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1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election?

Steven R. Rothman won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election. Steven R. Rothman received 91,330 popular votes (64.56%). The main challenger was Steve Lonegan (33.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Rothman and Lonegan

Rothman +30.8 pts · won by 43,513 votes
Steven R. RothmanDemocraticWINNER64.56%
91,330 votes
Steve LoneganRepublican33.8%
47,817 votes
Michael Perrone Jr.Independent0.95%
1,349 votes
Michael W. KoontzIndependent0.48%
686 votes
Kenneth EbelIndependent0.2%
277 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.