Joseph G. Minish

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 1, 1916
Died: November 24, 2007
Age at death: 91
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1962–1984

Career timeline

1962Rep 1964Rep 1966Rep 1968Rep 1970Rep 1972Rep

1974Rep 1976Rep 1978Rep 1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep

11-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Minish1.1M

Opponents680,302

Elections run

Between 1962 and 1984, Joseph G. Minish ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning 11 and losing 1. Minish's biggest single-election total was 129,026 votes, in the 1976 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 11. Minish's closest win came in the 1962 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 11, decided by 17,858 votes.

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How many votes has Joseph G. Minish received?

Joseph G. Minish has received 1,108,457 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–1.

Election history

Joseph G. Minish’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1984	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	106,03844.24%	Dean A. Gallo
1982	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	105,60764.3%	Rey Redington Richard S. Roth (head-to-head)
1980	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	106,15562.99%	Robert A. Davis Jon Britton Robert G. Trugman Richard S. Roth (head-to-head)
1978	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	88,29470.54%	Julius George Feld Richard S. Roth (head-to-head)
1976	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	129,02667.62%	Charles A. Pockel Jr. Warren T. Kupchik Joseph A. Rogers
1974	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	98,95769.24%	William B Grant Clement
1972	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	120,22757.51%	Milton A Waldor Phillip R Nicolaus James R Klimaski
1970	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	68,07568.46%	James W Shue
1968	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	91,49665.47%	Georg M Wallhauser Jr. John J Murray George R Carroll (head-to-head)
1966	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	64,02358.29%	Leonard J Felzenberg George R Carroll (head-to-head)
1964	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	82,45769.64%	William L Stubbs
1962	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	48,10259.45%	Frank A Palmieri Samuel Voltaggio Marjorie H Schwester

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000796) and Wikidata (Q1707644). 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.