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1948 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1948 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election?

Robert Kean won the 1948 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election. Robert Kean received 63,232 popular votes (48.58%). The main challenger was Harry Dudkin (44.94%).

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Kean +3.6 pts · won by 4,737 votes
Robert KeanRepublicanWINNER48.58%
63,232 votes
Harry DudkinDemocratic44.94%
58,495 votes
Katharine A Van OrdenIndependent4.42%
5,747 votes
Alice Ostrowsocialist1.85%
2,409 votes
William H Farrellprohibition0.2%
266 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.