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1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election?

Matthew J. Rinaldo won the 1980 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election. Matthew J. Rinaldo received 134,973 popular votes (77.12%). The main challenger was Rose Zeidwerg Monyek (20.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Rinaldo and Monyek

Rinaldo +56.2 pts · won by 98,396 votes
Matthew J. RinaldoRepublicanWINNER77.12%
134,973 votes
Rose Zeidwerg MonyekDemocratic20.9%
36,577 votes
David-Leif JensenIndependent1.35%
2,358 votes
William VandersteelLibertarian0.64%
1,118 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.