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1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election?

Matthew J. Rinaldo won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election. Matthew J. Rinaldo received 94,850 popular votes (73.37%). The main challenger was Richard McCormack (26.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Rinaldo and McCormack

Rinaldo +46.7 pts · won by 60,427 votes
Matthew J. RinaldoRepublicanWINNER73.37%
94,850 votes
Richard McCormackDemocratic26.63%
34,423 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.