1978 United States Senate election in New Jersey
The 1978 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Clifford P. Case ran for re-election to a fifth term in office, but was narrowly defeated in the Republican primary by anti-tax conservative Jeff Bell, who then went on to lose the general election to Democratic nominee Bill Bradley.s were held on June 6, 1978.Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
- Jeff Bell, political aide
- Clifford P. Case, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Bill Bradley, Democratic
- Jeff Bell, Republican
Other candidates
- Herbert H. Shaw, Independent
- Bill Gahres, Independent
- Jack Moyers, Libertarian
- Robert Bowen, Labor
- J.M. Carter, Independent
- Jasper C. Gould, Independent
- William R. Thorn, Independent
- Paul Ferguson, Socialist Labor
- Alice Conner, Socialist Workers
Results
