1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 election for New Jersey Legislative District 9
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: John Paul Doyle (D), Hazel Gluck (R) won.
2 seatsJohn Paul DoyleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.9%37,238
Hazel GluckRepublican · winner
24.9%37,221
Daniel F. NewmanDemocrat · incumbent
24.4%36,524
H. George BuckwaldRepublican
23.0%34,503
Virginia A. FlynnLibertarian
1.0%1,560
Cindy KretchmanLibertarian
0.9%1,317
Bill GahresOther party
0.6%872
Elizabeth Ann SilversteinOther party
0.2%250
Marc David SilversteinOther party
0.1%220
149,705 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
The candidates
John Paul Doyle (D)Hazel Gluck (R)Daniel F. Newman (D)H. George Buckwald (R)
Also on the ballot: Virginia A. Flynn (Libertarian), 1.0%; Cindy Kretchman (Libertarian), 0.9%; Bill Gahres (Other party), 0.6%; Elizabeth Ann Silverstein (Other party), 0.2%; Marc David Silverstein (Other party), 0.1%