William J. Pascrell Jr.

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 25, 1937
Died: August 21, 2024
Age at death: 87
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1996–2022

Career timeline

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

2008Rep 2012Rep 2014Rep 2016Rep 2018Rep 2020Rep

2022Rep

13-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jr.1.6M

Opponents823,974

Elections run

Between 1996 and 2022, William J. Pascrell Jr. ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 203,674 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 9. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 8, decided by 6,252 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 9, every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 8, or all 2022 U.S. House races.

How many votes has William J. Pascrell Jr. received?

William J. Pascrell Jr. has received 1,645,877 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

William J. Pascrell Jr.’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2022	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	82,45754.98%	Billy Prempeh (head-to-head) Lea Sherman Sean Armstrong
2020	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	203,67465.8%	Billy Prempeh (head-to-head) Chris Auriemma
2018	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	140,83270.27%	Eric P. Fisher Claudio Belusic
2016	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	162,64269.73%	Hector L. Castillo Diego Rivera Jeffrey Boss
2014	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	82,49868.49%	Dierdre G. Paul Nestor Montilla
2012	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	162,82273.97%	Shmuley Boteach E. David Smith Jeanette Woolsey
2008	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	159,27971.11%	Roland Straten Derek DeMarco
2006	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	97,56870.89%	Jose M. Sandoval Lou Jasikoff
2004	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	152,00169.46%	George Ajjan Joseph A. Fortunato (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	88,10166.83%	Jared Silverman Joseph A. Fortunato (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	134,07466.99%	Anthony Fusco Jr. Joseph A. Fortunato (head-to-head) Viji Sargis
1998	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	81,06862.08%	Matthew J. Kirnan Jeffrey M. Levine (head-to-head) Stephen Spinosa Bernard George Thomas Paine Caslander Jose L. Aravena
1996	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	98,86151.2%	William J. Martini Jeffrey M. Levine (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000096) and Wikidata (Q529090). 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.