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1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election?

Edwin B. Forsythe won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election. Edwin B. Forsythe received 125,792 popular votes (56.34%). The main challenger was Lewis M. Weinstein (41.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Forsythe and Weinstein

Forsythe +15.0 pts · won by 33,565 votes
Edwin B. ForsytheRepublicanWINNER56.34%
125,792 votes
Lewis M. WeinsteinDemocratic41.31%
92,227 votes
Virginia A. FlynnLibertarian0.97%
2,165 votes
John Kinnevy IIIcitizens0.83%
1,848 votes
Donald L. Smithconstitution0.3%
666 votes
Bernardo S. Doganierosocialist labor0.25%
556 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.