1981Final results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 1
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
James R. Hurley (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Edward H. Salmon (D) by 7.6 points.
James R. HurleyRepublican · winner
53.8%32,443
Edward H. SalmonDemocrat
46.2%27,862
60,305 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 1981
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET