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1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election?

Robert A. Roe won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election. Robert A. Roe received 69,496 popular votes (74.46%). The main challenger was Thomas Melani (25.54%).

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

Roe +48.9 pts · won by 45,654 votes
Robert A. RoeDemocraticWINNER74.46%
69,496 votes
Thomas MelaniRepublican25.54%
23,842 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.