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1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election?

William J. Pascrell Jr. won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election. William J. Pascrell Jr. received 81,068 popular votes (62.08%). The main challenger was Matthew J. Kirnan (35.45%).

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

Jr. +26.6 pts · won by 34,779 votes
William J. Pascrell Jr.DemocraticWINNER62.08%
81,068 votes
Matthew J. KirnanRepublican35.45%
46,289 votes
Jeffrey M. LevineIndependent0.62%
804 votes
Stephen SpinosaIndependent0.58%
762 votes
Bernard GeorgeIndependent0.55%
722 votes
Thomas Paine CaslanderIndependent0.48%
625 votes
Jose L. AravenaIndependent0.24%
318 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.