1976 House elections · New Jersey districts

New Jersey U.S. House election results 1976

Results in all of New Jersey's congressional districts in 1976 (Democratic 11, Republican 4): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 11
Republican 4

District 1

District history

James J. Florio DEM +41.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James J. Florio Won	DEM	136,624	70.10%
Joseph I. McCullough	REP	56,363	28.92%
Vernon A. Smith	LIB	800	0.41%
Thomas C. Sloan	OTH	784	0.40%
Robert Bowen	LBR	327	0.17%
Total		194,898

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District 2

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William J. Hughes DEM +23.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William J. Hughes Won	DEM	141,753	61.72%
James R. Hurley	REP	87,915	38.28%
Total		229,668

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District 3

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James J. Howard DEM +25.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James J. Howard Won	DEM	127,164	62.11%
Ralph A. Siciliano	REP	75,934	37.09%
Walter M. Swirsky	LIB	1,641	0.80%
Total		204,739

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District 4

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Frank Thompson DEM +34.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frank Thompson Won	DEM	113,281	66.30%
Joseph S. Indyk	REP	54,789	32.07%
John Valjean Mahalchik	OTH	1,431	0.84%
Jack Moyers	LIB	946	0.55%
Elliot Greenspan	LBR	421	0.25%
Total		170,868

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District 5

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Millicent Fenwick REP +35.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Millicent Fenwick Won	REP	137,803	66.86%
Frank R. Nero	DEM	64,598	31.34%
Jane T. Rehmke	LIB	1,723	0.84%
John Giammarco	OTH	1,483	0.72%
Joseph R. Viola	OTH	499	0.24%
Total		206,106

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District 6

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Edwin B. Forsythe REP +19.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edwin B. Forsythe Won	REP	125,920	58.76%
Catherine A. Costa	DEM	85,053	39.69%
Richard D. Amber	AMP	1,154	0.54%
Samuel E. Brown	LIB	1,016	0.47%
Joseph J. Byrne	IND	933	0.44%
Marc David Silverstein	OTH	228	0.11%
Total		214,304

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District 7

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Andrew Maguire DEM +13.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Maguire Won	DEM	120,526	56.55%
James J. Sheehan	REP	92,624	43.46%
Total		213,150

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District 8

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Robert Aloysius Roe DEM +41.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Aloysius Roe Won	DEM	108,841	70.59%
Bessie Doty	REP	44,775	29.04%
Gilbert G Doll	LIB	580	0.38%
Total		154,196

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District 9

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Harold C. Hollenbeck REP +8.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harold C. Hollenbeck Won	REP	107,454	53.57%
Henry Helstoski	DEM	89,723	44.73%
Herbert H. Shaw	OTH	1,814	0.90%
James J. Terlizzi	OTH	1,594	0.80%
Total		200,585

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District 10

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Peter W. Rodino DEM +66.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter W. Rodino Won	DEM	88,245	82.65%
Tony Grandison	REP	17,129	16.04%
Kathleen A. McAdam	LIB	862	0.81%
Lawrence Stewart	SWP	330	0.31%
Charles Mack	LBR	209	0.20%
Total		106,775

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District 11

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Joseph G. Minish DEM +36.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph G. Minish Won	DEM	129,026	67.62%
Charles A. Pockel	REP	59,397	31.13%
Warren T. Kupchik	LIB	1,749	0.92%
Joseph A. Rogers	OTH	636	0.33%
Total		190,808

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District 12

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Matthew John Rinaldo REP +46.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew John Rinaldo Won	REP	136,973	73.14%
Richard A. Buggelli	DEM	49,189	26.27%
Paul M. Geyer	AMP	642	0.34%
Vincent Miskell	LBR	478	0.26%
Total		187,282

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District 13

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Helen Stevenson Meyner DEM +2.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Helen Stevenson Meyner Won	DEM	105,291	50.37%
William E. Schluter	REP	100,050	47.86%
F. Edward De Mott	IND	2,160	1.03%
Joseph Mayer	OTH	1,550	0.74%
Total		209,051

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District 14

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Joseph Anthony LeFante DEM +4.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph Anthony LeFante Won	DEM	73,174	50.01%
Anthony Louis Campenni	REP	66,319	45.33%
Kenneth C. McCarthy	OTH	3,979	2.72%
David L. Jones	OTH	1,969	1.35%
Robert Ryley	LIB	446	0.31%
Edward W. Bergonzi	OTH	429	0.29%
Total		146,316

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District 15

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Edward J. Patten DEM +28.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward J. Patten Won	DEM	106,170	59.04%
Charles W. Wiley	REP	54,487	30.30%
Dennis F. Adams	OTH	14,543	8.09%
Michael Klein	OTH	3,916	2.18%
Bruce E. Todd	LBR	720	0.40%
Total		179,836

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