1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Legislative District 8
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Barry T. Parker (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Charles F. Ryan (D) by 10.8 points.
Barry T. ParkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%30,042
Charles F. RyanDemocrat
44.6%24,168
54,210 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