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1942 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1942 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election?

Robert Kean won the 1942 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election. Robert Kean received 43,942 popular votes (60.82%). The main challenger was Joseph Siegler (36.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Kean and Siegler

Kean +24.6 pts · won by 17,754 votes
Robert KeanRepublicanWINNER60.82%
43,942 votes
Joseph SieglerDemocratic36.25%
26,188 votes
John F Normancommunist2.26%
1,634 votes
Job Smithsocialist0.35%
255 votes
John P Wagnerprohibition0.16%
119 votes
Salvatore Decarloliberal0.16%
114 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.