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Elections / 1976 · House · NJ

New Jersey sent 11 Democrats and 4 Republicans to the US House in 1976.

15 districts. Each row shows the winning party, margin, and member elected. Vote counts are the certified district totals.

New Jersey — 1976 House districts
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, US House returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
DistrictWonMarginMember electedVotes
NJ-01D
+41.2%
James J Florio194,898
NJ-02D
+23.4%
William J Hughes229,668
NJ-03D
+25.0%
James J Howard204,739
NJ-04D
+34.2%
Frank Thompson JR170,868
NJ-05R
−35.5%
Millicent II Fenwick206,106
NJ-06R
−19.1%
Edwin B Forsythe214,304
NJ-07D
+13.1%
Andrew Maguire213,150
NJ-08D
+41.5%
Robert A Roe154,196
NJ-09R
−8.8%
Harold C Hollenbeck202,344
NJ-10D
+66.6%
Peter W Rodino JR106,775
NJ-11D
+36.5%
Joseph G Minish190,808
NJ-12R
−46.9%
Matthew J Rinaldo187,282
NJ-13D
+2.5%
Helen S Meyner209,051
NJ-14D
+4.7%
Joseph A Le Fante146,768
NJ-15D
+28.7%
Edward J Patten179,836