1981Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 26
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
James P. Vreeland (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Steltzer (D) by 39.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James P. VreelandRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.9%38,141
Benjamin SteltzerDemocrat
30.1%16,414
54,555 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