1983Final results

1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 28

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

John P. Caufield (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph N. Mastrangelo (R) by 45.8 points.

John P. CaufieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.9%11,829
27.1%4,392
16,221 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

EvenD+32.61979 specialD+50.11981D+45.81983D+54.51987D+37.31991D+39.82001

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET