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===Elections=== In 1990, after 15-year incumbent Democratic U.S. Congressman [[James Florio]] resigned from the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] to take office as [[Governor of New Jersey]], Andrews won the 1990 special election and simultaneous general election against Gloucester County Freeholder Daniel J. Mangini.<ref name=1990Win>{{cite news |url=http://articles.philly.com/1990-11-07/news/25930201_1_freeholder-director-washington-township-party-activists |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224091457/http://articles.philly.com/1990-11-07/news/25930201_1_freeholder-director-washington-township-party-activists |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |title=Andrews Holds Off Mangini's Challenge Captures Seat In Congress Held For Years By Florio |date=November 7, 1990 |first=Alan |last=Sipress |newspaper=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |access-date=December 22, 2013}}</ref> He subsequently won re-election every two years until his retirement. Andrews had the 10th longest tenure among U.S. Representatives in New Jersey history, and the fifth longest among Democrats in the state.<ref name="Ostermeier">{{cite web |url=http://editions.lib.umn.edu/smartpolitics/2014/02/04/andrews-exits-us-house-with-to/ |title= Andrews Exits US House with Top 10 Longest Tenure in New Jersey History |work=Smart Politics |first=Eric |last=Ostermeier |date= February 4, 2014}}</ref> In November 2004, he received more votes than anyone ever elected to the U.S. House from New Jersey, a record which he broke again in 2008 and 2012.<ref name=house>{{cite news|work=Congressman Robert E. Andrews|title=Biography|url=http://www.house.gov/andrews/about_biography.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428105042/http://www.house.gov/andrews/about_biography.shtml|archive-date=April 28, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2019}}
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