1981Final results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 27
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Richard J. Codey (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Koehler (R) by 47.8 points.
Richard J. CodeyDemocrat · winner
73.9%30,403
Richard E. KoehlerRepublican
26.1%10,737
41,140 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