1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 1
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
James R. Hurley (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Christopher H. Riley (D) by 19.7 points.
James R. HurleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%30,141
Christopher H. RileyDemocrat
40.2%20,232
50,373 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 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET