1981Final results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 16
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John H. Ewing (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating John F. Guerrera (D) by 30.9 points.
John H. EwingRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%38,026
John F. GuerreraDemocrat
34.5%20,068
58,094 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