James J. Howard

★ U.S. Representative

Born: July 24, 1927
Died: March 25, 1988
Age at death: 60
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1964–1986

Career timeline

1964Rep 1966Rep 1968Rep 1970Rep 1972Rep 1974Rep

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

12-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Howard1.2M

Opponents943,619

Elections run

Between 1964 and 1986, James J. Howard ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Howard's biggest single-election total was 127,164 votes, in the 1976 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 3. Howard's closest win came in the 1964 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 3, decided by 1,740 votes.

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How many votes has James J. Howard received?

James J. Howard has received 1,215,488 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

James J. Howard’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1986	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	73,74358.7%	Brian T. Kennedy (head-to-head)
1984	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	122,29153.3%	Brian T. Kennedy (head-to-head) Frank Krushinski Jr. Lawrence D. Erickson (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	104,05562.31%	Marie Sheehan Muhler (head-to-head) John Kinnevy III Lee A. Gesner Jr. Joseph B. Hawley Lawrence D. Erickson (head-to-head)
1980	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	106,26949.93%	Marie Sheehan Muhler (head-to-head) Tom Palven Lawrence D. Erickson (head-to-head) L. James Wilson
1978	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	83,34955.96%	Bruce G. Coe Stevenson M. Enterline
1976	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	127,16462.11%	Ralph A. Siciliano Walter M. Swirsky
1974	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	105,97968.86%	Clark Jr. Ferdinand C Rogers Thomas W Palven
1972	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	103,89352.96%	William S Dowd (head-to-head)
1970	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	87,97355.16%	William S Dowd (head-to-head) Clyde W Hill
1968	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	113,58757.76%	Stout Walter Petrovich
1966	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	81,38252.69%	McAlister Coleman Franklin L Watkins
1964	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	105,80350.41%	Joseph A Daly

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000840) and Wikidata (Q1680620). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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 July 28, 2026.