2002 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

New Jersey · 6 candidates · See every 2002 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2002 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election?

Frank R. Lautenberg won the 2002 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election. Frank R. Lautenberg received 1,138,193 popular votes (53.88%). The main challenger was Douglas R. Forrester (43.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Lautenberg and Forrester

Lautenberg +9.9 pts · won by 209,754 votes

Frank R. Lautenberg DemocraticWINNER53.88%

1,138,193 votes

Douglas R. Forrester Republican43.95%

928,439 votes

Ted GlickGreen1.15%

24,308 votes

Elizabeth MacRonLibertarian0.59%

12,558 votes

Norman E. WahnerConservative0.3%

6,404 votes

Gregory PasonSocialist0.13%

2,702 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.