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1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election?

James Florio won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election. James Florio received 106,096 popular votes (79.4%). The main challenger was Robert Mark Deitch (20.1%).

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Florio +59.3 pts · won by 79,243 votes
James FlorioDemocraticWINNER79.4%
106,096 votes
Robert Mark DeitchRepublican20.1%
26,853 votes
Julius Levinsocialist labor0.5%
671 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.