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1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election?

William J. Hughes Jr. won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election. William J. Hughes Jr. received 135,437 popular votes (57.46%). The main challenger was Beech N. Fox (41.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Fox

Jr. +16.3 pts · won by 38,365 votes
William J. Hughes Jr.DemocraticWINNER57.46%
135,437 votes
Beech N. FoxRepublican41.18%
97,072 votes
Robert C. RothhouseLibertarian0.96%
2,262 votes
Adele Frischsocialist labor0.4%
939 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.