New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District

New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District

Incumbent

Herbert C. Conaway Jr.

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (D).

As of the 2020 Census, New Jersey representatives represented an average of 774,541 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 733,958 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (D) and Jason Cullen (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (D)
		Jason Cullen (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Linda McMahon (R)

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (D)	53.2	202,034
		Rajesh Mohan (R)	44.7	169,454
		Steven Welzer (G)	0.9	3,478
		Chris Russomanno (L)	0.5	1,951
		Douglas Wynn (Why Not Wynn Party)	0.4	1,332
		Justin Barbera (Join The Revolution Party)	0.3	1,235

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 379,484
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (D) defeated Carol Murphy (D), Joseph Cohn (D), Sarah Schoengood (D), and Brian Schkeeper (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Herbert C. Conaway Jr.	49.6	27,528
		Carol Murphy	25.3	14,049
		Joseph Cohn	11.7	6,517
		Sarah Schoengood	10.0	5,524
		Brian Schkeeper	3.4	1,862

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,480
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Kim (D)
• Alexander Hammerli (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Rajesh Mohan (R) defeated Shirley Maia-Cusick (R), Michael Francis Faccone (R), and Gregory Sobocinski (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rajesh Mohan	38.0	13,011
		Shirley Maia-Cusick	30.7	10,507
		Michael Francis Faccone	17.0	5,812
		Gregory Sobocinski	14.4	4,947

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,277
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See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Andrew Kim (D) defeated Bob Healey (R), Chris Russomanno (L), and Gregory Sobocinski (God Save America) in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Kim (D)	55.5	150,498
		Bob Healey (R)	43.6	118,415
		Chris Russomanno (L)	0.5	1,347
		Gregory Sobocinski (God Save America)	0.4	1,116

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 271,376
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lawrence Hatez (Returning Your Rights!)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Andrew Kim (D) defeated Reuven Hendler (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Kim	92.8	39,433
		Reuven Hendler	7.2	3,062

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,495
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Bob Healey (R) defeated Ian Smith (R) and Nicholas Ferrara (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Healey	52.9	17,560
		Ian Smith	38.3	12,709
	Submit photo	Nicholas Ferrara	8.9	2,956

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,225
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shawn Hyland (R)
• Will Monk (R)

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Andrew Kim (D) defeated David Richter (R), Martin Weber (For the People Party), and Robert Shapiro (Independent Constitution Party) in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Kim (D)	53.2	229,840
		David Richter (R)	45.5	196,327
		Martin Weber (For the People Party)	0.9	3,724
		Robert Shapiro (Independent Constitution Party)	0.4	1,871

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 431,762
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Andrew Kim (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on July 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Kim	100.0	79,417

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

David Richter (R) defeated Kate Gibbs (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on July 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Richter	61.1	35,824
		Kate Gibbs	38.9	22,768

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,592
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Novak (R)
• Anthony Porto (R)
• David Schmidt (R)

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Andrew Kim (D) defeated incumbent Tom MacArthur (R) and Lawrence Berlinski Jr. (Constitution Party) in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Kim (D)	50.0	153,473
		Tom MacArthur (R)	48.7	149,500
		Lawrence Berlinski Jr. (Constitution Party)	1.3	3,902

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 306,875 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Andrew Kim (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Kim	100.0	28,514

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Frederick John LaVergne (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Tom MacArthur (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom MacArthur	100.0	25,612

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Previous election results

2016

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Tom MacArthur (R) defeated Frederick John Lavergne (D) and Lawrence Berlinski Jr. (Constitution Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. MacArthur faced no challenger in the Republican primary, while Lavergne defeated Jim Keady in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on June 7, 2016. MacArthur won re-election in the November 8 election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom MacArthur Incumbent	59.3%	194,596
	Democratic	Frederick John Lavergne	38.9%	127,526
	Constitution	Lawrence Berlinski Jr.	1.8%	5,938
Total Votes				328,060
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Frederick Lavergne	62.8%	32,963
Jim Keady	37.2%	19,526
Total Votes		52,489
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

2014

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Tom MacArthur (R) defeated Aimee Belgard (D) and Frederick John LaVergne (Democratic-Republican) in the general election. In the primary election on June 3, 2014, MacArthur defeated Steve Lonegan for the Republican nomination, while Belgard defeated Howard Kleinhendler and Bruce Todd for the Democratic nomination.

New Jersey's 3rd was considered a battleground district in 2014. Incumbent Jon Runyan (R) did not run for re-election, leaving an open seat. Runyan won re-election by an 8.9 percent margin of victory in 2012. The presidential election went Democratic, with President Barack Obama winning in the 3rd District by 4.6 percent.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom MacArthur	54%	100,471
	Democratic	Aimee Belgard	44.4%	82,537
	Democratic-Republican	Frederick John LaVergne	1.7%	3,095
Total Votes				186,103
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

2012

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Jon Runyan won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Shelley Adler	44.9%	145,506
	Republican	Jon Runyan Incumbent	53.7%	174,253
	No Slogan	Christopher Dennick, Jr.	0.1%	280
	Legalize Marijuana	Robert Edward Forchion	0.6%	1,965
	No Slogan	Frederick John Lavergne	0.2%	770
	Bob's for Jobs	Robert Shapiro	0.3%	1,104
	None of Them	Robert Witterschein	0.2%	530
Total Votes				324,408
Source: New Jersey Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Jon Runyan won election to the United States House. He defeated John H. Adler (D), Peter DeStefano (New Jersey Tea Party), Russ Conger (Libertarian) and Lawrence J. Donahue (Your Country Again) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jon Runyan	50%	110,215
	Democratic	John H. Adler incumbent	47.3%	104,252
	New Jersey Tea Party	Peter DeStefano	1.5%	3,284
	Libertarian	Russ Conger	0.7%	1,445
	Your Country Again	Lawrence J. Donahue	0.5%	1,113
Total Votes				220,309

2008
On November 4, 2008, John Adler won election to the United States House. He defeated Chris Myers (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Adler	52.1%	166,390
	Republican	Chris Myers	47.9%	153,122
Total Votes				319,512

2006
On November 7, 2006, Jim Saxton won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rich Sexton (D) and Ken Feduniewicz (The Patriot Movement) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Saxton incumbent	58.4%	122,559
	Democratic	Rich Sexton	41%	86,113
	The Patriot Movement	Ken Feduniewicz	0.6%	1,179
Total Votes				209,851

2004
On November 2, 2004, Jim Saxton won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Herb Conaway (D), Frank Orland (Independent/Libertarian) and R. Edward Forchion (Independent/U.S. Marijuana Party) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Saxton incumbent	63.4%	195,938
	Democratic	Herb Conaway	34.7%	107,034
	Independent/Libertarian	Frank Orland	0.3%	976
	Independent/U.S. Marijuana Party	R. Edward Forchion	1.6%	4,914
Total Votes				308,862

2002
On November 5, 2002, Jim Saxton won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Richard Strada (D), Raymond Byrne (Independent/Libertarian) and Ken Feduniewicz (Independent/American First) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Saxton incumbent	65%	123,375
	Democratic	Richard Strada	33.9%	64,364
	Independent/Libertarian	Raymond Byrne	0.7%	1,335
	Independent/American First	Ken Feduniewicz	0.4%	665
Total Votes				189,739

2000
On November 7, 2000, Jim Saxton won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Susan Bass Levin (D), Aaron M. Kromach (I), Ken Feduniewicz (I) and Norman E. Wahner (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Saxton incumbent	57.3%	157,053
	Democratic	Susan Bass Levin	41.2%	112,848
	Independent	Aaron M. Kromach	0.9%	2,515
	Independent	Ken Feduniewicz	0.3%	948
	Independent	Norman E. Wahner	0.3%	719
Total Votes				274,083

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey after the 2020 census

The New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission enacted a new congressional map on December 22, 2021. This map took effect for New Jersey's 2022 congressional elections. The commission voted 7-6 to approve the Democratic map proposal, with all six Democratic members and the tiebreaker, former New Jersey Supreme Court Judge John Wallace voting to approve. All six Republican members of the commission voted against the map.

How does redistricting in New Jersey work? In New Jersey, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by two distinct politician commissions. The congressional redistricting commission comprises the following 13 members:

1. The majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the New Jersey State Legislature appoint two commissioners a piece (for a total of eight members).
2. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint two members to the commission (for a total of four members). Commissioners appointed by the political parties cannot be members of Congress or congressional employees.
3. The first 12 commissioners appoint the last member. This member cannot have held public office in the state within the previous five-year period. If the first 12 commissioners cannot agree on an appointment, they must submit two names to the New Jersey Supreme Court. The court must then appoint the final commissioner.

If the congressional redistricting commission fails to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, it must submit two plans to the state Supreme Court, which must in turn select from those two plans a final map.

The state legislative redistricting commission comprises 10 members. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint five members to the commission. In the event that this commission is unable to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, the state Supreme Court may appoint a tie-breaking member.

State law requires that state legislative districts meet the following criteria:

1. Districts must be contiguous.
2. Districts "must be as nearly compact as possible."
3. Municipalities "must be kept intact, except where otherwise required by law."

There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 3rd Congressional District of New Jersey after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey after the 2010 census

In 2011, the New Jersey State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Jersey's 3rd the 160th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Jersey's 3rd the 168th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 56.3%-42.3%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Jersey's 3rd the 168th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 56.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 42.3%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District the 220th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.96. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.96 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in New Jersey
• New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
• New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
• New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
• New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 3

Footnotes

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New Jersey's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Cory Booker (D)

Andrew Kim (D)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Norcross (D)

District 2

Jeff Van Drew (R)

District 3

Herbert Conaway (D)

District 4

Chris Smith (R)

District 5

Josh Gottheimer (D)

District 6

Frank Pallone (D)

District 7

Thomas Kean (R)

District 8

Robert Menendez (D)

District 9

Nellie Pou (D)

District 10

LaMonica McIver (D)

District 11

Vacant

District 12

Bonnie Coleman (D)

Democratic Party (10)

Republican Party (3)

Vacancies (1)