1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 20
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Anthony E. Russo (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Francis X. McDermott (R) by 1.7 points.
Anthony E. RussoDemocrat · winner
50.8%30,057
Francis X. McDermottRepublican
49.2%29,067
59,124 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