1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 5
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Walter Rand (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Gregory B. Montgomery (R) by 32.0 points.
Walter RandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%23,446
Gregory B. MontgomeryRepublican
34.0%12,090
35,536 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