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1974 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1974 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election?

Edwin B. Forsythe won the 1974 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election. Edwin B. Forsythe received 81,190 popular votes (52.48%). The main challenger was Charles B Yates (45.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Forsythe and Yates

Forsythe +7.0 pts · won by 10,837 votes
Edwin B. ForsytheRepublicanWINNER52.48%
81,190 votes
Charles B YatesDemocratic45.47%
70,353 votes
John Mahalchik Vregular democracy party0.94%
1,451 votes
Bernardo S Doganierosocialist labor0.73%
1,135 votes
Joseph Alfons Nowakchristian0.38%
583 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.