1984 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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, Morris, Sussex, and Warren counties were won by a Democrat in a statewide election.

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%
County results
Bradley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Bill Bradley
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Bill Bradley
Democratic

Elections in New Jersey

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 5, 1984.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Bradley 404,301 92.95
Democratic Elliot Greenspan 30,680 7.05
Total votes 434,981 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary V. Mochary 111,851 61.37
Republican Robert J. Morris 70,418 38.63
Total votes 182,269 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Bill Bradley, Democratic
  • Mary V. Mochary, Republican

Other candidates

  • James T. Hagen, Independent
  • Harold F. Leiendecker, Libertarian
  • Jules Levin, Socialist Labor
  • Priscilla Schenk, Socialist Workers
  • Jasper C. Gould, Independent

Results
1984 United States Senate election in New Jersey[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Bill Bradley 1,986,644 64.16%
Republican Mary V. Mochary 1,080,100 34.88%
Independent James T. Hagen 10,409 0.34%
Libertarian Harold F. Leiendecker 7,135 0.23%
Socialist Labor Jules Levin 6,053 0.20%
Socialist Workers Priscilla Schenk 3,224 0.10%
Independent Jasper C. Gould 2,891 0.09%
Majority 906,544
Turnout 3,096,456
Democratic hold Swing

References
  1. "1984 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. "1984 General Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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