New Jersey's 15th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in New Jersey's 15th congressional district, 1976 to 1980: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

New Jersey's 15th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	Bernard J. Dwyer	Democratic	53.4%	9.6
1978	Edward J. Patten	Democratic	48.3%	2.5
1976	Edward J. Patten	Democratic	59.0%	28.7

1980

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

1978

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

1976

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

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in New Jersey's 15th congressional district?

Bernard J. Dwyer won in 1980 by 9.6 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.