1977Final results

1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 13

Name: 1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 13
Start: 1977-11-08
Location: New Jersey

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Joseph P. Merlino (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Harry L. Dearden (R) by 39.1 points.

Joseph P. MerlinoDemocrat · winner · incumbent

69.6%33,757

30.4%14,776

48,533 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

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET