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1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election?

Jim Courter won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election. Jim Courter received 77,301 popular votes (51.84%). The main challenger was Helen S. Meyner (48.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Courter and Meyner

Courter +3.7 pts · won by 5,493 votes
Jim CourterRepublicanWINNER51.84%
77,301 votes
Helen S. MeynerDemocratic48.16%
71,808 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.