1978 United States Senate election in New Jersey

1978 United States Senate election in New Jersey
	County results; Bradley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Bell: 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Clifford P. Case; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Bill Bradley; Democratic

The 1978 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Senator Clifford P. Case ran for re-election to a fifth term in office, narrowly losing the Republican primary by anti-tax conservative Jeff Bell, who lost the general election to Democrat Bill Bradley. Bell was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for this seat again in 2014.

Primary elections were held on June 6, 1978.^[1] This was the first time Democrats won this seat since 1936, and the first time since 1938 that Democrats held both seats in the state.

^ "1978 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2018.

[New_Jersey-1] "1978 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2018.

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