2014Final results
2014 election for New Jersey's 7th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Leonard Lance (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Janice Kovach (D) by 20.5 points.
Leonard LanceRepublican · winner
59.3%104,287
Janice KovachDemocrat
38.8%68,232
James GawronLibertarian
2.0%3,478
175,997 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 2014
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.
Janice KovachLeonard Lance
$121.1K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$116.5K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$4.6K
Cash on hand
$318.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014