Herbert Harry Shaw

U.S. Senate candidate

Home state: New Jersey
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1976–2014

Career timeline

1976Rep 1978Sen 1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep

1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep

2006Rep 2012Rep 2014Rep

0-15

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Shaw23,879

Opponents4.0M

Elections run

Between 1976 and 2014, Herbert Harry Shaw ran in 15 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 15. Shaw's biggest single-election total was 4,736 votes, in the 1978 U.S. Senate election in New Jersey.

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How many votes has Herbert Harry Shaw received?

Herbert Harry Shaw has received 23,879 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–15.

Election history

Herbert Harry Shaw’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2014	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	1,1921.5%	Albio Sires (head-to-head) Jude Anthony Tiscornia Pablo Olivera (head-to-head) Robert Thorne
2012	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	1,8391.1%	Albio Sires (head-to-head) Maria Karczewski Stephen Deluca Pablo Olivera (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	9981%	Albio Sires (head-to-head) John J. Guarini Brian Williams Richard S. Hester Sr. (head-to-head) Esmat Zaklama (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	1,0660.67%	Robert Menendez (head-to-head) Richard W. Piatkowski Richard S. Hester Sr. (head-to-head) Angela L. Lariscy
2002	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	5730.62%	Robert Menendez (head-to-head) James Geron Pat Henry Faulkner Esmat Zaklama (head-to-head) Richard S. Hester Sr. (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	3570.24%	Robert Menendez (head-to-head) Theresa De Leon Claudette C. Meliere Richard S. Hester Sr. (head-to-head) Alina Lydia Fonteboa Kari Sachs
1996	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	2,1361.46%	Robert Menendez (head-to-head) Carlos E. Munoz Mike Buoncristiano William P. Estrada Rupert Ravens
1994	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	1,3191.38%	Robert Menendez (head-to-head) Fernando A. Alonso Frank J. Rubino Steven Marshall
1992	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	1,3690.57%	Robert G. Torricelli Patrick J. Roma Peter J. Russo Gary Novosielski Joseph D'Alessio Daniel M. Karlan Shel Haas
1986	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	1,8252.05%	Frank J. Guarini (head-to-head) Albio Sires (head-to-head) William Link
1984	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	1,8351.05%	Frank J. Guarini (head-to-head) Edward T. Magee
1982	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	1,2320.97%	Frank J. Guarini (head-to-head) Charles J. Catrillo Jack Murphy Kenneth Famularo Louis J. Sicilla
1980	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	1,5880.81%	Harold C. Hollenbeck (head-to-head) Garbiel M. Ambrosio Henry Koch Edward G. Davis
1978	U.S. SenateNew Jersey	Lost	4,7360.24%	Bill Bradley Jeffrey Bell Bill Gahres Jack Moyers Robert Brown J. M. Carter Jr. Jasper C. Gould William R. Thorn Paul Ferguson Alice Conner
1976	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	1,8140.9%	Harold C. Hollenbeck (head-to-head) Henry Helstoski Frank J. Primich James J. Terlizzi Sr.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified November 11, 2026.