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1982 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1982 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election?

Robert A. Roe won the 1982 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election. Robert A. Roe received 89,980 popular votes (70.69%). The main challenger was Norm Robertson (28.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Roe and Robertson

Roe +42.2 pts · won by 53,663 votes
Robert A. RoeDemocraticWINNER70.69%
89,980 votes
Norm RobertsonRepublican28.53%
36,317 votes
Sidney J. PopeLibertarian0.79%
1,000 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.