1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 4 Election?

Christopher H. Smith won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 4 Election. Christopher H. Smith received 95,447 popular votes (56.64%). The main challenger was Frank Thompson Jr. (40.64%).

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

Smith +16.0 pts · won by 26,967 votes

Christopher H. Smith RepublicanWINNER56.64%

95,447 votes

Frank Thompson Jr.Democratic40.64%

68,480 votes

Jack MoyersLibertarian1.66%

2,801 votes

Paul B. Rizzono slogan1.05%

1,776 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.