1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 11
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Frank Pallone (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Brian T. Kennedy (R) by 1.9 points.
Frank PalloneDemocrat · winner
50.4%24,339
Brian T. KennedyRepublican · incumbent
48.5%23,412
Edgar VanhoutenOther party
1.1%508
48,259 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