1979Final resultsSpecial election
1979 special election for New Jersey Legislative District 28
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
Remay Pearce (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Joseph S. Soriano (R) by 21.1 points.
Remay PearceDemocrat · winner
60.6%9,684
Joseph S. SorianoRepublican
39.4%6,303
15,987 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 1979
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)