1998 House elections · New Jersey districts

New Jersey U.S. House election results 1998

Results in all of New Jersey's congressional districts in 1998 (Democratic 7, Republican 6): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 7
Republican 6

District 1

District history

Robert E. Andrews DEM +50.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert E. Andrews Won	DEM	90,279	73.19%
Ronald L. Richards	REP	27,855	22.58%
David E. West	IND	1,684	1.37%
Joseph W. Stockman	IND	1,324	1.07%
Robert Edward Forchion	IND	1,257	1.02%
James E. Barber	IND	943	0.77%
Total		123,342

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 2

District history

Frank A. LoBiondo REP +35.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frank A. LoBiondo Won	REP	93,248	65.89%
Derek Hunsberger	DEM	43,563	30.78%
Glenn E. Campbell	IND	2,955	2.09%
Mary A. Whittam	IND	1,748	1.24%
Total		141,514

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 3

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H. James Saxton REP +26.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
H. James Saxton Won	REP	97,508	62.01%
Steven J. Polansky	DEM	55,248	35.14%
Janice Presser	IND	2,527	1.61%
Norman E. Wahner	IND	1,063	0.68%
James Pircher	IND	608	0.39%
Ken Feduniewicz	IND	285	0.18%
Total		157,239

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 4

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Christopher H. Smith REP +27.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christopher H. Smith Won	REP	92,991	62.17%
Larry Schneider	DEM	52,281	34.95%
Keith Quarles	IND	1,753	1.17%
J. Morgan Strong	IND	1,498	1.00%
Nicholas Mellis	IND	1,054	0.71%
Total		149,577

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 5

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Marge Roukema REP +30.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Marge Roukema Won	REP	106,304	63.73%
Mike Schneider	DEM	55,487	33.26%
Thomas W. Wright	IND	2,395	1.44%
William Weightman	IND	1,628	0.98%
Helen D. Hamilton	IND	1,004	0.60%
Total		166,818

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 6

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Frank Pallone Jr. DEM +16.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frank Pallone Jr. Won	DEM	78,102	57.00%
Michael Ferguson	REP	55,180	40.27%
Carl J. Mayer	IND	1,291	0.94%
Steve J. Nagle	IND	1,262	0.92%
Leonard P. Marshall	IND	1,177	0.86%
Total		137,012

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 7

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Bob Franks REP +8.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Franks Won	REP	77,751	52.52%
Maryanne S. Connelly	DEM	65,776	44.43%
Richard C. Martin	IND	3,007	2.03%
Darren A. Young	IND	1,508	1.02%
Total		148,042

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 8

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Bill Pascrell Jr. DEM +26.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bill Pascrell Jr. Won	DEM	81,068	62.08%
Matthew J. Kirnan	REP	46,289	35.45%
Jeffrey M. Levine	IND	804	0.62%
Stephen G. Spinosa	IND	762	0.58%
Bernard Anthony George	IND	722	0.55%
Thomas Paine Caslander	IND	625	0.48%
José L. Aravena	IND	318	0.24%
Total		130,588

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 9

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Steven R. Rothman DEM +30.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steven R. Rothman Won	DEM	91,330	64.56%
Steven M. Lonegan	REP	47,817	33.80%
Michael Perrone	IND	1,349	0.95%
Michael W. Koontz	IND	686	0.49%
Kenneth Ebel	IND	277	0.20%
Total		141,459

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 10

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Donald M. Payne DEM +72.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald M. Payne Won	DEM	82,244	83.50%
William Stanley Wnuck	REP	10,678	10.84%
Richard Pezzullo	IND	3,293	3.34%
Maurice Williams	IND	2,279	2.31%
Total		98,494

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 11

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Rodney P. Frelinghuysen REP +38.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen Won	REP	100,910	67.74%
John P. Scollo	DEM	44,160	29.64%
Austin S. Lett	IND	1,737	1.17%
Agnes A. James	IND	1,409	0.95%
Stephen A. Bauer	IND	755	0.51%
Total		148,971

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 12

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Rush Holt DEM +2.9 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rush Holt Won	DEM	92,528	50.12%
Michael Pappas	REP	87,221	47.25%
Joseph A. Siano	IND	2,125	1.15%
Madelyn R. Hoffman	IND	1,409	0.76%
Beverly Kidder	IND	749	0.41%
Mary Jo E. Christian	IND	578	0.31%
Total		184,610

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 13

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Bob Menendez DEM +63.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Menendez Won	DEM	70,308	80.06%
Theresa de Leon	REP	14,615	16.64%
Richard S. Hester	IND	1,276	1.45%
Richard G. Rivera	IND	872	0.99%
Susan Anmuth	IND	752	0.86%
Total		87,823

Official source: Election-Statistics

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