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1990 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

New Jersey · 5 candidates · See every 1990 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1990 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election?

Bill Bradley won the 1990 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election. Bill Bradley received 977,810 popular votes (50.44%). The main challenger was Christine Todd Whitman (47.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Bradley and Whitman

Bradley +3.0 pts · won by 58,936 votes
Bill BradleyDemocraticWINNER50.44%
977,810 votes
Christine Todd WhitmanRepublican47.4%
918,874 votes
John L. KucekPopulist1.03%
19,978 votes
Louis M. StefanelliLibertarian0.72%
13,988 votes
Don MacKleSocialist Workers0.4%
7,804 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.