1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 1
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
James S. Cafiero (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Frank Kneiser (D) by 24.0 points.
James S. CafieroRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%35,416
Frank KneiserDemocrat
38.0%21,702
57,118 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