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1984 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1984 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election?

Jim Courter won the 1984 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election. Jim Courter received 148,042 popular votes (64.98%). The main challenger was Peter Bearse (34.31%).

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Courter +30.7 pts · won by 69,875 votes
Jim CourterRepublicanWINNER64.98%
148,042 votes
Peter BearseDemocratic34.31%
78,167 votes
Joseph R. Kerr IIILibertarian0.71%
1,624 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.