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1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 11 Election?

Joseph G. Minish won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 11 Election. Joseph G. Minish received 106,155 popular votes (62.99%). The main challenger was Robert A. Davis (34.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Minish and Davis

Minish +28.7 pts · won by 48,383 votes
Joseph G. MinishDemocraticWINNER62.99%
106,155 votes
Robert A. DavisRepublican34.28%
57,772 votes
Jon Brittonsocialist workers0.98%
1,650 votes
Robert G. TrugmanIndependent0.97%
1,630 votes
Richard S. RothLibertarian0.78%
1,317 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.