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1960 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1960 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election?

Charles Joelson won the 1960 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election. Charles Joelson received 88,100 popular votes (52.03%). The main challenger was Kennedy (43.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Joelson and Kennedy

Joelson +8.2 pts · won by 13,935 votes
Charles JoelsonDemocraticWINNER52.03%
88,100 votes
KennedyRepublican43.8%
74,165 votes
Ronald G Timmconservative4.01%
6,786 votes
Harry Santhousesocialist labor0.15%
260 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.