Marge Roukema

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 19, 1929
Died: November 12, 2014
Age at death: 85
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1980–2000

Career timeline

1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep 1990Rep

1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep

11-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Roukema1.6M

Opponents718,959

Elections run

Between 1980 and 2000, Marge Roukema ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Roukema's biggest single-election total was 196,198 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 5. Roukema's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 7, decided by 9,023 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 5, every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 7, or all 2000 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Marge Roukema received?

Marge Roukema has received 1,564,381 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

Marge Roukema’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2000	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	175,54665.37%	Linda A. Mercurio Michael MJ King Robert J. McCafferty Ira W. Goodman Helen Hamilton (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	106,30463.72%	Mike Scheider Thomas W. Wright William Weightman Helen Hamilton (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	181,32371.29%	Bill Auer (head-to-head) Lorraine Laneve Daniel M. Karlan (head-to-head) Helen Hamilton (head-to-head) Barry Childers E. Gregory Kresge
1994	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	139,96474.25%	Bill Auer (head-to-head) William J. Leonard (head-to-head) Roger W. Bacon Helen Hamilton (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	196,19871.51%	Frank R. Lucas William J. Leonard (head-to-head) Michael V. Pierone George Lahood Stuart Bacha
1990	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	118,10175.65%	Lawrence Wayne Olsen Mark Richards
1988	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	175,56275.69%	Lee Monaco Daniel M. Karlan (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	85,94968%	H. Vernon Jolley
1984	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	171,97971.17%	Rose Brunetto
1982	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	104,69565.29%	Fritz Cammerzell William J. Zelko Jr.
1980	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	108,76050.74%	Andrew Maguire Patrick Randazzo Robert Shapiro Martin E. Wendelken

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000465) and Wikidata (Q509273). 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.