Английская Википедия:1973 New Jersey Senate election

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Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election The 1973 New Jersey State Senate Senate elections were held on November 6. The result of the elections were large gains for the Democratic Party, which won control of the Senate. The party picked up twelve seats. This election marked the first time since 1967 that Democrats controlled the State Senate.

The election coincided with Brendan Byrne's landslide re-election over Republican Charles W. Sandman Jr. The election also took place amidst the height of the Watergate scandal, just weeks after the Saturday Night Massacre.

This was also the first New Jersey Senate election held using single-member districts, as the state completed its long transition following the 1964 Reynolds v. Sims decision. Шаблон:As of, it remains the largest single change in seats for Democrats or any party since single-member districts were adopted. This remains the greatest number of seats held by the Democrats since the adoption of single members districts.

Background

Файл:New Jersey Legislative Districts Map (1973).svg

The new 1973 districts after redistricting, the first under the modern New Jersey districting standard.

Redistricting

Шаблон:See also Until 1965, the New Jersey State Senate was composed of 21 senators, with each county electing one senator. After the U.S. Supreme Court, in Reynolds v. Sims (more commonly known as One Man, One Vote), required redistricting by state legislatures for congressional districts to keep represented populations equal, as well as requiring both houses of state legislatures to have districts drawn that contained roughly equal populations, and to perform redistricting when needed. In 1965, the Senate was increased from 21 members to 29 members, and larger counties were given more than one seat, and some smaller counties shared one or two senators. The map was changed again in 1967, and again in 1971, as the state adjusted to the one man, one vote ruling.

For the first time, the state was to be divided into 40 legislative districts, with each district electing one State Senator and two members of the General Assembly. The districts were drawn first to achieve a population balance (districts were drawn to be within +/- 4% of each other), and then to be as geographically compact as possible.

For the most part, incumbent senators were given their own districts in which to run, with one exception. Senators William J. Bate and Joseph Hirkala, both of Passaic County (District 14), were re-districted into the same district, numbered 34. Bate successfully ran for Assembly rather than challenge Hirkala.

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

• J. Edward Crabiel, Middlesex (District 18) (ran for Governor)
• Norman Tanzman, Middlesex (District 19)
• Ralph DeRose, Essex (District 28) (ran for Governor)
• William J. Bate, Passaic (District 30) (ran for Assembly)
• William F. Kelly Jr., Hudson (District 32)

Republican

• Frank Italiano, Camden (District 5)
• John F. Brown, Ocean (District 9)
• Peter W. Thomas, Morris (District 24)
• Harold C. Hollenbeck, Bergen (District 36)
• Alfred D. Schiaffo, Bergen (District 39)

Two incumbent Republican senators were elected to Congress in 1972 and resigned in January 1973 to take their seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Both seats were won by Democrats:

• District 21: Matthew John Rinaldo was succeeded by Democrat Thomas Dunn, the Mayor of Elizabeth.
• District 23: Joseph Maraziti was succeeded by Democrat Stephen Wiley, a Morristown attorney.

Summary of results by State Senate District

1972–74 District	Incumbent	Party		New District	Elected Senator	Party
District 1	James Cafiero	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	1st Legislative District	James Cafiero	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Rep
District 2	Joseph McGahn	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	2nd Legislative District	Joseph McGahn	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
District 3A	VacantШаблон:Efn			3rd Legislative District	Raymond Zane	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
District 3B	Joseph Maressa	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	4th Legislative District	Joseph Maressa	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
District 3D	Frank Italiano	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	5th Legislative District	John Horn	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
District 3C	John L. Miller	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	6th Legislative District	Alene Ammond	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
District 4C	Edward J. Hughes	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	7th Legislative District	Edward J. Hughes	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
District 4B	Barry T. Parker	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	8th Legislative District	Barry T. Parker	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Rep
District 4A	John F. Brown	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	9th Legislative District	John F. Russo	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
District 5	Richard Stout	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	10th Legislative District	Herbert Buehler	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	Alfred Beadleston	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	11th Legislative District	Alfred Beadleston	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Rep
	Joseph Azzolina	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	12th Legislative District	Eugene Bedell	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
District 6B	Joseph P. Merlino	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	13th Legislative District	Joseph P. Merlino	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
District 6A	William Schluter	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	14th Legislative District	Anne Clark Martindell	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
District 15	Wayne Dumont Jr.	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	15th Legislative District	Wayne Dumont Jr.	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Rep
District 8	Raymond Bateman	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	16th Legislative District	Raymond Bateman	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Rep
District 7	John A. Lynch Sr.	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	17th Legislative District	John A. Lynch Sr.	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	J. Edward Crabiel	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	18th Legislative District	Bernard Dwyer	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	Norman Tanzman	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	19th Legislative District	John Fay	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
District 9	Frank X. McDermott	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	20th Legislative District	Alexander J. Menza	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	Thomas G. DunnШаблон:Efn	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	21st Legislative District	Thomas G. Dunn	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	Jerome Epstein	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	22nd Legislative District	Peter J. McDonough	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Rep
District 10	VacantШаблон:Efn			23rd Legislative District	Stephen B. Wiley	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	Peter W. Thomas	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	24th Legislative District	James P. Vreeland	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Rep
District 11	James H. Wallwork	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	25th Legislative District	James H. Wallwork	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Rep
	Frank J. Dodd	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	26th Legislative District	Frank J. Dodd	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	Michael Giuliano	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	27th Legislative District	Carmen Orechio	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	Ralph DeRose	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	28th Legislative District	Martin L. Greenberg	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	Wynona Lipman	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	29th Legislative District	Wynona Lipman	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	N/A			30th Legislative District	Anthony Imperiale	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Ind
District 12	James P. Dugan	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	31st Legislative District	James P. Dugan	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	William F. Kelly Jr.	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	32nd Legislative District	Joseph W. Tumulty	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	William Musto	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	33rd Legislative District	William Musto	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
District 14	Joseph Hirkala	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem	34th Legislative District	Joseph Hirkala	rowspan="2" style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem
	William J. Bate	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"|	Dem
	Joseph Lazzara	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem	35th Legislative District	Frank Davenport	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep
District 13	Harold Hollenbeck	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	36th Legislative District	Anthony Scardino	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem
	Joseph Woodcock	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	37th Legislative District	Matthew Feldman	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem
	Frederick Wendel	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	38th Legislative District	John Skevin	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem
	Alfred Schiaffo	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	39th Legislative District	Raymond Garramone	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Dem
	Garrett Hagedorn	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep	40th Legislative District	Garrett Hagedorn	style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Rep

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Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Republicans

One incumbent Republican Senator was defeated for renomination in the June primary and Republicans held that seat:

• District 22: Jerome Epstein (R-Union), succeeded by Republican Peter J. McDonough, an Assemblyman from Union County. McDonough won 60%-40% over the incumbent, who was facing an indictment.

In general elections

Democrats

• District 35: Joseph Lazzara (D-Passaic) lost to Republican Frank Davenport, the Passaic County Sheriff.

Republicans

• District 6: John L. Miller (R-Camden) lost to Democrat Alene Ammond.
• District 10: Richard Stout (R-Monmouth) lost to Democrat Herbert Buehler.
• District 12: Joseph Azzolina (R-Monmouth) lost to Democrat Eugene Bedell, an Assemblyman from Monmouth County.
• District 14: William Schluter (R-Mercer) lost to Democrat Anne Clark Martindell. the Vice Chairwoman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee.
• District 20: Frank X. McDermott (R-Union) lost to Democrat Alexander J. Menza, an Assemblyman from Union County.
• District 27: Michael Giuliano (R-Essex) lost to Democrat Carmen Orechio, the Mayor of Nutley.
• District 37: Joseph Woodcock (R-Bergen) lost to Democrat Matthew Feldman. a former State Senator and the Bergen County Democratic Chairman.
• District 38: Frederick Wendel (R-Bergen) lost to Democrat John Skevin, a former Assemblyman from Bergen County.

Open seats

Democratic gains

• District 5: Frank Italiano (R-Camden), succeeded by Democrat John Horn, the Assembly Minority Leader, from Camden County.
• District 9: John F. Brown (R-Ocean), succeeded by Democrat John F. Russo, a former Ocean County Prosecutor.
• District 36: Harold Hollenbeck (R-Bergen), succeeded by Democrat Anthony Scardino, the Mayor of Lyndhurst.
• District 39: Alfred Schiaffo (R-Bergen), succeeded by Raymond Garramone, the Mayor of Haworth.

Independent gain

• District 30: William Bate (D-Passaic), succeeded by Independent Anthony Imperiale, an Assemblyman from Essex County. (Bate was redistricted into District 34, where Democrat Joseph Hirkala lived; instead of challenging Hirkala in the primary, he instead ran successfully for the State Assembly.)

Democratic holds

• District 18: J. Edward Crabiel (D-Middlesex), who briefly sought the 1973 Democratic nomination for Governor, succeeded by Democrat Bernard Dwyer, the Mayor of Edison.
• District 19: Norman Tanzman (D-Middlesex), succeeded by Democrat John Fay, an Assemblyman from Middlesex County.
• District 28: Ralph DeRose (D-Essex), who lost to Brendan Byrne in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, succeeded by Democrat Martin L. Greenberg, who was Byrne's law partner.
• District 32: William F. Kelly, Jr. (D-Hudson), succeeded by Democrat Joseph W. Tumulty.

Republican hold

• District 24: Peter W. Thomas (R-Morris), succeeded by Republican James P. Vreeland, an Assemblyman from Morris County.

District 1

General election

Candidates

• William E. Bowen, director of the Bridgeton Housing Authority and former City Councilman
• James S. Cafiero, incumbent Senator

District 2

This district consisted of most of Atlantic County, as well as Little Egg Harbor Township, Tuckerton, and rural parts of Burlington County within the Pine Barrens.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Irving A. Lilienfeld, Atlantic County Freeholder
• F. Frederick Perone, former Atlantic City municipal judge

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Michael J. Matthews, Atlantic County Freeholder
• Joseph McGahn, incumbent Senator

General election

Candidates

• Irving A. Lilienfeld, Atlantic County Freeholder (Republican)
• Joseph McGahn, incumbent Senator (Democratic)

Campaign

Both candidates supported a statewide referendum on legalized gambling. Lilienfeld and his running mates supported a statewide coordinated mass transit program, while the Democratic ticket supported a county-wide transportation program. The Republicans also emphasized crackdowns on welfare fraud and stricter drug control, while the Democrats campaigned to attract more light industry to the region.

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

• Robert E. Boakes, Woodbury attorney and former municipal judge
• Walter Fish, Gloucester County Sheriff (write-in)
• James M. Turner, incumbent Senator (until June 28)

Declined

• Kenneth A. Black Jr., Assemblyman from Salem County
• David Stroud, Woodbury attorney

Campaign

Turner was removed from his seat on June 28 after his conviction for conspiracy to place 6,500 amphetamine tablets in the home of Kenneth A. Gewertz, the Democratic Assemblyman from the district. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

The conviction barred Turner from holding state office. Nevertheless, Turner remained in the race, saying "I intend to win, and I expect the Senate to seat me."

Because it was too late to remove Turner from the ballot, an appeal was made to remove him, which a judge denied. The Republican Party attempted to run a write-in campaign for Gloucester Sheriff Walter Fish instead.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Raymond Zane, Gloucester County Freeholder

District 4

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Joseph A. Maressa, incumbent Senator
• Robert W. Yost, Gloucester Township registrar of deeds

Yost was backed by Angelo Errichetti and Jack Gasparre, the mayor of Cherry Hill.

District 5

Republican primary

Candidates

Declined

• Frank Italiano, incumbent Senator

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John J. Horn, Assembly Minority Leader

Declined

• James Florio, Assemblyman

District 6

Republican primary

Candidates

• John L. Miller, incumbent Senator

Declined

• William K. Dickey, Assemblyman from Collingswood

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Alene Ammond, candidate for Cherry Hill City Council in 1967
• John P. Jehl, Voorhees attorney and former assistant Camden County prosecutor

The Democratic primary was part of a countywide power struggle between party chair James Joyce and Cherry Hill party leader Jack Gasparre, who was also backed by Angelo Errichetti, the leader of the Camden Democratic organization and the mayor-elect. The camps were also divided in their choices for Governor; Gasparre and Errichetti backed Brendan Byrne, while Joyce backed Ralph DeRose. As a corollary to their fight over control of the party, Gasparre backed a separate slate of legislative candidates in this and other districts. Although the sixth district was heavily Republican, it was considered crucial because it centered on Cherry Hill, and Gasparre considered it his home base. To counter Gasparre's ticket, Joyce recruited Alene Ammond, a political gadfly who had run an unsuccessful campaign for Cherry Hill council in 1967 and whose proposal to reorganize the Cherry Hill government was rejected by voters in 1972.

Ammond campaigned against Jehl as a puppet of Errichetti, whom she charged with bossism and corruption; the Gasparre ticket made the same accusations of Joyce. All candidates indicated varying opposition to a static income tax; Ammond and Jehl disagreed on casino gambling, with Jehl supporting its legalization in some areas if approved by voters and Ammond outright opposing its legalization. Ammond also came out in support of a deepwater oil port, despite Ralph DeRose's vote against it.

General election

Although the district was considered safely Republican after the Republican majority was increased to 8,600 votes by redistricting, Ammond won an upset over Senator Miller.

District 7

General election

Candidates

• Bernardo Doganiero, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
• Edward J. Hughes Jr., incumbent Senator (Democratic)
• Walter L. Smith Jr., former Senator (Republican)

This race was a rematch of the 1971 contest between Hughes and Smith; Hughes won by an increased majority despite redistricting making the district more Republican and Smith resolving divisions within the party which had doomed him in 1971.

District 8

This district consisted of rural and suburban parts of Burlington County and eastern Mercer County, as well as Allentown, Roosevelt, and Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County and Lakehurst and Manchester Township in Ocean County.

General election

Candidates

• Salvatore DiDonato, Mercer County Community College administrator (Democratic)
• Barry T. Parker, incumbent Senator (Republican)

Campaign

DiDonato attacked Parker for his alleged support for special interest groups, particularly those involving workers' compensation issues. Parker, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pledged "complete honesty and integrity in government."

District 9

This district consisted of most of Ocean County, except for Little Egg Harbor, Tuckerton, and Manchester. It also took in Woodland Township in Burlington County and Millstone in Monmouth County. The largest towns in the district were Toms River and Lakewood.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Gaetano J. Alaimo, mayor of South Toms River
• Wesley K. Bell, mayor of Stafford Township
• Mark E. Egan, independent candidate for Freeholder in 1971
• John F. Russo, Ocean County Democratic Party chair and former Ocean County Prosecutor

General election

Candidates

• Benjamin H. Mabie, Assemblyman from Pine Beach (Republican)
• John F. Russo, former Ocean County Prosecutor (Democratic)

Campaign

Tax reform was the overriding issue in the race. Mabie and his Republican running mates opposed an income tax and advocated using state lottery revenue and the $200 million budget surplus to fund public education. This plan was predicated on passage of federal legislation absorbing state welfare costs.

District 10

This Monmouth County district consisted of Wall Township and a series of shore towns: Monmouth Beach, Long Branch, Deal, Allenhurst, Loch Arbour, Interlaken, Ocean Township, Asbury Park, Neptune, Neptune City, Bradley Beach, Avon, Belmar, South Belmar, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Sea Girt, Manasquan, Brielle, Point Pleasant, and Point Pleasant Beach.

General election

Candidates

• Herbert J. Buehler, Ocean Township teacher (Democratic)
• Richard R. Stout, incumbent Senator (Republican)

Campaign

Buehler focused his attacks on Stout's transportation record, charging that he failed to attract state and federal grants to solve the region's railroad issues. Stout maintained that he and other Republicans had attempted to do so, but were obstructed by the bankruptcy of the Penn Central Railroad. Stout also backed Republican gubernatorial nominee Charles W. Sandman's proposal for a mass transit agency, while Buehler backed his party's candidate, Brendan Byrne, by proposing that the Port Authority should assume responsibility for electrifying the New York and Long Branch Railroad.

The district was considered a Republican stronghold; Stout had been in office for 22 years. However, Buehler hoped to benefit from the popularity of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brendan Byrne in the district.

District 11

This district was located entirely within Monmouth County. It included the municipalities of Atlantic Higlands, Colts Neck, Eatontown, Englishtown, Fair Haven, Farmingdale, Freehold, Freehold Township, Hazlet Township, Highlands, Holmdel, Howell Township, Little Silver, Manalapan Township, Marlboro Township, New Shrewsbury, Oceanport, Rumson, Sea Bright, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Township, and West Long Branch.

General election

Candidates

• Alfred N. Beadleston, incumbent Senator and President of the New Jersey Senate (Republican)
• H. Joseph Dietz, Colts Neck businessman (Democratic)

Campaign

Beadleston took a low-profile approach to his campaign. Dietz, who ran an individual campaign separate from his Assembly running mates, challened Beadleston to debates but was ignored or rejected. At one point, Dietz challenged Beadleston to a debate while Beadleston was serving as acting Governor.

Both candidates opposed a state income tax and supported cuts to welfare spending. They differed on how to reduce welfare spending, with Beadleston supporting a state takeover and Dietz supporting a federal takeover.

District 12

This district was composed of the northern Monmouth County and southeastern Middlesex County. It included the Monmouth municipalities of Red Bank, Keansburg, Union Beach, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown Township and the Middlesex municipalities of Jamesburg, Madison Township (renamed Old Bridge in 1975), and Monroe Township.

Madison, Monroe, and Middletown were the largest and most politically significant municipalities.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Eugene J. Bedell, incumbent Assemblyman

General election

Candidates

• Joseph Azzolina, incumbent Senator (Republican)
• Eugene Bedell, Assemblyman and labor union manager (Democratic)
• Peter P. Garibaldi, Assemblyman and public accountant (Independent)

Peter P. Garibaldi, an incumbent Republican Assemblyman, entered the race after the Middlesex Republican Party denied him their nomination.

Campaign

This race featured three men who would serve in the Senate at some point: the incumbent Joseph Azzolina, the victor Eugene Bedell, and future Senator Peter P. Garibaldi. Though Garibaldi was a Republican, his campaign was expected to draw liberal Democratic voters away from Bedell.

One of the key issues in the campaign was the potential construction of a deepwater port. Azzolina was opposed to a port in the district; Bedell initially favored it before softening his stance. Bedell's Assembly running mates opposed a port until it could be deemed safe. Garibaldi received the highest score from the New Jersey Environmental Voters Alliance.

District 13

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Joseph P. Merlino, incumbent Senator (District 6B)

District 14

Republican primary

Candidates

• William Schluter, incumbent Senator (District 6A)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Anne Clark Martindell, vice chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee

District 15

Republican primary

Candidates

• Wayne Dumont Jr., incumbent Senator since 1968 (District 15)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Martin F. Murphy, West Milford attorney

District 16

Republican primary

Candidates

• Raymond Bateman, incumbent Senator since 1958 (District 8)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Herbert Koransky

District 17

Republican primary

Candidates

• Robert K. Harlig Jr.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John Lynch, incumbent Senator since 1956 (District 7)

District 18

Republican primary

Candidates

• Fuller H. Brooks

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Bernard J. Dwyer, Mayor of Edison

District 19

Republican primary

Candidates

• Matthew E. Hawke

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John J. Fay Jr., incumbent Assemblyman

District 20

Republican primary

Candidates

• Francis X. McDermott, incumbent Senator (District 9)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Alexander J. Menza, incumbent Assemblyman

District 21

Republican primary

Candidates

• William G. Palermo Jr.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Thomas G. Dunn, incumbent Senator

District 22

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jerome Epstein, incumbent Senator (District 9)
• Peter McDonough, incumbent Assemblyman

Democratic primary

Candidates

• William Wright Jr.

District 23

Republican primary

Candidates

• Josephine Margetts, incumbent Assemblywoman
• Joseph F. Warganz

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Stephen B. Wiley, Morris Township attorney

District 24

Republican primary

Candidates

• Peter W. Thomas, incumbent Senator (District 10)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John C. Keefe

District 25

Republican primary

Candidates

• James Wallwork, incumbent Senator (District 11)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Donald S. Coburn
• Joel Wasserman

District 26

Republican primary

Candidates

• Salvatore Beninanti

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Frank J. Dodd, incumbent Senator (District 11)
• Joseph A. Lazaro

District 27

Republican primary

Candidates

• Michael A. Giuliano, incumbent Senator (District 11)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Carmen Orechio, mayor of Nutley

District 28

Republican primary

Candidates

• Joseph Galluzzi

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Martin L. Greenberg, attorney, candidate for Senator in 1971, and political director for Governor Brendan Byrne's re-election campaign

Declined

• Ralph DeRose, incumbent Senator (District 11) (running for Governor)

District 29

Republican primary

Candidates

• Lillie Simpson

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Wynona Lipman, incumbent Senator (District 11)

District 30

Republican primary

Candidates

• C. Richard Fiore, incumbent Assemblyman from Newark

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Gregory J. Castano, Newark Star-Ledger sportswriter
• Mary V. Senatore, Belleville Commissioner

Campaign

The campaign pitted the Hudson County Democratic Organization, which supported Castano, against the Essex County Organization, which supported Senatore.

District 31

Republican primary

Candidates

• Franco Di Domenica
• Henry W. Kolakowski

Democratic primary

Candidates

• James P. Dugan, incumbent Senator (District 12)

District 32

Republican primary

Candidates

• John P. Errico

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Michael J. Bell
• Joseph W. Tumulty, Jersey City attorney

Declined

• William F. Kelly Jr., incumbent Senator (District 12) since 1958

District 33

Republican primary

Candidates

• Thomas McSherry

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Harry J. Leber
• William V. Musto, incumbent Senator (District 12)

District 34

Republican primary

Candidates

• Louise Friedman

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Joseph Hirkala, incumbent Senator (District 14)

Declined

• William J. Bate, incumbent Senator (District 14) (ran for Assembly)

District 35

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dominic Cuccinello
• Michael U. DeVita, former mayor of Paterson (1948–51)
• Joseph A. Lazzara, incumbent Senator (District 14)
• Roy Leon Ward

Republican primary

Candidates

• Frank Davenport, Passaic County Sheriff

District 36

Republican primary

Candidates

• Harold A. Pareti

Declined

• Harold Hollenbeck

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Anthony Scardino, mayor of Lyndhurst

District 37

Republican primary

Candidates

• Joseph Woodcock, incumbent Senator (District 13)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Matthew Feldman, Bergen County Democratic chairman and former Senator

District 38

Republican primary

Candidates

• Frederick E. Wendel, incumbent Senator (District 13)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John Skevin, former Assemblyman (1966–68)
• Joseph Ventricelli

District 39

Republican primary

Candidates

• Harry Randall Jr.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Raymond Garramone, mayor of Haworth

District 40

Republican primary

Candidates

• Garrett W. Hagedorn, incumbent Senator (District 13)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Paul Z. Lewis

Leadership

Democrats chose Frank J. Dodd as the Senate President and Matthew Feldman as Majority Leader; Republicans named the outgoing Senate President, Alfred Beadleston as Minority Leader.