1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for New Jersey's 11th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Dean Gallo (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph G. Minish (D) by 11.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dean GalloRepublican · winner
55.8%133,662
Joseph G. MinishDemocrat
44.2%106,038
239,700 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Joseph G. MinishDean Gallo
$497K
Raised by the campaign
$757K
$407.8K
Spent by the campaign
$736.8K
$261.6K
Cash on hand
$20.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984