New Jersey's 7th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in New Jersey's 7th 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: Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

New Jersey's 7th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Thomas H. Kean Jr.	Republican	51.8%	5.4
2022	Thomas H. Kean Jr.	Republican	51.4%	2.8
2020	Tom Malinowski	Democratic	50.6%	1.2
2018	Tom Malinowski	Democratic	51.7%	5.0
2016	Leonard Lance	Republican	54.1%	11.0
2014	Leonard Lance	Republican	59.3%	20.5
2012	Leonard Lance	Republican	57.2%	17.1
2010	Leonard Lance	Republican	59.4%	18.8
2008	Leonard Lance	Republican	50.2%	8.0
2006	Michael Ferguson	Republican	49.4%	1.5
2004	Michael Ferguson	Republican	56.9%	15.2
2002	Michael Ferguson	Republican	58.0%	17.0
2000	Michael Ferguson	Republican	51.6%	6.0
1998	Bob Franks	Republican	52.5%	8.1
1980	Marge Roukema	Republican	50.7%	4.2
1978	Andrew Maguire	Democratic	52.5%	5.9
1976	Andrew Maguire	Democratic	56.5%	13.1

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas H. Kean Jr. Won	REP	223,331	51.77%
Sue Altman	DEM	200,025	46.37%
Andrew Black	GRE	4,258	0.99%
Lana Leguia	LIB	3,784	0.88%
Total		431,398

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas H. Kean Jr. Won	REP	159,392	51.40%
Tom Malinowski	DEM	150,701	48.60%
Total		310,093

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Malinowski Won	DEM	219,629	50.61%
Thomas H. Kean Jr.	REP	214,318	49.39%
Total		433,947

Questions and answers

Who represents New Jersey's 7th congressional district?

Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in New Jersey's 7th congressional district?

Thomas H. Kean Jr. won in 2024 by 5.4 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.