1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 18
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Bernard Dwyer (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating S. Elliott Mayo (R) by 17.5 points.
Bernard DwyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%34,144
S. Elliott MayoRepublican
40.2%23,803
Edward R. GavarnyIndependent
2.2%1,281
59,228 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