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1977Final results

1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 19

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Laurence S. Weiss (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Raymond J. Freid (R) by 32.6 points.

Laurence S. WeissDemocrat · winner
65.9%30,474
33.3%15,390
0.9%396
46,260 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

EvenD+20.91981D+18.11983D+16.71987R+11.21991D+2.61993D+20.41997

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

The candidates