New Jersey's 3rd congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Herb Conaway | Democratic | 53.2% | 8.6 |
| 2022 | Andy Kim | Democratic | 55.5% | 11.8 |
| 2020 | Andy Kim | Democratic | 53.2% | 7.8 |
| 2018 | Andy Kim | Democratic | 50.0% | 1.3 |
| 2016 | Tom MacArthur | Republican | 59.3% | 20.4 |
| 2014 | Tom MacArthur | Republican | 54.0% | 9.6 |
| 2012 | Jon Runyan | Republican | 53.7% | 8.9 |
| 2010 | Jon Runyan | Republican | 50.0% | 2.7 |
| 2008 | John H. Adler | Democratic | 52.1% | 4.2 |
| 2006 | H. James Saxton | Republican | 58.4% | 17.4 |
| 2004 | H. James Saxton | Republican | 63.4% | 28.8 |
| 2002 | H. James Saxton | Republican | 65.0% | 31.1 |
| 2000 | H. James Saxton | Republican | 57.3% | 16.1 |
| 1998 | H. James Saxton | Republican | 62.0% | 26.9 |
| 1980 | James J. Howard | Democratic | 49.9% | 1.0 |
| 1978 | James J. Howard | Democratic | 56.0% | 12.5 |
| 1976 | James J. Howard | Democratic | 62.1% | 25.0 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Conaway Won | DEM | 202,034 | 53.24% | |
| Rajesh Mohan | REP | 169,454 | 44.65% | |
| Steven W. Welzer | GRE | 3,478 | 0.92% | |
| Christopher Russomanno | LIB | 1,951 | 0.51% | |
| Douglas Wynn | OTH | 1,332 | 0.35% | |
| Justin Barbera | OTH | 1,235 | 0.33% | |
| Total | 379,484 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Kim Won | DEM | 150,498 | 55.46% | |
| Bob Healey | REP | 118,415 | 43.64% | |
| Christopher Russomanno | LIB | 1,347 | 0.50% | |
| Gregory M. Sobocinski | IND | 1,116 | 0.41% | |
| Total | 271,376 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Kim Won | DEM | 229,840 | 53.23% | |
| David Richter | REP | 196,327 | 45.47% | |
| Martin B. Weber | FTP | 3,724 | 0.86% | |
| Robert Shapiro | OTH | 1,871 | 0.43% | |
| Total | 431,762 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents New Jersey's 3rd congressional district?
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in New Jersey's 3rd congressional district?
Herb Conaway won in 2024 by 8.6 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.