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1900 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1900 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election?

Benjamin Howell won the 1900 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election. Benjamin Howell received 24,286 popular votes (55.03%). The main challenger was James J Bergen (42.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Howell and Bergen

Howell +12.5 pts · won by 5,505 votes
Benjamin HowellRepublicanWINNER55.03%
24,286 votes
James J BergenDemocratic42.56%
18,781 votes
Charles F GarrisonProhibition1.74%
768 votes
Morris FreedmanDemocratic0.43%
190 votes
George HerrschaftSocialist Labor0.24%
108 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 September 25, 2026.