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      Home/Elections/1986/US House/New Jersey
      1986·U.S. House·New Jersey

      New Jersey U.S. House

      14 districtsD 8R 6
      14 districts|D won 8|R won 6|Closest: NJ-03
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      NJ-01
      James J FlorioDEM
      		DEM123,60175.6%
      D+52.0
      NJ-02
      William J HughesDEM
      		DEM122,80068.3%
      D+39.6
      NJ-03
      James J HowardDEM
      		DEM125,62558.7%
      D+17.4
      NJ-04
      Christopher H SmithREP
      		REP128,77861.1%
      R+22.8
      NJ-05
      Margaret S RoukemaREP
      		REP126,39868.0%
      R+36.0
      NJ-06
      Bernard J DwyerDEM
      		DEM97,76969.0%
      D+40.1
      NJ-07
      Matthew J RinaldoREP
      		REP116,71679.0%
      R+58.1
      NJ-08
      Robert A RoeDEM
      		DEM92,08962.8%
      D+25.6
      NJ-09
      Robert G TorricelliDEM
      		DEM129,86069.0%
      D+38.0
      NJ-10
      Peter W Rodino Jr.DEM
      		DEM48,64395.9%
      D+95.9
      NJ-11
      Dean A GalloREP
      		REP110,31768.0%
      R+36.0
      NJ-12
      James A CourterREP
      		REP114,93363.5%
      R+27.0
      NJ-13
      H James SaxtonREP
      		REP126,78665.4%
      R+30.7
      NJ-14
      Frank J GuariniDEM
      		DEM89,22970.7%
      D+44.0
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