A 1983 comeback bid was unsuccessful; he lost the Democratic primary to his former running mate, Assemblyman Paul Contillo.
Riding the Watergate Democratic landslide, Contillo and his running mate, incumbent Assemblyman Edward Hynes defeated Republican Assemblyman Charles Reid and attorney Ralph W. Chandless, Jr..
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In 1983, Contillo ran for State Senator against Paolella, who had ousted two-term Democrat John Skevin two years earlier.
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