1982 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

New Jersey · 8 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1982 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election?

Frank R. Lautenberg won the 1982 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election. Frank R. Lautenberg received 1,117,549 popular votes (50.94%). The main challenger was Millicent Fenwick (47.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Lautenberg and Fenwick

Lautenberg +3.2 pts · won by 69,923 votes

Frank R. Lautenberg DemocraticWINNER50.94%

1,117,549 votes

Millicent Fenwick Republican47.75%

1,047,626 votes

Henry KochLibertarian0.45%

9,934 votes

Julius LevinSocialist Labor0.25%

5,580 votes

Martin E. WendelkenIndependent0.22%

4,745 votes

Claire MoriartySocialist Workers0.17%

3,726 votes

Robert T. BastienGrassroots0.13%

2,955 votes

Rose Zeidwerg MonyekRepeal Tf8070.08%

1,830 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.