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      Home/Elections/1982/US House/New Jersey
      1982·U.S. House·New Jersey

      New Jersey U.S. House

      14 districtsD 9R 5
      14 districts|D won 9|R won 5|Closest: NJ-04
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      NJ-01
      James J FlorioDEM
      DEM150,89173.3%
      D+47.1
      NJ-02
      William J HughesDEM
      DEM151,12868.0%
      D+36.9
      NJ-03
      James J HowardDEM
      DEM166,99662.3%
      D+26.1
      NJ-04
      Christopher H SmithREP
      REP162,59552.7%
      R+6.2
      NJ-05
      Margaret S RoukemaREP
      REP160,35865.3%
      R+31.8
      NJ-06
      Bernard J DwyerDEM
      DEM147,43468.1%
      D+36.9
      NJ-07
      Matthew J RinaldoREP
      REP164,10956.0%
      R+12.7
      NJ-08
      Robert A RoeDEM
      DEM127,29770.7%
      D+42.2
      NJ-09
      Robert G TorricelliDEM
      DEM186,87953.0%
      D+7.0
      NJ-10
      Peter W Rodino Jr.DEM
      DEM92,85282.6%
      D+66.9
      NJ-11
      Joseph G MinishDEM
      DEM164,23764.3%
      D+29.5
      NJ-12
      James A CourterREP
      REP176,45266.8%
      R+34.4
      NJ-13
      Edwin B ForsytheREP
      REP168,25659.5%
      R+20.4
      NJ-14
      Frank J GuariniDEM
      DEM126,60674.3%
      D+51.9
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