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1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 15 Election?

Edward J. Patten won the 1978 New Jersey U.S. House District 15 Election. Edward J. Patten received 55,944 popular votes (48.28%). The main challenger was Charles W. Wiley (45.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Patten and Wiley

Patten +2.5 pts · won by 2,836 votes
Edward J. PattenDemocraticWINNER48.28%
55,944 votes
Charles W. WileyRepublican45.83%
53,108 votes
Ann V. BastianIndependent4.66%
5,396 votes
Michael FieschkoLibertarian1.24%
1,438 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.