1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 12
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
S. Thomas Gagliano (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Alexander D. Lehrer (D) by 1.8 points.
S. Thomas GaglianoRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%24,294
Alexander D. LehrerDemocrat
49.1%23,414
47,708 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