1981Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 12
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
S. Thomas Gagliano (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Roger J. Kane (D) by 18.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
S. Thomas GaglianoRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.1%33,521
Roger J. KaneDemocrat
40.9%23,169
56,690 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