Peter W. Rodino Jr.

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 7, 1909
Died: May 7, 2005
Age at death: 95
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1948–1986

Career timeline

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20-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jr.1.5M

Opponents619,759

Elections run

Between 1948 and 1986, Peter W. Rodino Jr. ran in 20 U.S. House elections, winning all 20. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 111,244 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 10. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1948 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 10, decided by 5,770 votes.

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How many votes has Peter W. Rodino Jr. received?

Peter W. Rodino Jr. has received 1,465,132 popular votes across 20 U.S. elections, with a career record of 20–0.

Election history

Peter W. Rodino Jr.’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1986	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	46,66695.94%	Chris Brandlon
1984	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	111,24483.67%	Howard E. Berkeley
1982	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	76,68482.59%	Timothy Lee Jr. Katherine Florentine Chiristine Keno
1980	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	76,15485.33%	Everett J. Jennings Christine Keno Frankie Lee Scott Ronald Penque Christine Hildebrand
1978	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	55,07486.35%	John L. Pelt Tony Austin Gordon A. Douglas
1976	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	88,24582.65%	Tony Grandison Kathleen A. McAdam Lawrence Stewart Charles Mack
1974	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	53,09481.01%	John R Taliaferro Clyde W Hill
1972	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	94,30879.75%	Richard T Miller
1970	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	71,00369.98%	William Strother Jones
1968	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	89,10963.8%	Celestino Clemente Harry Press (head-to-head) William D Tyus Leonard Blaschak
1966	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	71,69964.28%	Gerald Harris Virginia Elliott Harry Press (head-to-head)
1964	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	92,48874.04%	Raymond W Schroeder Frank J Degeorge (head-to-head) William Kirkland (head-to-head) John V Vespucci Sr.
1962	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	62,61672.75%	Charles Allan Baretski Frank J Degeorge (head-to-head) William Kirkland (head-to-head)
1960	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	84,85965.26%	Alphonse A Miele Frank J Degeorge (head-to-head)
1958	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	60,48263.9%	G George Addonizio (head-to-head) Frank J Degeorge (head-to-head)
1956	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	71,31156.12%	G George Addonizio (head-to-head)
1954	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	62,38463.37%	William E McGlynn
1952	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	78,61256.87%	Alexander J Matturri Lawrence Sutherland Michael Burns
1950	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	60,43261.01%	William H Rawson
1948	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	58,66850.7%	Anthony Guiliano John Laddey V William H Schafer

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000374) and Wikidata (Q2078864). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Peter W. Rodino Jr.: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/peter-w-rodino-jr. 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.