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1983Final results

1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 16

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

John H. Ewing (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Alfred A. Wicklund (D) by 34.8 points.

John H. EwingRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%27,383
32.6%13,242
40,625 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

EvenR+30.91981R+34.81983R+41.51987R+36.91991R+23.21993R+31.21997

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET