1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 2
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
William L. Gormley (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Arlene Groch (D) by 15.8 points.
William L. GormleyRepublican · winner
56.8%27,616
Arlene GrochDemocrat
41.0%19,937
James T. HagenIndependent
2.2%1,062
48,615 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