1978 House elections · New Jersey districts

New Jersey U.S. House election results 1978

Results in all of New Jersey's congressional districts in 1978 (Democratic 10, Republican 5): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 10
Republican 5

District 1

District history

James J. Florio DEM +59.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James J. Florio Won	DEM	106,096	79.40%
Robert Mark Deitch	REP	26,853	20.10%
Julius Levin	SLP	671	0.50%
Total		133,620

Official source: data

District 2

District history

William J. Hughes DEM +32.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William J. Hughes Won	DEM	112,768	66.43%
James H. Biggs	REP	56,997	33.57%
Total		169,765

Official source: data

District 3

District history

James J. Howard DEM +12.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James J. Howard Won	DEM	83,349	55.96%
Bruce G. Coe	REP	64,730	43.46%
Stevenson M. Enterline	LIB	876	0.59%
Total		148,955

Official source: data

District 4

District history

Frank Thompson DEM +24.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frank Thompson Won	DEM	69,259	61.09%
Christopher H. Smith	REP	41,833	36.90%
John Valjean Mahalchik	OTH	1,145	1.01%
Paul B. Rizzo	IND	827	0.73%
Judson Carter	IND	318	0.28%
Total		113,382

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District 5

District history

Millicent Fenwick REP +45.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Millicent Fenwick Won	REP	100,739	72.55%
John T. Fahy	DEM	38,108	27.45%
Total		138,847

Official source: data

District 6

District history

Edwin B. Forsythe REP +22.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edwin B. Forsythe Won	REP	89,446	60.36%
W. Thomas McGann	DEM	56,874	38.38%
Bernardo S. Doganiero	SLP	737	0.50%
Charles M. Pike	LIB	643	0.43%
Hazel McGlory	OTH	484	0.33%
Total		148,184

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District 7

District history

Andrew Maguire DEM +5.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Maguire Won	DEM	78,358	52.55%
Marge Roukema	REP	69,543	46.64%
Robert Shapiro	LIB	974	0.65%
Elliot Greenspan	LBR	243	0.16%
Total		149,118

Official source: data

District 8

District history

Robert Aloysius Roe DEM +48.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Aloysius Roe Won	DEM	69,496	74.46%
Thomas Melani	REP	23,842	25.54%
Total		93,338

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District 9

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Harold C. Hollenbeck REP +11.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harold C. Hollenbeck Won	REP	73,478	48.94%
Nicholas S. Mastorelli	DEM	56,888	37.89%
Henry Helstoski	IND	19,126	12.74%
Bruce E. Todd	LBR	663	0.44%
Total		150,155

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District 10

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Peter W. Rodino DEM +73.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter W. Rodino Won	DEM	55,074	86.35%
John L. Pelt	REP	8,066	12.65%
Tony Austin	SWP	347	0.54%
Gordon A. Douglas	LBR	290	0.46%
Total		63,777

Official source: data

District 11

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Joseph G. Minish DEM +42.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph G. Minish Won	DEM	88,294	70.54%
Julius George Feld	REP	35,642	28.47%
Richard S. Roth	LIB	1,238	0.99%
Total		125,174

Official source: data

District 12

District history

Matthew John Rinaldo REP +46.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew John Rinaldo Won	REP	94,850	73.37%
Richard McCormack	DEM	34,423	26.63%
Total		129,273

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District 13

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James A. Courter REP +3.7 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James A. Courter Won	REP	77,301	51.84%
Helen Stevenson Meyner	DEM	71,808	48.16%
Total		149,109

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District 14

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Frank Joseph Guarini DEM +43.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frank Joseph Guarini Won	DEM	67,008	63.61%
Henry J. Hill	REP	21,355	20.27%
Thomas E. McDonough	IND	15,015	14.25%
John E. Walton	IND	1,962	1.86%
Total		105,340

Official source: data

District 15

District history

Edward J. Patten DEM +2.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward J. Patten Won	DEM	55,944	48.28%
Charles W. Wiley	REP	53,108	45.83%
Ann V. Bastian	OTH	5,396	4.66%
Michael Fieschko	LIB	1,438	1.24%
Total		115,886

Official source: data

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