1981Final results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 40
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Garrett W. Hagedorn (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Mitchell Kahn (D) by 33.7 points.
Garrett W. HagedornRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%42,014
Mitchell KahnDemocrat
33.2%20,835
62,849 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