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1976 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1976 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election?

Harold C. Hollenbeck won the 1976 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election. Harold C. Hollenbeck received 107,454 popular votes (53.1%). The main challenger was Henry Helstoski (44.34%).

See the full head-to-head between Hollenbeck and Helstoski

Hollenbeck +8.8 pts · won by 17,731 votes
Harold C. HollenbeckRepublicanWINNER53.1%
107,454 votes
Henry HelstoskiDemocratic44.34%
89,723 votes
Herbert Harry Shawpoliticians are crooks0.9%
1,814 votes
Frank J. PrimichLibertarian0.87%
1,759 votes
James J. Terlizzi Sr.Independent0.79%
1,594 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.