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1983Final results

1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 6

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Lee B. Laskin (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Francis J. Ward (D) by 26.7 points.

Lee B. LaskinRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%29,783
36.7%17,235
47,018 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

EvenR+13.31981R+26.71983R+6.31987D+10.81991D+19.51993D+8.01997

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET