GOP risks going to just four congressional seats
By Wally EdgeNew Jersey Republicans have nine non-incumbent candidates for Congress in 2008, the most since 1976 when the state's House delegation had a 12-3 Democratic majority. For the last decade, New Jersey Democrats have held a 7-6 majority in the House.
Here's a brief history of the party turnover of New Jersey House seats:
1972: Reapportionment moves a Hudson County House seat to Northwestern New Jersey. Cornelius Gallagher (D) loses a primary to fellow incumbent Dominick Daniels (D). Joseph Maraziti (R) wins a new seat. 8 Democrats, 7 Republicans.
1974: John Hunt (R) defeated by Jim Florio (D); Charles Sandman (R) defeated by William Hughes (D); William Widnall (R) defeated by Andrew Maguire (D); Maraziti (R) defeated by Helen Meyner (D). 12 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
1976: Henry Helstoski (D) defeated by Harold Hollenbeck (R). 11 Democrats, 4 Republicans.
1978: Meyner defeated by James Courter (R). 10 Democrats, 5 Republicans.
1980: Frank Thompson (D) defeated by Christopher Smith (R); Maguire defeated by Marge Roukema (R). 8 Democrats, 7 Republicans.
1982: Hollenbeck defeated by Robert Torricelli (D). New Jersey loses one Republican seat in reapportionment. 9 Democrats, 5 Republicans.
1984: Joseph Minish (D) defeated by Dean Gallo (R). 8 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
1992: New Jersey loses one Democratic seat in reapportionment. 7 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
1994: Hughes retires, Frank LoBiondo (R) wins open seat; Herbert Klein (D) defeated by Bill Martini (R). 5 Democrats, 8 Republicans.
1996: Martini defeated by Bill Pascrell (D). 6 Democrats, 7 Republicans.
1998: Michael Pappas (R) defeated by Rush Holt (D). 7 Democrats, 6 Republicans
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1982 redistricting
You skipped over the 1982 redistricting, in which New Jersey lost a seat. Millicient Fenwick (R) had her district carved up, which might have encouraged her to run for Senate, but I suspect she would have anyway and that's why her district was chosen for elimination.
Respectfully....
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1982: Hollenbeck defeated by Robert Torricelli (D). New Jersey loses one Republican seat in reapportionment. 9 Democrats, 5 Republicans.
"New Jersey loses one seat in reapportionment."
btw, Fenwick became a Senate candidate before redistricting. That's why the Legislature eliminated that seat.