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1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election?

Frank Pallone Jr. won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election. Frank Pallone Jr. received 78,102 popular votes (57%). The main challenger was Michael Ferguson (40.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Ferguson

Jr. +16.7 pts · won by 22,922 votes
Frank Pallone Jr.DemocraticWINNER57%
78,102 votes
Michael FergusonRepublican40.27%
55,180 votes
Carl J. MayerIndependent0.94%
1,291 votes
Steve NagleIndependent0.92%
1,262 votes
Leonard P. MarshallIndependent0.86%
1,177 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.