The 1984 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent

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defeated

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nominee

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with 64.16% of the vote, winning every county in the state. To date, this is the most recent time Hunterdon,

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, and

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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

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won the county in his

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and Joe Biden won the county in the 2020 presidential race.

Primary elections

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s were held on June 5, 1984.

Democratic primary

Candidates

, incumbent

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*Elliot Greenspan,

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Results

Republican primary

Candidates

, Mayor of Montclair *

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activist

Results

General election

Candidates

, incumbent Senator since 1979 (Democratic) *Jasper C. Gould (Independent) *James T. Hagen (Independent) *Harold F. Leiendecker (Libertarian) *Jules Levin (Socialist Labor) *

, 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. Mary V

Results

References

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