Robert A. Roe

U.S. Representative
Born
February 28, 1924
Died
July 15, 2014
Age at death
90
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1970–1990
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Roe955,417
Opponents413,523
11
Elections run

Between 1970 and 1990, Robert A. Roe ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Roe's biggest single-election total was 118,793 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 8. Roe's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 8, decided by 23,551 votes.

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How many votes has Robert A. Roe received?

Robert A. Roe has received 955,417 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

Robert A. Roe’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1990U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon55,79776.92%Stephen Sibilia
Bruce Eden
1988U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon96,036100%
1986U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon57,82062.79%Thomas P. Zampino
1984U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon118,79362.72%Marguerite A. Page
Daniel A. Maiullo Jr.
1982U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon89,98070.69%Norm Robertson
Sidney J. Pope
1980U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon95,49367.15%William R. Cleveland
Donna Rabel

Michael Horowitz
1978U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon69,49674.46%Thomas Melani
1976U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon108,84170.59%Bessie Doty
Gilbert G. Doll
1974U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon83,72473.88%Herman Schmidt
Kenneth Kowalczyk
1972U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon104,38163.09%John Johnson
1970U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon75,05660.99%Alfred E Fontanella
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000383) and Wikidata (Q540874). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Robert A. Roe: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/robert-a-roe. 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.