1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 36
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Joseph Hirkala (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Job (R) by 16.7 points.
Joseph HirkalaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%28,325
Joseph F. JobRepublican
41.7%20,222
48,547 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