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Elections / 1980 · House · NJ

New Jersey sent 8 Democrats and 7 Republicans to the US House in 1980.

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

New Jersey — 1980 House districts
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, US House returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
DistrictWonMarginMember electedVotes
NJ-01D
+54.8%
James J Florio192,081
NJ-02D
+16.3%
William J Hughes235,710
NJ-03D
+1.0%
James J Howard212,830
NJ-04R
−16.0%
Christopher H Smith168,504
NJ-05R
−57.0%
Millicent Fenwick201,299
NJ-06R
−15.0%
Edwin B Forsythe223,254
NJ-07R
−4.2%
Marge Roukema214,343
NJ-08D
+35.8%
Robert A Roe142,201
NJ-09R
−20.8%
Harold C Hollenbeck196,504
NJ-10D
+72.1%
Peter W Rodino JR89,245
NJ-11D
+28.7%
Joseph G Minish168,524
NJ-12R
−56.2%
Matthew J Rinaldo175,026
NJ-13R
−45.3%
Jim Courter213,373
NJ-14D
+30.5%
Frank J Guarini135,420
NJ-15D
+9.6%
Bernard J Dwyer173,071