Elections / 1980 · House · NJ-06
NJ-06 — 1980 U.S. House election
Akashiccongressional district1980 US House electionNJ-06 · U.S. HouseForsytheR+15.0
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Edwin B Forsythe (i) ✓Republican | 56.3% | 125,792 |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis M WeinsteinDemocrat | 41.3% | 92,227 |
| Virginia A FlynnIndependent | 1.0% | 2,165 |
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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-06 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 303,681 | |
| 2022 | D | 184,919 | |
| 2020 | D | 326,408 | |
| 2018 | D | 221,195 | |
| 2016 | D | 263,435 | |
| 2014 | D | 120,457 | |
| 2012 | D | 239,638 | |
| 2010 | D | 149,662 | |
| 2008 | D | 245,077 | |
| 2006 | D | 143,773 | |
| 2004 | D | 230,151 | |
| 2002 | D | 137,495 | |
| 2000 | D | 209,852 | |
| 1998 | D | 137,012 | |
| 1996 | D | 203,478 | |
| 1994 | D | 147,331 | |
| 1992 | D | 226,093 | |
| 1990 | D | 126,022 | |
| 1988 | D | 196,598 | |
| 1986 | D | 97,769 | |
| 1984 | D | 212,080 | |
| 1982 | D | 147,434 | |
| 1980 | R | 223,254 | |
| 1978 | R | 148,184 | |
| 1976 | R | 214,304 |
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.