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, Sussex, and Warren counties were won by a Democrat in a statewide election. This was also the last time Morris County voted Democratic in a statewide election, until Senator Cory Booker won the county in his 2020 reelection, and Joe Biden also triumphed over Donald Trump in Morris County in the 2020 presidential race.
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Primary elections
Primary elections were held on June 5, 1984.[1]
Candidates
- Bill Bradley, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Elliot Greenspan, perennial candidate
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Bradley (incumbent) | 404,301 | 92.95% | |
| Democratic | Elliot Greenspan | 30,680 | 7.05% | |
| Total votes | 434,981 | 100.00% | ||
Candidates
Results
| 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
- Bill Bradley, incumbent Senator since 1979 (Democratic)
- Jasper C. Gould (Independent)
- James T. Hagen (Independent)
- Harold F. Leiendecker (Libertarian)
- Jules Levin (Socialist Labor)
- Mary V. Mochary, mayor of Montclair (Republican)
- Priscilla Schenk (Socialist Workers)
Campaign
Mochary was forced to suspend her campaign in October due to her husband's life-threatening illness. She traveled with her husband to Stanford, California for an experimental heart transplant.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Bill Bradley (incumbent) | 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% | ||
| Total votes | 3,096,456 | 100.00% | |||
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References
- "1984 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- Haitch, Richard (17 Feb 1985). "Follow-up on the News: Mochary Sequel". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- "1984 General Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2019.