William J. Hughes Jr.
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- October 17, 1932
- Died
- October 30, 2019
- Age at death
- 87
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1974–2014
10-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jr.1.2M
Opponents790,389
11
Elections run
Between 1974 and 2014, William J. Hughes Jr. ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning 10 and losing 1. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 141,753 votes, in the 1976 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 2. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1974 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 2, decided by 30,699 votes.
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How many votes has William J. Hughes Jr. received?
William J. Hughes Jr. has received 1,249,903 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Lost | 66,02637.27% | Frank A. LoBiondo (head-to-head) Alexander H. Spano Gary Stein Costantino Rozzo Bayode Olabisi |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 132,46555.89% | Frank A. LoBiondo (head-to-head) Roger W. Bacon Joseph Ponczek Andrea Lippi |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 97,69888.16% | William A. Kanengiser |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 134,50565.73% | Kirk W. Conover Richard A. Schindewolf Jr. |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 83,82168.26% | Alfred J. Bennington Jr. Len Smith |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 132,84163.24% | Raymond G. Massie |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 102,82668.04% | John J. Mahoney Bruce Powers |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 135,43757.46% | Beech N. Fox Robert C. Rothhouse Adele Frisch |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 112,76866.43% | James H. Biggs |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 141,75361.72% | James R. Hurley |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 109,76357.31% | Charles W Sandman Andrew Wenger |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000930) and Wikidata (Q1230827). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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