1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 7
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Catherine A. Costa (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Henry W. Metzger (R) by 26.2 points.
Catherine A. CostaDemocrat · winner
63.1%26,697
Henry W. MetzgerRepublican
36.9%15,616
42,313 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