1980 House elections · New Jersey districts

New Jersey U.S. House election results 1980

Results in all of New Jersey's congressional districts in 1980 (Democratic 8, Republican 7): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 8
Republican 7

District 1

District history

James J. Florio DEM +54.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James J. Florio Won	DEM	147,352	76.71%
Scott L. Sibert	REP	42,154	21.95%
Thomas S. Watson	IND	1,327	0.69%
Ronald K. Wishart	LIB	1,029	0.54%
Julius Levin	SLP	219	0.11%
Total		192,081

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District 2

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William J. Hughes DEM +16.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William J. Hughes Won	DEM	135,437	57.46%
Beech N. Fox	REP	97,072	41.18%
Robert C. Rothhouse	LIB	2,262	0.96%
Adele Frisch	SLP	939	0.40%
Total		235,710

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District 3

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James J. Howard DEM +1.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James J. Howard Won	DEM	106,269	49.93%
Marie Sheehan Muhler	REP	104,184	48.95%
Tom Palven	LIB	1,450	0.68%
Lawrence D. Erickson	OTH	643	0.30%
L. James Wilson	OTH	284	0.13%
Total		212,830

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District 4

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Christopher H. Smith REP +16.0 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christopher H. Smith Won	REP	95,447	56.64%
Frank Thompson	DEM	68,480	40.64%
Jack Moyers	LIB	2,801	1.66%
Paul B. Rizzo	OTH	1,776	1.05%
Total		168,504

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District 5

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Millicent Fenwick REP +57.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Millicent Fenwick Won	REP	156,016	77.51%
Kieran E. Pillion	DEM	41,269	20.50%
Carl R. Samson	LIB	2,465	1.23%
Jasper C. Gould	OTH	1,549	0.77%
Total		201,299

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District 6

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Edwin B. Forsythe REP +15.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edwin B. Forsythe Won	REP	125,792	56.35%
Lewis M. Weinstein	DEM	92,227	41.31%
Virginia A. Flynn	LIB	2,165	0.97%
John Kinnevy	CIT	1,848	0.83%
Donald L. Smith	CON	666	0.30%
Bernardo S. Doganiero	SLP	556	0.25%
Total		223,254

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District 7

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Marge Roukema REP +4.2 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Marge Roukema Won	REP	108,760	50.74%
Andrew Maguire	DEM	99,737	46.53%
Patrick Randazzo	OTH	3,594	1.68%
Robert Shapiro	LIB	1,640	0.77%
Martin E. Wendelken	IND	612	0.29%
Total		214,343

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District 8

District history

Robert Aloysius Roe DEM +35.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Aloysius Roe Won	DEM	95,493	67.15%
William R. Cleveland	REP	44,625	31.38%
Donna Rabel	SLP	1,209	0.85%
Michael Horowitz	LIB	874	0.62%
Total		142,201

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District 9

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Harold C. Hollenbeck REP +20.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harold C. Hollenbeck Won	REP	116,128	59.10%
Gabriel M. Ambrosio	DEM	75,321	38.33%
Henry Koch	LIB	2,290	1.17%
Herbert H. Shaw	OTH	1,588	0.81%
Edward G. Davis	CIT	1,177	0.60%
Total		196,504

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District 10

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Peter W. Rodino DEM +72.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter W. Rodino Won	DEM	76,154	85.33%
Everett J. Jennings	REP	11,778	13.20%
Christine Keno	OTH	542	0.61%
Frankie Lee Scott	OTH	281	0.32%
Ronald Penque	LIB	271	0.30%
Christine Hildebrand	SWP	219	0.25%
Total		89,245

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District 11

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Joseph G. Minish DEM +28.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph G. Minish Won	DEM	106,155	62.99%
Robert A. Davis	REP	57,772	34.28%
Jon Britton	SWP	1,650	0.98%
Robert G. Trugman	OTH	1,630	0.97%
Richard S. Roth	LIB	1,317	0.78%
Total		168,524

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District 12

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Matthew John Rinaldo REP +56.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew John Rinaldo Won	REP	134,973	77.12%
Rose Zeidwerg Monyek	DEM	36,577	20.90%
David-Leif Jensen	OTH	2,358	1.35%
William Vandersteel	LIB	1,118	0.64%
Total		175,026

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District 13

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James A. Courter REP +45.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James A. Courter Won	REP	152,862	71.64%
Dave Stickle	DEM	56,251	26.36%
John S. Schafer	LIB	4,260	2.00%
Total		213,373

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District 14

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Frank Joseph Guarini DEM +30.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frank Joseph Guarini Won	DEM	86,921	64.19%
Dennis Teti	REP	45,606	33.68%
Jonathan Steele	LIB	1,765	1.30%
Kenneth Famularo	OTH	1,128	0.83%
Total		135,420

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District 15

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Bernard J. Dwyer DEM +9.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bernard J. Dwyer Won	DEM	92,457	53.42%
William J. O'Sullivan	REP	75,812	43.80%
Ira W. Mintz	OTH	2,937	1.70%
Charles Hart	LIB	1,865	1.08%
Total		173,071

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