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
Raymond J. StorckDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET