The 1984 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent
DemocratBill 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 was also the last time
Morris County voted Democratic in a statewide election until 2020, where Senator
Cory Booker won the county in his
reelection and
Joe Biden won the county in the
2020 presidential race.
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.[2]
Results
1984 United States Senate election in New Jersey[3]