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1976 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1976 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election?

Edwin B. Forsythe won the 1976 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election. Edwin B. Forsythe received 125,920 popular votes (58.76%). The main challenger was Catherine A. Costa (39.69%).

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

Forsythe +19.1 pts · won by 40,867 votes
Edwin B. ForsytheRepublicanWINNER58.76%
125,920 votes
Catherine A. CostaDemocratic39.69%
85,053 votes
Richard D. Amberamerican0.54%
1,154 votes
Samuel E. BrownLibertarian0.47%
1,016 votes
Joseph J. ByrneIndependent0.44%
933 votes
Marc David Silversteinindividual needs center0.11%
228 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.