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1988 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Marge Roukema won the 1988 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Marge Roukema received 175,562 popular votes (75.69%). The main challenger was Lee Monaco (23.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Roukema and Monaco

Roukema +52.0 pts · won by 120,734 votes
Marge RoukemaRepublicanWINNER75.69%
175,562 votes
Lee MonacoDemocratic23.64%
54,828 votes
Daniel M. KarlanLibertarian0.67%
1,546 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.