1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 17
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John A. Lynch (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Frank A. Santoro (R) by 30.7 points.
John A. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%19,703
Frank A. SantoroRepublican
34.7%10,449
30,152 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