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1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election?

Edwin B. Forsythe won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election. Edwin B. Forsythe received 89,446 popular votes (60.36%). The main challenger was W. Thomas McGann (38.38%).

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

Forsythe +22.0 pts · won by 32,572 votes
Edwin B. ForsytheRepublicanWINNER60.36%
89,446 votes
W. Thomas McGannDemocratic38.38%
56,874 votes
Bernardo S. Doganierosocialist labor0.5%
737 votes
Charles M. Pike Jr.Libertarian0.43%
643 votes
Hazel McGlorybetsy ross0.33%
484 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.