1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 32
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
David Friedland (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph W. Gallagher (R) by 37.8 points.
David FriedlandDemocrat · winner
67.5%26,813
Joseph W. GallagherRepublican
29.8%11,817
Herbert H. ShawOther party
2.7%1,082
39,712 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