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1942 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1942 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election?

Gordon Canfield won the 1942 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election. Gordon Canfield received 56,582 popular votes (66.56%). The main challenger was Irving Abramson (33.01%).

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Canfield +33.6 pts · won by 28,522 votes
Gordon CanfieldRepublicanWINNER66.56%
56,582 votes
Irving AbramsonDemocratic33.01%
28,060 votes
Henry Lunsocialist0.26%
220 votes
Henry George LinkeIndependent0.09%
75 votes
Benjamin S Dormidaprohibition0.08%
68 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.