1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 18
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Peter P. Garibaldi (R) won with 47.9% of the vote, defeating James Bornheimer (D) by 1.1 points.
Peter P. GaribaldiRepublican · winner
47.9%24,397
James BornheimerDemocrat · incumbent
46.7%23,814
Robert MaurerIndependent
5.4%2,769
50,980 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