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1988 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1988 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election?

Frank Pallone Jr. won the 1988 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election. Frank Pallone Jr. received 117,024 popular votes (51.64%). The main challenger was Joseph Azzolina (47.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Azzolina

Jr. +4.2 pts · won by 9,545 votes
Frank Pallone Jr.DemocraticWINNER51.64%
117,024 votes
Joseph AzzolinaRepublican47.43%
107,479 votes
Laura StewartLibertarian0.93%
2,107 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.