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1982 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1982 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election?

Matthew J. Rinaldo won the 1982 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election. Matthew J. Rinaldo received 91,837 popular votes (55.96%). The main challenger was Adam K. Levin (43.25%).

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

Rinaldo +12.7 pts · won by 20,859 votes
Matthew J. RinaldoRepublicanWINNER55.96%
91,837 votes
Adam K. LevinDemocratic43.25%
70,978 votes
Donald B. SianoLibertarian0.79%
1,294 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.