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1838 New Jersey U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1838 New Jersey U.S. House At-large Election?

Peter Vroom won the 1838 New Jersey U.S. House At-large Election. Peter Vroom received 28,492 popular votes (8.36%). The main challenger was William Cooper (8.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Vroom and Cooper

Vroom +0.0 pts · won by 37 votes
Peter VroomDemocraticWINNER8.36%
28,492 votes
William CooperDemocraticWINNER8.35%
28,455 votes
Philemon DickersonDemocraticWINNER8.35%
28,453 votes
Daniel RyallDemocraticWINNER8.35%
28,441 votes
Joseph KilleDemocraticWINNER8.34%
28,426 votes
Joseph RandolphwhigWINNER8.34%
28,426 votes
Stratwhig8.33%
28,395 votes
Maxwhig8.33%
28,386 votes
Halwhig8.32%
28,337 votes
Thomas Yorkewhig8.31%
28,321 votes
ForceDemocratic8.31%
28,315 votes
Aiggwhig8.3%
28,295 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.