1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 27
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Carmen A. Orechio (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating John N. Dennis (R) by 1.8 points.
Carmen A. OrechioDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.9%25,773
John N. DennisRepublican
49.1%24,885
50,658 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