1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 16
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John H. Ewing (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Kenneth L. Hetrick (D) by 30.5 points.
John H. EwingRepublican · winner
65.2%38,772
Kenneth L. HetrickDemocrat
34.8%20,654
59,426 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