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1981Final results

1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 19

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Laurence S. Weiss (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Edmund S. Kaboski (R) by 20.9 points.

Laurence S. WeissDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%31,446
39.6%20,582
52,028 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

EvenD+20.91981D+18.11983D+16.71987R+11.21991D+2.61993D+20.41997

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET