1981Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 14
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Francis J. McManimon (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas Colitsas (R) by 15.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Francis J. McManimonDemocrat · winner
57.7%31,742
Thomas ColitsasRepublican
42.3%23,296
55,038 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