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1982 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1982 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election?

James Florio won the 1982 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election. James Florio received 110,570 popular votes (73.28%). The main challenger was John A. Dramesi (26.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Florio and Dramesi

Florio +47.1 pts · won by 71,069 votes
James FlorioDemocraticWINNER73.28%
110,570 votes
John A. DramesiRepublican26.18%
39,501 votes
Jerry ZeldinLibertarian0.33%
493 votes
Patrick J. McCannsocialist labor0.22%
327 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.