1981Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 13
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John P. Gallagher (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Eugene J. Bedell (D) by 3.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John P. GallagherRepublican · winner
51.6%27,988
Eugene J. BedellDemocrat · incumbent
48.4%26,268
54,256 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