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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/New Jersey/NJ-07
      1978·US House·New Jersey·District profile →

      New Jersey District 7 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Andrew Maguire
      52.5%78,358 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Margaret S Roukema
      46.6%69,543 votes
      Margin
      D+5.9
      149,118 total votes
      4 candidates149,118 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Andrew MaguireDEM✓
      		DEM78,35852.5%
      Margaret S RoukemaREP
      		REP69,54346.6%
      Robert ShapiroLIB
      		LIB9740.7%
      Elliot GreenspanOTH
      		OTH2430.2%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+1.2
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+5.0
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202448.5%49.6%R+1.2446,499
      202051.1%47.3%D+3.9461,600
      201645.2%50.8%R+5.7388,097
      201244.4%55.6%R+11.1348,620
      200845.3%53.4%R+8.1383,565

      Seat History

      US House in New Jersey

      2024
      Thomas H. Kean, Jr.REP
      R+5.4
      2022
      Thomas H. Kean, Jr.REP
      R+2.8
      Redistricted
      2020
      Tom MalinowskiDEM
      D+1.2
      2018
      Tom MalinowskiDEM
      D+5.0
      2016
      Leonard LanceREP
      R+11.0
      2014
      Leonard LanceREP
      R+20.5
      2012
      Leonard LanceREP
      R+17.1
      Redistricted
      2010
      Leonard LanceREP
      R+18.8
      2008
      Leonard LanceREP
      R+8.0
      2006
      Michael FergusonREP
      R+1.5
      2004
      Michael FergusonREP
      R+15.2
      2002
      Michael FergusonREP
      R+17.0
      Redistricted
      2000
      Michael FergusonREP
      R+6.0
      1998
      Bob FranksREP
      R+8.1
      1996
      Bob FranksREP
      R+13.6
      View all US House history for New Jersey →

      Candidates

      Elliot GreenspanOTH
      Record0W-5L
      Avg MarginD+7.8
      Career1975-1979
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      Andrew MaguireDEM
      Record2W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1980
      US House
      Full profile →
      Robert ShapiroLIB
      Record0W-10L
      Avg MarginD+26.5
      Career1977-2020
      US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Margaret S RoukemaREP
      Record11W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-2000
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in New Jersey, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →
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