D) by 14.7 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Walter E. ForanRepublican · winner
57.3%32,929
Peter J. BearseDemocrat
42.7%24,496
57,425 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 1977
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)