1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 34
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Joseph Hirkala (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Herman Schmidt (R) by 39.3 points.
Joseph HirkalaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%28,628
Herman SchmidtRepublican
30.4%12,484
41,112 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