petition signatures to have Christie removed from the ballot. In the general election, he was one of three Republican senators to lose their seats in the 1993 general election, falling to Democratic former Assemblymember Gordon MacInnes, whom he had defeated in 1975, by 607 votes. His loss was attributed to his use of senatorial courtesy to block Judge Murphy. Regardless of his departure from the senate, Dorsey has been viewed as a success in his political career and law career. He died on December 16, 2018, in Pequannock Township, New Jersey at age 80. References External links |- |- 1937 births 2018 deaths Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly Republican Party New Jersey state senators People from Boonton Township, New Jersey Politicians from Morris County, New Jersey Politicians from Newark, New Jersey