1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 39
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Francis X. Herbert (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating John W. Markert (R) by 5.7 points.
Francis X. HerbertDemocrat · winner
52.8%28,658
John W. MarkertRepublican
47.2%25,582
54,240 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