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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 2020, where Senator Cory Booker won the county in his reelection and Joe Biden won the county in the 2020 presidential race.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on June 5, 1984.
Democratic primary
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% | ||
Republican primary
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.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
- ^ "1984 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- Haitch, Richard (February 17, 1985). "Follow-up on the News: Mochary Sequel". The New York Times. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- "1984 General Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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