DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
Joseph A. Lefante
Last held office: U.S. House, NJ-14 (1976–1978). Ran in 5 elections between 1969 and 1976, winning 5.
Last office: U.S. House, NJ-14
- Last margin
- +4.7
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 5
- 1969–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Lefante was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New Jersey General Assembly, District 31
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Lefante has run
Margin: how far Lefante finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | U.S. House, NJ-14 | General | Won | Anthony Louis Campenni (R), Kenneth C. McCarthy (I), David L. Jones Jr. (I) | 49.9% | D+4.7 |
| 1975 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 | General | Won | William O. Perkins Jr. (D), Stanley Marecki Jr. (R), Albert Jordan (R) | 38.5% | D+3.3 |
| 1973 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 | General | Won | William O. Perkins Jr. (D), Peter J. Varsalona (R), Sullivan Johnson (R) | 41.2% | D+2.0 |
| 1971 | New Jersey General Assembly, LD-12A | General | Won | David A. Wallace (D), Leonard R. Kantor (I), Richard E. Morrow (I) | 26.6% | D+2.8 |
| 1969 | New Jersey General Assembly, LD-12A | General | Won | James P. Dugan (D), Walter Skowronski (R), Albert A. Sann (R) | 32.9% | D+1.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Lefante has held
- U.S. House, NJ-14 · 1976–1978
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 · 1973–1977
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 12A · 1969–1973
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lefante has run against
- Anthony Louis Campenni (R) · 1976 election, won
- William O. Perkins Jr. (D) · 1975 election, won
- David A. Wallace (D) · 1971 election, won
- James P. Dugan (D) · 1969 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive