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1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election?

H. James Saxton won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election. H. James Saxton received 97,508 popular votes (62.01%). The main challenger was Steven J. Polansky (35.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Saxton and Polansky

Saxton +26.9 pts · won by 42,260 votes
H. James SaxtonRepublicanWINNER62.01%
97,508 votes
Steven J. PolanskyDemocratic35.14%
55,248 votes
Janice Presserindepdendent1.61%
2,527 votes
Norman E. Wahnerindepdendent0.68%
1,063 votes
James Pircherindepdendent0.39%
608 votes
Ken Feduniewiczindepdendent0.18%
285 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.