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1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Millicent Fenwick won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Millicent Fenwick received 100,739 popular votes (72.55%). The main challenger was John T. Fahy (27.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Fenwick and Fahy

Fenwick +45.1 pts · won by 62,631 votes
Millicent FenwickRepublicanWINNER72.55%
100,739 votes
John T. FahyDemocratic27.45%
38,108 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.