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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
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

EvenR+36.01981R+30.71983R+5.41987R+43.31991D+0.51993R+11.11997

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