H. James Saxton

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 22, 1943
Current age: 83
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1984–2006

Career timeline

1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep 1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep

1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep

12-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Saxton1.6M

Opponents974,670

Elections run

Between 1984 and 2006, H. James Saxton ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Saxton's biggest single-election total was 195,938 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 3. Saxton's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 13, decided by 32,101 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 3, every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 13, or all 2006 U.S. House races.

How many votes has H. James Saxton received?

H. James Saxton has received 1,612,214 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

H. James Saxton’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2006	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	122,55958.4%	Rich Sexton Ken Feduniewicz (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	195,93863.44%	Herb Conaway Edward Forchion Frank Orland
2002	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	123,37565.02%	Richard Strada Raymond Byrne Ken Feduniewicz (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	157,05357.3%	Susan Bass Levin Aaron M. Kromash Ken Feduniewicz (head-to-head) Norman E. Wahner (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	97,50862.01%	Steven J. Polansky Janice Presser (head-to-head) Norman E. Wahner (head-to-head) James Pircher Ken Feduniewicz (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	157,50364.21%	John Leonardi Janice Presser (head-to-head) Agnes A. James Eugene B. Ashworth Ken Feduniewicz (head-to-head)
1994	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	115,75066.4%	James B. Smith (head-to-head) D. James Hill Arthur Fulvio Croce
1992	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	151,36859.17%	Timothy E. Ryan Helen L. Radder Joseph A. Plonski Michael S. Permuko James Reilly William Donald McMahon Anthony J. Verderese Martin T. King Frank Burke
1990	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	99,68858.16%	John H. Adler Howard Scott Pearlman
1988	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	167,47069.48%	James B. Smith (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	82,86665.36%	John Wydra
1984	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	141,13660.71%	James B. Smith (head-to-head) Don Smith Bernardo S. Doganiero

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000097) and Wikidata (Q1335684). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.