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1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election?

Harold C. Hollenbeck won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election. Harold C. Hollenbeck received 73,478 popular votes (48.93%). The main challenger was Nicholas S. Mastorelli (37.89%).

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

Hollenbeck +11.0 pts · won by 16,590 votes
Harold C. HollenbeckRepublicanWINNER48.93%
73,478 votes
Nicholas S. MastorelliDemocratic37.89%
56,888 votes
Henry HelstoskiIndependent12.74%
19,126 votes
Bruce E. Toddlabor0.44%
663 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.