1982 United States Senate elections
New Jersey

1982 United States Senate elections

Section Title: New Jersey
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%

Democratic	Frank Lautenberg	1,117,549	50.94%

Republican	Millicent Fenwick	1,047,626	47.75%

Libertarian	Henry Koch	9,934	0.45%

Socialist Labor	Julius Levin	5,580	0.25%

Independent	Martin E. Wendelken	4,745	0.22%

Socialist Workers	Claire Moriarty	3,726	0.17%

Grassroots	Robert T. Bastien	2,955	0.14%

Repeal TF 807	Rose Zeidwerg Monyek	1,830	0.08%

Majority	69.923	3.19%

Turnout	2,193,945	100.00%

Democratic gain from Republican	Swing

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Lautenberg won the seat with a margin of 3.19% over Millicent Fenwick.

final_sentence: Lautenberg won the seat with a margin of 3.19% over Millicent Fenwick.