1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 20
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Raymond Lesniak (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Alfred D. Palmero (R) by 31.6 points.
Raymond LesniakDemocrat · winner
64.5%23,246
Alfred D. PalmeroRepublican
32.9%11,868
Rose Zeidwerg MonyekOther party
1.1%389
Joseph P. ScanlonOther party
0.8%305
Harold J. YoungOther party
0.6%217
36,025 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
The candidates
Raymond Lesniak (D)Alfred D. Palmero (R)
Also on the ballot: Rose Zeidwerg Monyek (Other party), 1.1%; Joseph P. Scanlon (Other party), 0.8%; Harold J. Young (Other party), 0.6%