1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 40
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Garrett W. Hagedorn (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Charles F. Ryan (D) by 31.0 points.
Garrett W. HagedornRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%28,755
Charles F. RyanDemocrat
34.5%15,152
43,907 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