1984 United States Senate election in New Jersey

1984 United States Senate election in New Jersey
November 6, 1984
 
Nominee Bill Bradley Mary V. Mochary
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,986,644 1,080,100
Percentage 64.16% 34.88%
Bradley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Bill Bradley
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Bill Bradley
Democratic

The 1984 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Democrat Bill Bradley defeated Republican nominee Mary V. Mochary with 64.16% of the vote, winning every county in the state.

To date, this is the most recent time Hunterdon, Sussex, and Warren counties were won by a Democrat in a statewide election. This is the first election since 1888 that a Democrat was re-elected to this seat, and the first time ever that they were popularly re-elected to this seat.

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