1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 38
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John M. Skevin (D) won re-election with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Frank A. Buono Jr. (R) by 12.2 points.
John M. SkevinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.1%24,629
Frank A. Buono Jr.Republican
43.9%19,289
43,918 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)