1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 28
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: Peter Shapiro (D), Mary M. Scanlon (D) won.
2 seatsPeter ShapiroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
35.6%20,659
Mary M. ScanlonDemocrat · winner
31.8%18,470
William ConwayRepublican
16.1%9,372
Oleh MyskiwRepublican
15.5%8,979
Patrick YorkeIndependent
1.1%618
58,098 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Peter Shapiro (D)Mary M. Scanlon (D)William Conway (R)Oleh Myskiw (R)
Also on the ballot: Patrick Yorke (Independent), 1.1%