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1954 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1954 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election?

Thomas Hand won the 1954 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election. Thomas Hand received 65,551 popular votes (63.55%). The main challenger was Clayton E Burdick (36.4%).

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Hand +27.1 pts · won by 28,010 votes
Thomas HandRepublicanWINNER63.55%
65,551 votes
Clayton E BurdickDemocratic36.4%
37,541 votes
Morris Karpsocialist labor0.05%
56 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.