1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 21
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
C. Louis Bassano (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Anthony E. Russo (D) by 1.0 points.
C. Louis BassanoRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.5%29,300
Anthony E. RussoDemocrat
49.5%28,734
58,034 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