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2016 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2016 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election?

Thomas MacArthur won the 2016 New Jersey U.S. House District 3 Election. Thomas MacArthur received 194,596 popular votes (59.32%). The main challenger was Frederick John Lavergne (38.87%).

See the full head-to-head between MacArthur and Lavergne

MacArthur +20.5 pts · won by 67,070 votes
Thomas MacArthurRepublicanWINNER59.32%
194,596 votes
Frederick John LavergneDemocratic38.87%
127,526 votes
Lawrence W. Berlinski Jr.constitution1.81%
5,938 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.