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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/New Jersey/NJ-15
      1978·US House·New Jersey·District profile →

      New Jersey District 15 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Edward J Patten
      48.3%55,944 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Charles W Wiley
      45.8%53,108 votes
      Margin
      D+2.5
      115,886 total votes
      4 candidates115,886 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Edward J PattenDEM✓
      		DEM55,94448.3%
      Charles W WileyREP
      		REP53,10845.8%
      Ann V BastianIND
      		IND5,3964.7%
      Michael FieschkoLIB
      		LIB1,4381.2%

      Seat History

      US House in New Jersey

      1980
      Bernard J DwyerDEM
      D+9.6
      1976
      Edward J PattenDEM
      D+28.7
      View all US House history for New Jersey →

      Candidates

      Charles W WileyREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Edward J PattenDEM
      Record2W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Ann V BastianIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Michael FieschkoLIB
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginD+19.4
      Career1977-1978
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in New Jersey, 1978

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