1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 38
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Paul Contillo (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating John B. Paolella (R) by 1.3 points.
Paul ContilloDemocrat · winner
50.7%22,422
John B. PaolellaRepublican · incumbent
49.3%21,827
44,249 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