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1986 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1986 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election?

Robert A. Roe won the 1986 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election. Robert A. Roe received 57,820 popular votes (62.79%). The main challenger was Thomas P. Zampino (37.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Roe and Zampino

Roe +25.6 pts · won by 23,551 votes
Robert A. RoeDemocraticWINNER62.79%
57,820 votes
Thomas P. ZampinoRepublican37.21%
34,269 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.