Elections / 1980 · House · NJ-05
NJ-05 — 1980 U.S. House election
Akashiccongressional district1980 US House electionNJ-05 · U.S. HouseFenwickR+57.0
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Millicent Fenwick ✓Republican | 77.5% | 156,016 |
|---|---|---|
| Kieran E Pillion Jr.Democrat | 20.5% | 41,269 |
| Carl R SamsonIndependent | 1.2% | 2,465 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 1980 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
NJ-05 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 381,889 | |
| 2022 | D | 265,943 | |
| 2020 | D | 423,636 | |
| 2018 | D | 301,823 | |
| 2016 | D | 337,701 | |
| 2014 | R | 188,921 | |
| 2012 | R | 304,371 | |
| 2010 | R | 190,993 | |
| 2008 | R | 309,007 | |
| 2006 | R | 204,242 | |
| 2004 | R | 297,425 | |
| 2002 | R | 199,851 | |
| 2000 | R | 268,524 | |
| 1998 | R | 166,818 | |
| 1996 | R | 254,333 | |
| 1994 | R | 188,505 | |
| 1992 | R | 274,371 | |
| 1990 | R | 156,109 | |
| 1988 | R | 231,936 | |
| 1986 | R | 126,398 | |
| 1984 | R | 241,645 | |
| 1982 | R | 160,358 | |
| 1980 | R | 201,299 | |
| 1978 | R | 138,847 | |
| 1976 | R | 206,106 |
Same ballot, 1980NJ
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.