1981Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 34
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Joseph Bubba (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating William J. Bate (D) by 5.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joseph BubbaRepublican · winner
52.7%31,044
William J. BateDemocrat
47.3%27,843
58,887 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