1981Final results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 18
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
James Bornheimer (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Peter P. Garibaldi (R) by 4.2 points.
James BornheimerDemocrat · winner
52.1%31,383
Peter P. GaribaldiRepublican
47.9%28,853
60,236 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