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1988 New Jersey U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1988 New Jersey U.S. House District 11 Election?

Dean A. Gallo won the 1988 New Jersey U.S. House District 11 Election. Dean A. Gallo received 154,654 popular votes (70.48%). The main challenger was John C. Shaw (29.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Gallo and Shaw

Gallo +41.0 pts · won by 89,881 votes
Dean A. GalloRepublicanWINNER70.48%
154,654 votes
John C. ShawDemocratic29.52%
64,773 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.