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1986 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1986 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election?

Matthew J. Rinaldo won the 1986 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election. Matthew J. Rinaldo received 92,254 popular votes (79.04%). The main challenger was June S. Fischer (20.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Rinaldo and Fischer

Rinaldo +58.1 pts · won by 67,792 votes
Matthew J. RinaldoRepublicanWINNER79.04%
92,254 votes
June S. FischerDemocratic20.96%
24,462 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.