1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 3
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Raymond J. Zane (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Mary Ruth Talley (R) by 26.0 points.
Raymond J. ZaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%30,179
Mary Ruth TalleyRepublican
37.0%17,743
47,922 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