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1976 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1976 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election?

Robert A. Roe won the 1976 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election. Robert A. Roe received 108,841 popular votes (70.59%). The main challenger was Bessie Doty (29.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Roe and Doty

Roe +41.6 pts · won by 64,066 votes
Robert A. RoeDemocraticWINNER70.59%
108,841 votes
Bessie DotyRepublican29.04%
44,775 votes
Gilbert G. DollLibertarian0.38%
580 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.