1984 United States Senate election in New Jersey

none March 2026 September 2023 1984 United States Senate election in New Jersey New Jersey Presidential no 79%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 22pp) 1978 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1978 1990 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1990 November 6, 1984 File:Sen. Bill Bradley (NJ) (cropped).jpg 150x150px Bill Bradley Democratic Party (United States) 1,986,644 64.16% File:Mary Mochary 1984 (cropped).jpg Mary V. Mochary Republican Party (United States) 1,080,100 34.88% 280px County results 280px Congressional district results 280px Bradley: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% U.S. Senator Bill Bradley Democratic Party (United States) Bill Bradley Democratic Party (United States) 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 is the first election since 1888 that a Democrat was re-elected to this seat, and the first time ever that they were popularly re-elected to this seat. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 5, 1984.https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1984/1984-primary-results-us-senate.pdf 1984 Primary Election Results Secretary of State of New Jersey 1984 January 22, 2019 Democratic primary Candidates Bill Bradley, incumbent U.S. Senator Elliot Greenspan, perennial candidate Results Democratic primary results Bill Bradley (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 404,301 92.95% Elliot Greenspan Democratic Party (United States) 30,680 7.05% 434,981 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Mary V. Mochary, Mayor of Montclair Robert J. Morris, anti-communist activist Results Republican primary results Mary V. Mochary Republican Party (United States) 111,851 61.37% Robert J. Morris Republican Party (United States) 70,418 38.63% 182,269 100.00% General election thumb|left|A Mochary bumper sticker attempting to tie her campaign to the popular Reagan-Bush ticket. 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.Haitch Richard Follow-up on the News: Mochary Sequel https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/17/nyregion/follow-up-on-the-news-mochary-sequel.html The New York Times 13 May 2013 17 Feb 1985 Results 1984 United States Senate election in New Jerseyhttps://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1984/1984-general-results-us-senate.pdf 1984 General Election Results Secretary of State of New Jersey 1984 January 22, 2019 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Bradley (incumbent) 1,986,644 64.16% +8.84% Republican Party (United States) Mary V. Mochary 1,080,100 34.88% -8.25% Independent politician James T. Hagen 10,409 0.34% N/A Libertarian Party (United States) Harold F. Leiendecker 7,135 0.23% +0.03% Socialist Labor Party of America Jules Levin 6,053 0.20% +0.07% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Priscilla Schenk 3,224 0.10% -0.02% Independent politician Jasper C. Gould 2,891 0.09% -0.06% 3,096,456 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Results by county CountyNJ DOS - Division of Elections - Election Results Archive https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-information-results.shtml 2025-01-16 nj.gov Bradley votes Bradley % Mochary votes Mochary % Other votes Other %Atlantic 47,478 60.9% 29,447 37.8% 1,020 1.3%Bergen262,694 63.6% 148,080 35.9% 2,015 0.5%Burlington89,46363.5% 50,653 36.0% 737 0.4%Camden137,82768.1% 60,581 31.3% 1,234 0.6%Cape May21,85954.1% 18,365 45.4% 209 0.6%Cumberland 29,520 61.0% 17,738 36.7% 1,097 2.3%Essex219,90273.4% 76,179 25.4% 3,530 1.1%Gloucester56,072 64.8% 30,096 34.8% 421 0.5%Hudson137,352 68.6% 60,844 30.4% 1,978 0.9%Hunterdon20,864 53.1% 17,839 45.4%6111.5%Mercer94,78272.0% 35,745 27.2% 1,036 0.8%Middlesex172,478 66.4% 83,617 32.2% 3,699 1.4%Monmouth142,08463.4% 80,09335.7%1,9140.8%Morris106,67857.5% 77,683 41.9% 1,154 0.6%Ocean94,076 54.7% 75,923 44.1%2,0331.2%Passaic101,217 62.0% 59,468 36.4% 2,606 1.6%Salem15,90060.7% 10,099 38.5% 207 0.8%Somerset55,75758.0% 38,862 40.4% 1,562 1.6%Sussex25,334 53.8% 21,494 45.6% 264 0.5%Union142,320 65.0% 74,446 34.0% 2,102 0.9%Warren18,987 58.4% 13,248 40.7% 283 0.9% Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Hunterdon Morris Ocean Somerset Sussex Cape May right 280px Swing by county 280px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% 280px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip References 1984 New Jersey United States Senate