1979 general · October 27, 1979
1979 New Jersey General Assembly election results, district by district
Every New Jersey General Assembly district in the 1979 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 80 seats
After the electionD 44 · R 36
Races40
Changed party0
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated8
Every district
D 44 · R 36
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | James R. Hurley · Joseph W. Chinnici (R) | 8.3 | |
| LD-2 | William L. Gormley · Michael J. Matthews (REP) | 2.2 | |
| LD-3 | H. Donald Stewart · Martin A. Herman (D) | 1.1 | |
| LD-4 | Daniel J. Dalton · Dennis L. Riley (D) | 9.0 | |
| LD-5 | Ernest F. Schuck · Walter Rand (D) | 20.7 | |
| LD-6 | John A. Rocco · Thomas J. Shusted (R) | 1.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-7 | Herman T. Costello · Barbara F. Kalik (D) | 1.8 | |
| LD-8 | H. James Saxton · Clifford W. Snedecker (R) | 3.6 | |
| LD-9 | John Paul Doyle · Hazel Gluck (DEM) | 0.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-10 | Anthony M. Villane Jr. · William F. Dowd (R) | 3.9 | |
| LD-11 | Marie A. Muhler · John O. Bennett (R) | 4.0 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-12 | Richard Vanwagner · William E. Flynn (D) | 6.4 | |
| LD-13 | Francis J. McManimon · Gerald Stockman (D) | 16.2 | |
| LD-14 | Barbara W. McConnell · Karl Weidel (DEM) | 1.1 | |
| LD-15 | Donald J. Albanese · Robert E. Littel (R) | 17.2 | |
| LD-16 | Walter J. Kavanaugh · Elliott F. Smith (R) | 11.9 | |
| LD-17 | Joseph D. Patero · David C. Schwartz (D) | 10.7 | |
| LD-18 | James Bornheimer · Thomas H. Paterniti (D) | 11.1 | |
| LD-19 | George J. Otlowski · Alan J. Karcher (D) | 15.3 | |
| LD-20 | C. Louis Bassano · Chuck Hardwick (R) | 11.6 | |
| LD-21 | Raymond Lesniak · Thomas J. Deverin (D) | 22.9 | |
| LD-22 | William Maguire · Bob Franks (R) | 3.1 | |
| LD-23 | James J. Barry Jr. · Arthur R. Albohn (R) | 4.0 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-24 | Dean Gallo · Barbara A. Curran (R) | 18.1 | |
| LD-25 | Jane Burgio · Frederic Remington (R) | 2.5 | |
| LD-26 | Richard J. Codey · Mildred Barry Garvin (D) | 17.2 | |
| LD-27 | A. Joseph Fortunato · Carl A. Orechio (DEM) | 1.1 | |
| LD-28 | Harry McEnroe · James Zangari (D) | 13.2 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-29 | Willie B. Brown · Eugene H. Thompson (D) | 38.6 | |
| LD-30 | Anthony Imperiale · Michael F. Adubato (REP) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-31 | Joseph V. Doria Jr. · Charles Mays (D) | 25.1 | |
| LD-32 | Robert C. Janiszewski · Thomas F. Cowan Sr. (D) | 24.4 | |
| LD-33 | Christopher J. Jackman · Thomas A. Gallo (D) | 24.0 | |
| LD-34 | Emil Olszowsky · William J. Bate (REP) | 2.5 | |
| LD-35 | John A. Girgenti · Vincent Pellecchia (D) | 6.0 | |
| LD-36 | Robert P. Hollenbeck · Richard F. Visotcky (D) | 2.7 | |
| LD-37 | Albert Burstein · Byron Baer (D) | 9.2 | |
| LD-38 | John B. Paolella · Louis F. Kosco (R) | 0.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-39 | Gerald Cardinale · John W. Markert (R) | 6.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-40 | W. Cary Edwards · Walter Kern (R) | 18.3 |
New Jersey General Assembly
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner