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1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election?

Robert E. Andrews won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election. Robert E. Andrews received 90,279 popular votes (73.19%). The main challenger was Ronald L. Richards (22.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Andrews and Richards

Andrews +50.6 pts · won by 62,424 votes
Robert E. AndrewsDemocraticWINNER73.19%
90,279 votes
Ronald L. RichardsRepublican22.58%
27,855 votes
David E. West Jr.Independent1.37%
1,684 votes
Joesph W. StockmanIndependent1.07%
1,324 votes
Edward ForchionIndependent1.02%
1,257 votes
James E. BarberIndependent0.76%
943 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.