1978 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Votes
41,833
%
37.0%
1980 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Frank Thompson (D)
Votes
95,447
68,480
%
57.0%
41.0%
1982 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Joseph Merlino (D)
Votes
85,660
75,658
%
53.0%
47.0%
1984 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
James Hedden (D)
Votes
139,295
87,908
%
61.0%
39.0%
1986 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Jeffrey Laurenti (D)
Votes
78,699
49,290
%
61.0%
38.0%
1988 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Betty Holland (D)
Votes
155,283
79,006
%
66.0%
33.0%
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Mark Setaro (D)
Votes
101,508
55,454
%
63.0%
34.0%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Brian Hughes (D)
Ben Grindlinger (LIBERT)
Patrick Pasculli (I)
Agnes James (NJC)
Joseph Notarangelo (AFP)
Votes
149,095
84,514
2,984
2,137
1,630
865
%
61.8%
35.0%
1.2%
0.9%
0.7%
0.4%
1994 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Ralph Walsh (D)
Leonard Marshall (NJC)
Arnold Kokans (NL)
Votes
109,818
49,537
1,579
833
%
67.9%
30.6%
1.0%
0.5%
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Kevin Meara (D)
Robert Figueroa (LIBERT)
J. Strong (NJC)
Arnold Kokans (NL)
Votes
146,404
77,565
3,000
2,034
1,111
%
63.6%
33.7%
1.3%
0.9%
0.5%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Larry Schneider (D)
Keith Quarles (LIBERT)
Morgan Strong (NJC)
Nick Mellis (GREEN)
Votes
92,991
52,281
1,753
1,498
1,054
%
62.2%
35.0%
1.2%
1.0%
0.7%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Reed Gusciora (D)
Stuart Chaifetz (I)
Paul Teel (I)
Votes
158,515
87,956
3,627
712
%
63.2%
35.1%
1.5%
0.3%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Mary Brennan (D)
Keith Quarles (LIBERT)
Hermann Winkelmann (HHD)
Don Graham (NJC)
Votes
115,293
55,967
1,211
1,063
767
%
66.2%
32.1%
0.7%
0.6%
0.4%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Amy Vasquez (D)
Richard Edgar (LIBERT)
Votes
192,671
92,826
2,056
%
67.0%
32.3%
0.7%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Carol Gay (D)
Richard Edgar (LIBERT)
Louis Wary (RMN)
Votes
124,482
62,905
1,539
614
%
65.7%
33.2%
0.8%
0.3%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Joshua Zeitz (D)
Steven Welzer (GREEN)
Votes
202,972
100,036
3,543
%
66.2%
32.6%
1.2%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Howard Kleinhendler (D)
Joseph Siano (LIBERT)
Steven Welzer (GREEN)
David Meiswinkle (ARM)
Votes
129,752
52,118
2,912
1,574
582
%
69.4%
27.9%
1.6%
0.8%
0.3%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Brian Froelich (D)
Leonard Marshall (NJC)
Votes
195,145
107,991
3,111
%
63.7%
35.3%
1.0%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Christopher Smith (R)
Ruben Scolavino (D)
Scott Neuman (DRP)
Votes
118,826
54,415
1,608
%
68.0%
31.1%
0.9%