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1978 United States Congressional Elections – New Jersey

United States Senate – DEM Gain

Bill Bradley (D) – 1,082,96055.32%

Jeffrey Bell (R) – 844,20043.13%

Herbert Harry Shaw (I) – 4,7360.24%

Bill Gahres (I) – 3,8170.19%

Jack Moyers (I) – 3,8090.19%

Robert Bowen (Labor) – 3,6560.19%

J. M. Carter, Jr. (I) – 3,6180.18%

Jasper C. Gould (I) – 2,9550.15%

William R. Thorn (I) – 2,7760.14%

Paul Ferguson (I) – 2,6040.13%

Alice Conner (I) – 2,3840.12%

Total Votes – 1,957,515100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

James J. Florio (D-inc) – 106,09679.40%

Robert Mark Deitch (R) – 26,85320.10%

Julius Levin (SL) – 6710.50%

Total Votes – 133,620100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

William J. Hughes (D-inc) – 112,76866.43%

James H. Biggs (R) – 56,99733.57%

Total Votes – 169,765100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

James J. Howard (D-inc) – 83,34955.96%

Bruce G. Coe (R) – 64,73043.46%

Stevenson M. Enterline (L) – 8760.59%

Total Votes – 148,955100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Frank Thompson, Jr. (D-inc) – 69,25961.08%

Christopher H. Smith (R) – 41,83336.90%

John Valgene Mahalchik (Betsy Ross) – 1,1451.01%

Paul B. Rizzo (I) – 8270.73%

Judson Carter, Sr. (I) – 3180.28%

Total Votes – 113,382100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Hold

Millicent H. Fenwick (R-inc) – 100,73972.55%

John T. Fahy (D) – 38,10827.45%

Total Votes – 138,847100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold

Edwin B. Forsythe (R-inc) – 89,44660.36%

W. Thomas McGann (D) – 56,87438.38%

Bernardo S. Doganiero (SL) – 7370.50%

Charles M. Pike, Jr. (L) – 6430.43%

Hazel McGlory (Betsy Ross) – 4840.33%

Total Votes – 148,184100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

Andrew Maguire (D-inc) – 78,35852.55%

Margaret S. Roukema (R) – 69,54346.64%

Robert Shapiro (L) – 9740.65%

Elliot Greenspan (Labor) – 2430.16%

Total Votes – 149,118100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Robert A. Roe (D-inc) – 69,49674.46%

Thomas Melani (R) – 23,84225.54%

Total Votes – 93,338100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Hold

Harold C. Hollenbeck (R-inc) – 73,47848.93%

Nicholas S. Mastorelli (D) – 56,88837.89%

Henry Helstoski (I) – 19,12612.74%

Bruce Todd (Labor) – 6630.44%

Total Votes – 150,155100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold

Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D-inc) – 55,07486.35%

John L. Pelt (R) – 8,06612.65%

Tony Austin (SW) – 3470.54%

Gordon A. Douglas (Labor) – 2900.45%

Total Votes – 63,777100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

Joseph G. Minish (D-inc) – 88,29498.62%

Julius George Feld (R) – 35,64239.81%

Richard S. Roth (L) – 1,2381.38%

Total Votes – 89,532100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold

Matthew John Rinaldo (R-inc) – 94,85073.37%

Richard McCormack (D) – 34,42326.63%

Total Votes – 129,273100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Gain

James A. Courter (R) – 77,30151.84%

Helen Stevenson Meyner (D-inc) – 71,80848.16%

Total Votes – 149,109100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

Frank Joseph Guarini (D) – 67,00863.61%

Henry J. Hill (R) – 21,35520.27%

Thomas E. McDonough (I) – 15,01514.25%

John E. Walton (I) – 1,9621.86%

Total Votes – 105,340100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold

Edward J. Patten (D-inc) – 55,94448.28%

Charles W. Wiley (R) – 53,10845.83%

Ann V. Bastian (Peoples Independent Coalition) – 5,3964.66%

Michael Fieschko (L) – 1,4381.24%

Total Votes – 115,886100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives