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1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election?

Bob Franks won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election. Bob Franks received 77,751 popular votes (52.52%). The main challenger was Maryanne S. Connelly (44.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Franks and Connelly

Franks +8.1 pts · won by 11,975 votes
Bob FranksRepublicanWINNER52.52%
77,751 votes
Maryanne S. ConnellyDemocratic44.43%
65,776 votes
Richard C. Martinindepdendent2.03%
3,007 votes
Darren Youngindepdendent1.02%
1,508 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.