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1984 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1984 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election?

James J. Howard won the 1984 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election. James J. Howard received 122,291 popular votes (53.3%). The main challenger was Brian T. Kennedy (45.78%).

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

Howard +7.5 pts · won by 17,263 votes
James J. HowardDemocraticWINNER53.3%
122,291 votes
Brian T. KennedyRepublican45.78%
105,028 votes
Frank Krushinski Jr.christian american0.52%
1,196 votes
Lawrence D. Ericksoncitizens-socialist0.4%
907 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.