1982 Senate elections · New Jersey history
New Jersey U.S. Senate election 1982
Frank R. Lautenberg DEM +3.2 gain · Class I seat · held 11/2/82
- Votes counted
- 2,193,945
- Margin
- 3.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
General election 11/2/82
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank R. Lautenberg Won | DEM | 1,117,549 | 50.94% | |
| Millicent Fenwick | REP | 1,047,626 | 47.75% | |
| Henry Koch | LIB | 9,934 | 0.45% | |
| Julius Levin | SLP | 5,580 | 0.25% | |
| Martin E. Wendelken | IND | 4,745 | 0.22% | |
| Claire Moriarty | SWP | 3,726 | 0.17% | |
| Robert T. Bastien | GRT | 2,955 | 0.14% | |
| Rose Zeidwerg Monyek | OTH | 1,830 | 0.08% | |
| Total | 2,193,945 | |||
Official source: data
Other New Jersey Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Andy Kim | 9.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 16.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 11.2 |
| 2014 | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 13.5 |
| 2013 special | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 10.9 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 19.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Frank R. Lautenberg | 14.1 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 16.0 |
| 2002 | Class II | Frank R. Lautenberg | 9.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Jon Stevens Corzine | 3.0 |
| 1996 | Class II | Robert G. Torricelli | 10.1 |
| 1994 | Class I | Frank R. Lautenberg | 3.3 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1982 New Jersey Senate race?
Frank R. Lautenberg (DEM) won with 50.9% of the vote, ahead of Millicent Fenwick (47.8%), a margin of 3.2 points.
Did the New Jersey Senate seat change party in 1982?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1982 New Jersey Senate race?
2,193,945 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.