1981Final results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 30
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Carmen A. Orechio (D) won with 49.4% of the vote, defeating John I. Crecco (R) by 1.7 points.
Carmen A. OrechioDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.4%30,990
John I. CreccoRepublican
47.7%29,930
Arthur KinoyOther party
2.8%1,765
62,685 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