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1948 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1948 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election?

James Auchincloss won the 1948 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election. James Auchincloss received 87,538 popular votes (58.54%). The main challenger was Charles F Sullivan (40%).

See the full head-to-head between Auchincloss and Sullivan

Auchincloss +18.5 pts · won by 27,728 votes
James AuchinclossRepublicanWINNER58.54%
87,538 votes
Charles F SullivanDemocratic40%
59,810 votes
Sidney StolbergIndependent1.31%
1,957 votes
Pembertonprohibition0.16%
234 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.