1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 14
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Walter E. Foran (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Peter J. Bearse (D) by 13.6 points.
Walter E. ForanRepublican · winner
56.8%33,556
Peter J. BearseDemocrat
43.2%25,504
59,060 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