Frank Thompson Jr.

★ U.S. Representative

Born: July 26, 1918
Died: July 22, 1989
Age at death: 70
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1954–1980

Career timeline

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13-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jr.1.3M

Opponents903,642

Elections run

Between 1954 and 1980, Frank Thompson Jr. ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning 13 and losing 1. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 134,747 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 4. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1968 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 4, decided by 13,794 votes.

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How many votes has Frank Thompson Jr. received?

Frank Thompson Jr. has received 1,296,960 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–1.

Election history

Frank Thompson Jr.’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1980	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	68,48040.64%	Christopher H. Smith (head-to-head) Jack Moyers (head-to-head) Paul B. Rizzo (head-to-head)
1978	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	69,25961.08%	Christopher H. Smith (head-to-head) John Valjean Mahalchik (head-to-head) Paul B. Rizzo (head-to-head) Judson Carter Sr.
1976	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	113,28166.3%	Joseph S. Indyk John Valjean Mahalchik (head-to-head) Jack Moyers (head-to-head) Elliot Greenspan
1974	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	82,19566.83%	Henry J Keller
1972	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	98,20658.03%	Peter P Garibaldi
1970	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	91,67058.35%	Edward A Costigan Howard G Frank (head-to-head)
1968	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	106,50453.35%	Sydney S Souter Howard G Frank (head-to-head)
1966	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	82,27156.16%	Chandler Howard G Frank (head-to-head)
1964	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	134,74767.53%	Ephraim Tomlinson (head-to-head) Bernardo S Doganiero (head-to-head)
1962	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	88,66863.79%	Ephraim Tomlinson (head-to-head) Bernardo S Doganiero (head-to-head)
1960	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	115,76160.22%	Paul J Moore (head-to-head) Howard G Frank (head-to-head) Bernardo S Doganiero (head-to-head)
1958	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	83,38862.99%	Paul J Moore (head-to-head)
1956	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	89,64654.53%	John A Wells
1954	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	72,88458.36%	William G Freeman

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000200) and Wikidata (Q913444). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Frank Thompson Jr.: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/frank-thompson-jr. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.