1979Final results
1979 election for New Jersey Legislative District 18
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: James Bornheimer (D), Thomas H. Paterniti (D) won.
2 seatsJames BornheimerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.9%29,829
Thomas H. PaternitiDemocrat · winner
30.3%28,346
James R. SheldonRepublican
19.2%17,974
Elias L. SchneiderRepublican
18.5%17,264
93,413 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET