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1990 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1990 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Marge Roukema won the 1990 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Marge Roukema received 118,101 popular votes (75.65%). The main challenger was Lawrence Wayne Olsen (22.43%).

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

Roukema +53.2 pts · won by 83,091 votes
Marge RoukemaRepublicanWINNER75.65%
118,101 votes
Lawrence Wayne OlsenDemocratic22.43%
35,010 votes
Mark Richardspopulist1.92%
2,998 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.