1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 27
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Richard J. Codey (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating James J. Brown (R) by 50.5 points.
Richard J. CodeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%18,943
James J. BrownRepublican
24.7%6,225
25,168 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