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1968 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1968 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election?

John Hunt won the 1968 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election. John Hunt received 105,856 popular votes (58.02%). The main challenger was Higgins (40.95%).

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Hunt +17.1 pts · won by 31,153 votes
John HuntRepublicanWINNER58.02%
105,856 votes
HigginsDemocratic40.95%
74,703 votes
Richard T Millerabolish port authority0.59%
1,072 votes
Julius Levinsocialist labor0.45%
813 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.