1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 10 Election?

Peter W. Rodino Jr. won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 10 Election. Peter W. Rodino Jr. received 76,154 popular votes (85.33%). The main challenger was Everett J. Jennings (13.2%).

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

Jr. +72.1 pts · won by 64,376 votes

Peter W. Rodino Jr.DemocraticWINNER85.33%

76,154 votes

Everett J. Jennings Republican13.2%

11,778 votes

Christine Kenohuman rights ratification0.61%

542 votes

Frankie Lee Scottyouth against draft0.31%

281 votes

Ronald PenqueLibertarian0.3%

271 votes

Christine Hildebrandsocialist workers0.25%

219 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.