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1986 New Jersey U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1986 New Jersey U.S. House District 4 Election?

Christopher H. Smith won the 1986 New Jersey U.S. House District 4 Election. Christopher H. Smith received 78,699 popular votes (61.11%). The main challenger was Jeffrey Laurenti (38.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Laurenti

Smith +22.8 pts · won by 29,409 votes
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanWINNER61.11%
78,699 votes
Jeffrey LaurentiDemocratic38.28%
49,290 votes
Earl G. Dickeystop financing communism0.61%
789 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.