Leonard Lance, U.S. Representative

Leonard Lance

U.S. Representative
Born
June 25, 1952
Current age
74
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2008–2018
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lance870,129
Opponents752,174
6
Elections run

Between 2008 and 2018, Leonard Lance ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 1. Lance's biggest single-election total was 185,850 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 7. Lance's closest win came in the 2008 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 7, decided by 23,643 votes.

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How many votes has Leonard Lance received?

Leonard Lance has received 870,129 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.

Election history

Leonard Lance’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018U.S. HouseNew JerseyLost150,78546.72%Tom Malinowski
Diane Moxley

Gregg Mele
2016U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon185,85054.08%Peter Jacob
Dan O'Neill

Arthur T. Haussmann Jr.
2014U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon104,28759.25%Janice Kovach
James Gawron
2012U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon175,66257.16%Upendra J. Chivukula
Dennis A. Breen

Patrick McKnight
2010U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon105,08459.37%Ed Potosnak
2008U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon148,46150.22%Linda Stender
Michael P. Hsing

Dean Greco

Thomas D. Abrams
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000567) and Wikidata (Q1819021). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Leonard Lance: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/leonard-lance. 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.