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1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 10

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

John F. Russo (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Hazel Gluck (R) by 17.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

John F. RussoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%38,166
Hazel GluckRepublican
41.4%26,933
65,099 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

EvenR+9.51977D+17.31981D+26.71983D+16.71987R+23.21991R+25.81993

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET