This is the 1981 race. The latest: 2023 →

1981Final results

1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 8

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

H. James Saxton (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Raymond J. Storck (D) by 31.4 points.

H. James SaxtonRepublican · winner
65.7%33,132
34.3%17,314
50,446 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

EvenR+10.81977R+31.41981R+26.11983R+33.11987R+32.71991R+22.11993

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET