1979Final resultsSpecial election
1979 special election for New Jersey Legislative District 28
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John P. Caufield (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Walter R. Cohn (R) by 32.6 points.
John P. CaufieldDemocrat · winner
57.6%10,974
Walter R. CohnRepublican
25.0%4,759
Michael P. BottoneOther party
17.5%3,333
19,066 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)