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1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election?

Robert A. Roe won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election. Robert A. Roe received 95,493 popular votes (67.15%). The main challenger was William R. Cleveland (31.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Roe and Cleveland

Roe +35.8 pts · won by 50,868 votes
Robert A. RoeDemocraticWINNER67.15%
95,493 votes
William R. ClevelandRepublican31.38%
44,625 votes
Donna Rabelsocialist labor0.85%
1,209 votes
Michael HorowitzLibertarian0.61%
874 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.