1977Flipped from independentFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 30
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Francis E. Rodgers (D) won with 48.0% of the vote, defeating Anthony Imperiale (Oth) by 12.7 points, a seat another party won last time.
Francis E. RodgersDemocrat · winner
48.0%20,081
Anthony ImperialeOther party · incumbent
35.3%14,771
Harry J. RomeoRepublican
16.6%6,946
41,798 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