1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for New Jersey's 8th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
William Martini (R) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Herbert Klein (D) by 1.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William MartiniRepublican · winner
49.9%70,494
Herbert KleinDemocrat
48.6%68,661
Bernard GeorgeConservative
1.6%2,213
141,368 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 1994
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.
Herbert KleinWilliam Martini
$1M
Raised by the campaign
$859.1K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$851.8K
-$18.2K
Cash on hand
$7.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994