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1970 New Jersey U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1970 New Jersey U.S. House District 10 Election?

Peter W. Rodino Jr. won the 1970 New Jersey U.S. House District 10 Election. Peter W. Rodino Jr. received 71,003 popular votes (69.98%). The main challenger was William Strother Jones (30.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Jones

Jr. +40.0 pts · won by 40,543 votes
Peter W. Rodino Jr.DemocraticWINNER69.98%
71,003 votes
William Strother JonesRepublican30.02%
30,460 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.