1977Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 23
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John H. Dorsey (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Stephen B. Wiley (D) by 8.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John H. DorseyRepublican · winner
54.3%30,882
Stephen B. WileyDemocrat · incumbent
45.7%25,981
56,863 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