1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 30
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Carmen A. Orechio (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Ralph J. Salerno (R) by 9.6 points.
Carmen A. OrechioDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.8%28,613
Ralph J. SalernoRepublican
44.2%23,523
Martin G. ScaturoOther party
2.0%1,061
53,197 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