1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 37
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: Byron Baer (D), Albert Burstein (D) won.
2 seatsByron BaerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.5%33,063
Albert BursteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.3%32,848
Bruce O. BakerRepublican
18.4%19,282
Paul W. ZerbstRepublican
18.0%18,844
Kenneth A. MillerLibertarian
0.4%472
Charles H. IrwinLibertarian
0.4%395
104,904 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
Byron Baer (D)Albert Burstein (D)Bruce O. Baker (R)Paul W. Zerbst (R)
Also on the ballot: Kenneth A. Miller (Libertarian), 0.4%; Charles H. Irwin (Libertarian), 0.4%