1981Final results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 22
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Donald Difrancesco (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Frank Fiorito (D) by 35.9 points.
Donald DifrancescoRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%46,330
Frank FioritoDemocrat
32.1%21,876
68,206 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