Millicent Fenwick, U.S. Representative

Millicent Fenwick

U.S. Representative
Born
February 25, 1910
Died
September 16, 1992
Age at death
82
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1974–1982
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Fenwick1.5M
Opponents1.4M
5
Elections run

Between 1974 and 1982, Millicent Fenwick ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 1. Fenwick's biggest single-election total was 1,047,626 votes, in the 1982 U.S. Senate election in New Jersey. Fenwick's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 5, decided by 15,118 votes.

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How many votes has Millicent Fenwick received?

Millicent Fenwick has received 1,523,682 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Millicent Fenwick’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1982U.S. SenateNew JerseyLost1,047,62647.75%Frank R. Lautenberg
Henry Koch

Julius Levin

Martin E. Wendelken

Claire Moriarty

Robert T. Bastien

Rose Zeidwerg Monyek
1980U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon156,01677.5%Kieran E. Pillion Jr.
Carl R. Samson

Jasper C. Gould
1978U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon100,73972.55%John T. Fahy
1976U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon137,80366.86%Frank R. Nero
Jane T. Rehmke

John Giammarco

Joseph R. Viola Jr.
1974U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon81,49853.35%Frederick M Bohen
John Giammarco

Leonard F Newton
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000078) and Wikidata (Q529663). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Millicent Fenwick: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/millicent-fenwick. 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.