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1990 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1990 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election?

Robert G. Torricelli won the 1990 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election. Robert G. Torricelli received 82,535 popular votes (53.33%). The main challenger was Peter J. Russo (45.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Torricelli and Russo

Torricelli +8.3 pts · won by 12,877 votes
Robert G. TorricelliDemocraticWINNER53.33%
82,535 votes
Peter J. RussoRepublican45.01%
69,658 votes
Chester Grabowskipopulist1.66%
2,573 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.