Elections / 1978 · Senate · NJ
New Jersey — 1978 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1978 · U.S. SenateNew Jersey · U.S. SenateBill BradleyD+12.2
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1978 Senate returns.
- Bill Bradley✓Democrat1,082,96055.3%
- Jeffrey BellRepublican844,20043.1%
- Herbert Harry ShawIndependent4,7360.2%
- Bill GahresIndependent3,8170.2%
- Jack MoyersIndependent3,8090.2%
- Robert BrownLabor3,6560.2%
- J. M. Carter Jr.Independent3,6180.2%
- Jasper C. GouldIndependent2,9550.2%
- William R. ThornIndependent2,7760.1%
- Paul FergusonIndependent2,6040.1%
- Alice ConnerIndependent2,3840.1%
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+2.2Senate 1978D+12.2vs. baselineD+14.4
New Jersey's 1978 Senate race ran 14.4 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
New Jersey's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +22.6% |
| 1978 | +12.2% |
| 1982 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | +29.3% |
| 1988 | +8.4% |
| 1990 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | +14.1% |
| 2012 | +19.5% |
| 2014 | +13.5% |
| 2018 | +11.2% |
| 2020 | +16.3% |
| 2024 | +9.6% |
Same ballot, 1978NJ
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.