Peter Moraites

U.S. House candidate
Born
June 8, 1922
Died
January 7, 2014
Age at death
91
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1968
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Moraites95,267
Opponents100,566
1
Elections run

Peter Moraites (1922–2014), a Republican politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1968 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 9 to Henry Helstoski, receiving 95,267 votes (48.65%).

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How many votes has Peter Moraites received?

Peter Moraites has received 95,267 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Peter Moraites’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1968U.S. HouseNew JerseyLost95,26748.65%Henry Helstoski
Hannibal Cundari

Paul Koch

Henry C Vanderosten
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q16089685). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Peter Moraites: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/peter-moraites. 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.