1983Final results
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 8
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
H. James Saxton (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Charles F. Ryan (D) by 26.1 points.
H. James SaxtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%22,714
Charles F. RyanDemocrat
36.9%13,303
36,017 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