1981Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1981 election for New Jersey Legislative District 9
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Leonard T. Connors Jr. (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Wesley K. Bell (D) by 28.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Leonard T. Connors Jr.Republican · winner
64.4%40,656
Wesley K. BellDemocrat
35.6%22,441
63,097 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