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1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for New Jersey (Class 2)


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County Turnout Bill Bradley
(D)		 Jeffrey Bell
(R)		 Herbert Shaw
(Politicians Are Crooks)		 Bill Gahres
(Down With Lawyers)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Atlantic40%29,09755.2%22,88843.4%900.2%720.1%5501.0%6,209 52,697
Bergen45%145,40852.6%128,15246.4%6160.2%2180.1%2,0670.7%17,256 276,461
Burlington35%44,42453.0%38,54246.0%1390.2%950.1%6720.8%5,882 83,872
Camden39%72,70359.7%47,17838.7%2640.2%2260.2%1,4561.2%25,525 121,827
Cape May46%12,68248.5%13,03249.8%480.2%390.1%3471.3%-350 26,148
Cumberland34%16,00954.6%12,63743.1%1790.6%370.1%4621.6%3,372 29,324
Essex32%118,59662.6%68,50336.2%3510.2%1520.1%1,7460.9%50,093 189,348
Gloucester40%28,59355.8%21,80142.6%1800.4%740.1%5831.1%6,792 51,231
Hudson37%104,24571.4%39,05426.8%6630.5%1030.1%1,8961.3%65,191 145,961
Hunterdon39%9,30142.1%12,26755.5%520.2%470.2%4221.9%-2,966 22,089
Mercer39%51,57960.6%32,73638.5%1090.1%730.1%5680.7%18,843 85,065
Middlesex36%91,52660.2%57,83738.0%3720.2%8110.5%1,4631.0%33,689 152,009
Monmouth42%75,64753.7%63,58745.1%3250.2%4380.3%9360.7%12,060 140,933
Morris39%46,96144.0%58,01554.4%2770.3%1590.1%1,2721.2%-11,054 106,684
Ocean46%49,44848.4%51,10950.0%2000.2%2450.2%1,1901.2%-1,661 102,192
Passaic31%52,92454.3%42,34843.5%2200.2%950.1%1,8611.9%10,576 97,448
Salem43%9,34151.3%8,52346.8%590.3%380.2%2411.3%818 18,202
Somerset42%26,13144.5%31,56953.7%1220.2%4570.8%4630.8%-5,438 58,742
Sussex38%11,11141.6%15,14956.7%1220.5%510.2%3051.1%-4,038 26,738
Union41%76,13151.3%68,78446.3%2560.2%3390.2%2,9172.0%7,347 148,427
Warren39%11,10350.2%10,48947.4%920.4%480.2%3851.7%614 22,117
TOTAL 40% 1,082,96055.3% 844,20043.1% 4,7360.2% 3,8170.2% 21,8021.1% 238,760 1,957,515
Total R vote: 844,200 (43.1%)      Total D vote: 1,082,960 (55.3%)      Total Other vote: 30,355 (1.6%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $1,688,499 $1,418,931 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NJ/1978


Other candidates included: Jack Moyers (Libertarian), 3,809 votes ; Robert Bowen (Labor), 3,656 votes ; Judson Carter (God We Trust), 3,618 votes ; Jasper Gould (I), 2,955 votes ; William Thorn (Stick With Thorn), 2,776 votes ; Paul Ferguson (Socialist Labor), 2,604 votes ; Alice Conner (Socialist Workers), 2,384 votes



1978 Senate class 2, Atlantic County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 29,097 55.2%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 22,888 43.4%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 90 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 72 0.1%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 33 0.1%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 48 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 82 0.2%
Jasper Gould (I) 43 0.1%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 35 0.1%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 149 0.3%
Alice Conner (SW) 160 0.3%
TOTAL 52,697
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Bergen County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 145,408 52.6%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 128,152 46.4%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 616 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 218 0.1%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 678 0.2%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 148 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 380 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 107 0.0%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 310 0.1%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 159 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 285 0.1%
TOTAL 276,461
Turnout: 45%


1978 Senate class 2, Burlington County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 44,424 53.0%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 38,542 46.0%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 139 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 95 0.1%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 78 0.1%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 62 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 199 0.2%
Jasper Gould (I) 52 0.1%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 109 0.1%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 77 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 95 0.1%
TOTAL 83,872
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Camden County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 72,703 59.7%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 47,178 38.7%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 264 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 226 0.2%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 118 0.1%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 123 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 253 0.2%
Jasper Gould (I) 527 0.4%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 130 0.1%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 147 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 158 0.1%
TOTAL 121,827
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Cape May County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 12,682 48.5%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 13,032 49.8%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 48 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 39 0.1%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 68 0.3%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 14 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 74 0.3%
Jasper Gould (I) 52 0.2%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 65 0.2%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 36 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 38 0.1%
TOTAL 26,148
Turnout: 46%


1978 Senate class 2, Cumberland County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 16,009 54.6%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 12,637 43.1%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 179 0.6%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 37 0.1%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 60 0.2%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 36 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 113 0.4%
Jasper Gould (I) 39 0.1%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 68 0.2%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 72 0.2%
Alice Conner (SW) 74 0.3%
TOTAL 29,324
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Essex County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 118,596 62.6%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 68,503 36.2%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 351 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 152 0.1%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 276 0.1%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 191 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 243 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 600 0.3%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 75 0.0%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 103 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 258 0.1%
TOTAL 189,348
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Gloucester County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 28,593 55.8%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 21,801 42.6%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 180 0.4%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 74 0.1%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 73 0.1%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 43 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 178 0.3%
Jasper Gould (I) 107 0.2%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 72 0.1%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 58 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 52 0.1%
TOTAL 51,231
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Hudson County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 104,245 71.4%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 39,054 26.8%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 663 0.5%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 103 0.1%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 519 0.4%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 344 0.2%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 288 0.2%
Jasper Gould (I) 150 0.1%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 218 0.1%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 174 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 203 0.1%
TOTAL 145,961
Turnout: 37%


1978 Senate class 2, Hunterdon County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 9,301 42.1%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 12,267 55.5%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 52 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 47 0.2%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 89 0.4%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 18 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 65 0.3%
Jasper Gould (I) 163 0.7%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 33 0.1%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 23 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 31 0.1%
TOTAL 22,089
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Mercer County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 51,579 60.6%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 32,736 38.5%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 109 0.1%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 73 0.1%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 127 0.1%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 39 0.0%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 94 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 82 0.1%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 53 0.1%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 46 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 127 0.1%
TOTAL 85,065
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Middlesex County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 91,526 60.2%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 57,837 38.0%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 372 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 811 0.5%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 598 0.4%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 64 0.0%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 154 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 81 0.1%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 96 0.1%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 311 0.2%
Alice Conner (SW) 159 0.1%
TOTAL 152,009
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Monmouth County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 75,647 53.7%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 63,587 45.1%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 325 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 438 0.3%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 159 0.1%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 45 0.0%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 169 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 193 0.1%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 83 0.1%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 152 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 135 0.1%
TOTAL 140,933
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Morris County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 46,961 44.0%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 58,015 54.4%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 277 0.3%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 159 0.1%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 331 0.3%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 69 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 383 0.4%
Jasper Gould (I) 193 0.2%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 72 0.1%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 96 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 128 0.1%
TOTAL 106,684
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Ocean County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 49,448 48.4%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 51,109 50.0%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 200 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 245 0.2%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 266 0.3%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 41 0.0%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 92 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 53 0.1%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 34 0.0%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 644 0.6%
Alice Conner (SW) 60 0.1%
TOTAL 102,192
Turnout: 46%


1978 Senate class 2, Passaic County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 52,924 54.3%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 42,348 43.5%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 220 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 95 0.1%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 111 0.1%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 224 0.2%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 209 0.2%
Jasper Gould (I) 215 0.2%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 941 1.0%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 100 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 61 0.1%
TOTAL 97,448
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Salem County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 9,341 51.3%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 8,523 46.8%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 59 0.3%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 38 0.2%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 9 0.0%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 14 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 77 0.4%
Jasper Gould (I) 41 0.2%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 34 0.2%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 15 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 51 0.3%
TOTAL 18,202
Turnout: 43%


1978 Senate class 2, Somerset County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 26,131 44.5%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 31,569 53.7%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 122 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 457 0.8%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 69 0.1%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 99 0.2%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 74 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 94 0.2%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 21 0.0%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 39 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 67 0.1%
TOTAL 58,742
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Sussex County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 11,111 41.6%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 15,149 56.7%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 122 0.5%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 51 0.2%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 27 0.1%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 15 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 121 0.5%
Jasper Gould (I) 32 0.1%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 49 0.2%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 28 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 33 0.1%
TOTAL 26,738
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 76,131 51.3%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 68,784 46.3%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 256 0.2%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 339 0.2%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 95 0.1%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 2,003 1.3%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 151 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 93 0.1%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 251 0.2%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 142 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 182 0.1%
TOTAL 148,427
Turnout: 41%


1978 Senate class 2, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Bradley (D) 11,103 50.2%
Jeffrey Bell (R) 10,489 47.4%
Herbert Shaw (Politicians Are Crooks) 92 0.4%
Bill Gahres (Down With Lawyers) 48 0.2%
Jack Moyers (Lbt) 25 0.1%
Robert Bowen (Lab) 16 0.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 219 1.0%
Jasper Gould (I) 38 0.2%
William Thorn (Stick With Thorn) 27 0.1%
Paul Ferguson (SL) 33 0.1%
Alice Conner (SW) 27 0.1%
TOTAL 22,117
Turnout: 39%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Bill Bradley
Total Disbursements: $1,688,499

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NJ/1978

Jeffrey Bell
Total Disbursements: $1,418,931

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Jeffrey Bell 118,555 50.7%
2   Clifford Case* 115,082 49.3%
TOTAL VOTES 233,637  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Bill Bradley 217,502 58.9%
2   Richard Leone 97,667 26.4%
3   Alexander Menza 32,386 8.8%
4   Ken McCarthy 9,524 2.6%
5   Wesley Bell 8,800 2.4%
6   Ray Rollinson 3,374 0.9%
TOTAL VOTES 369,253