New Jersey's 6th congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in New Jersey's 6th 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: Frank Pallone, Jr. (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 56.1% | 15.7 |
| 2022 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 57.5% | 16.4 |
| 2020 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 61.2% | 22.3 |
| 2018 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 63.6% | 27.3 |
| 2016 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 63.7% | 28.8 |
| 2014 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 59.9% | 21.0 |
| 2012 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 63.3% | 28.1 |
| 2010 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 54.7% | 11.0 |
| 2008 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 66.9% | 35.3 |
| 2006 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 68.6% | 38.3 |
| 2004 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 66.9% | 36.1 |
| 2002 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 66.5% | 35.6 |
| 2000 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 67.5% | 37.8 |
| 1998 | Frank Pallone Jr. | Democratic | 57.0% | 16.7 |
| 1980 | Edwin B. Forsythe | Republican | 56.3% | 15.0 |
| 1978 | Edwin B. Forsythe | Republican | 60.4% | 22.0 |
| 1976 | Edwin B. Forsythe | Republican | 58.8% | 19.1 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Pallone Jr. Won | DEM | 170,275 | 56.07% | |
| Scott Fegler | REP | 122,519 | 40.35% | |
| Fahad Akhtar | OTH | 4,871 | 1.60% | |
| Herbert L. Tarbous | GRE | 4,246 | 1.40% | |
| Matthew Amitrano | LIB | 1,770 | 0.58% | |
| Total | 303,681 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Pallone Jr. Won | DEM | 106,238 | 57.45% | |
| Susan M. Kiley | REP | 75,839 | 41.01% | |
| Tara Fisher | LIB | 1,361 | 0.74% | |
| Inder Jit Soni | IND | 947 | 0.51% | |
| Eric Antisell | IND | 534 | 0.29% | |
| Total | 184,919 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Pallone Jr. Won | DEM | 199,648 | 61.17% | |
| Christian Onuoha | REP | 126,760 | 38.84% | |
| Total | 326,408 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents New Jersey's 6th congressional district?
Frank Pallone, Jr. (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in New Jersey's 6th congressional district?
Frank Pallone Jr. won in 2024 by 15.7 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.