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1988 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1988 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election?

Bernard J. Dwyer won the 1988 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election. Bernard J. Dwyer received 120,125 popular votes (61.1%). The main challenger was Peter J. Sica (38.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Dwyer and Sica

Dwyer +23.0 pts · won by 45,301 votes
Bernard J. DwyerDemocraticWINNER61.1%
120,125 votes
Peter J. SicaRepublican38.06%
74,824 votes
Joan Paltrinerisocialist workers0.53%
1,034 votes
Howard F. SchoenLibertarian0.31%
615 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.