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1944 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1944 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election?

James Auchincloss won the 1944 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election. James Auchincloss received 80,438 popular votes (56.96%). The main challenger was Arnold E Ascherfeld (43.04%).

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Auchincloss +13.9 pts · won by 19,669 votes
James AuchinclossRepublicanWINNER56.96%
80,438 votes
Arnold E AscherfeldDemocratic43.04%
60,769 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.