1981Final results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 25
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John H. Dorsey (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Horace Chamberlain (D) by 36.0 points.
John H. DorseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%36,433
Horace ChamberlainDemocrat
32.0%17,137
53,570 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