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1990 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1990 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election?

Matthew J. Rinaldo won the 1990 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election. Matthew J. Rinaldo received 100,066 popular votes (74.64%). The main challenger was Bruce H. Bergen (23.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Rinaldo and Bergen

Rinaldo +51.4 pts · won by 68,967 votes
Matthew J. RinaldoRepublicanWINNER74.64%
100,066 votes
Bruce H. BergenDemocratic23.2%
31,099 votes
Thomas V. Sarnowskipopulist2.17%
2,907 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.