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1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election?

Marge Roukema won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election. Marge Roukema received 108,760 popular votes (50.74%). The main challenger was Andrew Maguire (46.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Roukema and Maguire

Roukema +4.2 pts · won by 9,023 votes
Marge RoukemaRepublicanWINNER50.74%
108,760 votes
Andrew MaguireDemocratic46.53%
99,737 votes
Patrick RandazzoIndependent1.68%
3,594 votes
Robert ShapiroLibertarian0.77%
1,640 votes
Martin E. WendelkenIndependent0.29%
612 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.