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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/New Jersey
      1978·U.S. House·New Jersey

      New Jersey U.S. House

      15 districtsD 10R 5
      15 districts|D won 10|R won 5|Closest: NJ-15
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      NJ-01
      James J FlorioDEM
      DEM133,62079.4%
      D+59.3
      NJ-02
      William J HughesDEM
      DEM169,76566.4%
      D+32.9
      NJ-03
      James J HowardDEM
      DEM148,95556.0%
      D+12.5
      NJ-04
      Frank Thompson Jr.DEM
      DEM113,38261.1%
      D+24.2
      NJ-05
      Millicent H FenwickREP
      REP138,84772.5%
      R+45.1
      NJ-06
      Edwin B ForsytheREP
      REP148,18460.4%
      R+22.0
      NJ-07
      Andrew MaguireDEM
      DEM149,11852.5%
      D+5.9
      NJ-08
      Robert A RoeDEM
      DEM93,33874.5%
      D+48.9
      NJ-09
      Harold C \ HollenbeckREP
      REP150,15548.9%
      R+11.1
      NJ-10
      Peter W Rodino Jr.DEM
      DEM63,77786.3%
      D+73.7
      NJ-11
      Joseph G MinishDEM
      DEM125,17470.5%
      D+42.1
      NJ-12
      Matthew J RinaldoREP
      REP129,27373.4%
      R+46.7
      NJ-13
      James A CourterREP
      REP149,10951.8%
      R+3.7
      NJ-14
      Frank J GuariniDEM
      DEM105,34063.6%
      D+43.3
      NJ-15
      Edward J PattenDEM
      DEM115,88648.3%
      D+2.5
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