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1990 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1990 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election?

Frank Pallone Jr. won the 1990 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election. Frank Pallone Jr. received 77,866 popular votes (49.08%). The main challenger was Paul A. Kapalko (46.45%).

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

Jr. +2.6 pts · won by 4,170 votes
Frank Pallone Jr.DemocraticWINNER49.08%
77,866 votes
Paul A. KapalkoRepublican46.45%
73,696 votes
Richard D. McKeanIndependent2.76%
4,377 votes
William StewartLibertarian1.16%
1,833 votes
Joseph A. Plonskipopulist0.55%
871 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.