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1977Final results

1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 26

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Frank J. Dodd (D) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Nancy Jane Schron (R) by 50.7 points.

Frank J. DoddDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.0%27,293
24.3%8,847
0.7%250
36,390 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

EvenR+39.81981R+36.41983R+48.21987R+56.31991R+38.81993R+31.72001

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

The candidates

Frank J. Dodd (D)Nancy Jane Schron (R)

Also on the ballot: Kenneth R. Kaplan (Libertarian), 0.7%