1981Final results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 32
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Francis E. Rodgers (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Ward (R) by 29.0 points.
Francis E. RodgersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%34,150
Joseph F. WardRepublican
34.4%18,551
Herbert H. ShawOther party
2.2%1,171
53,872 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