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Parents > United States > New Jersey > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1978 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1978 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1978 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1985 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last ModifiedMr. Matt July 26, 2011 06:48pm
Data SourcesN.J. State Dept. Results of the General Election 1977-83 p. 1978-2
Description Thorn's party name was "Stick with Thorn"
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1972
NameClifford Case Votes1,743,854 (62.46%)
Term01/03/1973 - 01/03/1979 Margin780,281 (+27.95%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1984
NameBill Bradley Votes1,986,644 (64.16%)
Term01/03/1985 - 01/03/1991 Margin906,544 (+29.28%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 07, 1978 NJ US Senate- D Primary
Bill Bradley
D 369,253
Jun 07, 1978 NJ US Senate- R Primary
Jeffrey L. Bell
R 233,637

CANDIDATES
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Name Bill Bradley Jeffrey L. Bell Herbert H. Shaw William "Bill" Gahres Jack Moyers Robert Bowen J.M. Carter
PartyDemocratic Republican Politicians are Crooks Down With Lawyers Libertarian U.S. Labor God We Trust
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 1,082,960 (55.32%) 844,200 (43.13%) 4,736 (0.24%) 3,817 (0.20%) 3,809 (0.20%) 3,656 (0.19%) 3,618 (0.19%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -238,760 (-12.20%) -1,078,224 (-55.08%) -1,079,143 (-55.13%) -1,079,151 (-55.13%) -1,079,304 (-55.14%) -1,079,342 (-55.14%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
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R TurnerforCongress
D Ex-New Jerseyan
D Stephen Yellin
PRB Mr. Techno
S Tax Suchart
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Jasper C. Gould William R. Thorn Paul Ferguson Alice Conner  
PartyIndependent Independent Socialist Labor Socialist Workers  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2,955 (0.15%) 2,776 (0.14%) 2,604 (0.13%) 2,384 (0.12%)  
Margin-1,080,005 (-55.17%) -1,080,184 (-55.18%) -1,080,356 (-55.19%) -1,080,576 (-55.20%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website  
Entry Date 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978  
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
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