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1986 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1986 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election?

Bernard J. Dwyer won the 1986 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election. Bernard J. Dwyer received 67,460 popular votes (69%). The main challenger was John D. Scalamonti (28.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Dwyer and Scalamonti

Dwyer +40.1 pts · won by 39,174 votes
Bernard J. DwyerDemocraticWINNER69%
67,460 votes
John D. ScalamontiRepublican28.93%
28,286 votes
Rose Zeidwerg Monyekinflation fighting housewife2.07%
2,023 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.