1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 22
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Peter J. McDonough (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Harry P. Pappas (D) by 12.8 points.
Peter J. McDonoughRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%28,669
Harry P. PappasDemocrat
42.5%22,032
John J. CaroneIndependent
2.3%1,198
51,899 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