1981Final results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 37
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Matthew Feldman (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Barbara L. Demare (R) by 23.4 points.
Matthew FeldmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%39,299
Barbara L. DemareRepublican
38.3%24,416
63,715 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