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1970 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1970 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election?

James J. Howard won the 1970 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election. James J. Howard received 87,973 popular votes (55.16%). The main challenger was William S Dowd (43.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Howard and Dowd

Howard +12.1 pts · won by 19,298 votes
James J. HowardDemocraticWINNER55.16%
87,973 votes
William S DowdRepublican43.06%
68,675 votes
Clyde W Hillnational conservative party1.78%
2,831 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.