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1977Final results

1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 37

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Matthew Feldman (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating William C. Clark (R) by 18.9 points.

Matthew FeldmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%31,945
40.1%21,723
Magnus NelsonCommunist
0.9%492
54,160 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

EvenD+23.41981D+28.61983D+33.21987D+7.21991D+22.81993D+19.71997

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

The candidates

Matthew Feldman (D)William C. Clark (R)

Also on the ballot: Magnus Nelson (Communist), 0.9%