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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/New Jersey
      1980·U.S. House·New Jersey

      New Jersey U.S. House

      15 districtsD 8R 7
      15 districts|D won 8|R won 7|Closest: NJ-03
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      NJ-01
      James J FlorioDEM
      DEM192,08176.7%
      D+54.8
      NJ-02
      William J HughesDEM
      DEM235,71057.5%
      D+16.3
      NJ-03
      James J HowardDEM
      DEM212,83049.9%
      D+1.0
      NJ-04
      Christopher H SmithREP
      REP168,50456.6%
      R+16.0
      NJ-05
      Millicent H FenwickREP
      REP201,29977.5%
      R+57.0
      NJ-06
      Edwin B ForsytheREP
      REP223,25456.3%
      R+15.0
      NJ-07
      Margaret S RoukemaREP
      REP214,34350.7%
      R+4.2
      NJ-08
      Robert A RoeDEM
      DEM142,20167.2%
      D+35.8
      NJ-09
      Harold C \ HollenbeckREP
      REP196,50459.1%
      R+20.8
      NJ-10
      Peter W Rodino Jr.DEM
      DEM89,24585.3%
      D+72.1
      NJ-11
      Joseph G MinishDEM
      DEM168,52463.0%
      D+28.7
      NJ-12
      Matthew J RinaldoREP
      REP175,02677.1%
      R+56.2
      NJ-13
      James A CourterREP
      REP213,37371.6%
      R+45.3
      NJ-14
      Frank J GuariniDEM
      DEM135,42064.2%
      D+30.5
      NJ-15
      Bernard J DwyerDEM
      DEM173,07153.4%
      D+9.6
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