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1956-11-06 U.S. House Election Results for New Jersey (District 05)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Peter Frelinghuysen*
(R)		 Francis Foley
(D)		 Harry Press
(Socialist Labor)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 153,82964.5% 84,37435.4% 4350.2% 00.0% 69,455 238,638
Total R vote: 153,829 (64.5%)      Total D vote: 84,374 (35.4%)      Total Other vote: 435 (0.2%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Peter Frelinghuysen* 39,288 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 39,288  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Francis Foley 12,386 90.9%
2   Ellis Kirkham 1,245 9.1%
TOTAL VOTES 13,631