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New Jersey's 6th congressional district

{{Short description|U.S. House district for New Jersey}}

{{use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{disambig-acronym|NJ-6|New Jersey Route 6}}

{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

| state = New Jersey

| district number = 6

| image name = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=New Jersey's 6th congressional district (2023–2033).map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=40.4|frame-longitude=-74.2|zoom=9|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=80px}}

| image width =

| image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023

| representative = Frank Pallone

| party = Democratic

| residence = Long Branch

| english area =

| percent urban = 100

| percent rural = 0

| population = 766,057

| population year = 2023

| median income = $102,014{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=34&cd=06|title = My Congressional District}}

| percent white = 41.8

| percent hispanic = 24.5

| percent black = 10.4

| percent asian = 19.2

| percent more than one race = 2.9

| percent other race = 1.1

| cpvi = D+5{{Cite web|title=2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2025-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2025-04-05|website=Cook Political Report|language=en}}

}}

New Jersey's 6th congressional district is represented by Democrat Frank Pallone, who has served the district in Congress since 1993. The district includes the northern and eastern portions of Middlesex County and the coastal areas of Monmouth County, including towns along the Raritan Bay.

Following the redistricting process in 2021, the 6th district remained similar to its prior configuration, though it gained the liberal towns of Neptune Township and Red Bank, while losing the more conservative Marlboro Township, among other minor changes.{{cite web|url=https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Maps2021/NJCD_2021_ADOPTED_DEC22.pdf|title=New Jersey Congressional Districts: 2022-2031|publisher=New Jersey Redistricting Commission|date=December 22, 2021|access-date=December 29, 2021}} According to estimates from The Cook Political Report, the district became slightly more Democratic after redistricting.{{cite web|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|title=PVI Map and District List

|publisher=The Cook Political Report|date=September 26, 2022|access-date=September 26, 2022}}

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of two counties and 38 municipalities.[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf], New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2021. Accessed November 5, 2022.

Middlesex County: (12)

:Carteret, Edison, Highland Park, Metuchen, New Brunswick, Old Bridge Township (part; also 12th; includes Laurence Harbor and Madison Park), Perth Amboy, Piscataway, Sayreville, South Amboy, South Plainfield, Woodbridge Township

Monmouth County: (26)

:Aberdeen Township, Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Atlantic Highlands, Bradley Beach, Deal, Fair Haven, Hazlet, Highlands, Interlaken, Keansburg, Keyport, Little Silver, Loch Arbour, Long Branch, Matawan, Middletown Township (part; also 4th; includes Leonardo and part of Belford, Fairview, North Middletown, and Port Monmouth), Monmouth Beach, Neptune City, Neptune Township, Oceanport, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright, Union Beach, West Long Branch

Recent election results from statewide races

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! Year

! Office

! Resultshttps://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::6ff0b024-2e5d-4e9b-ba0e-56f6de17ea80https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SXtNRjZ9ccOn58-X9_W2Qo7XSgu7GTsqRlK9UxooOkU/edit?gid=78360187#gid=78360187

|2008

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Obama 60% - 39%

|2012

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Obama 64% - 36%

|2016

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Clinton 58% - 39%

|2017

| Governor

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Murphy 56% - 41%

|2018

| Senate

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Menendez 57% - 39%

rowspan=2|2020

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Biden 59% - 40%

Senate

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Booker 59% - 38%

|2021

| Governor

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Murphy 53% - 46%

rowspan=2|2024

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Harris 52% - 46%

Senate

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Kim 54% - 43%

List of members representing the district

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! Member
{{Small|(District home)}}

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

! Counties/Towns

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| colspan=6 | District established March 4, 1873

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| align=left | 100px
Marcus L. Ward
{{Small|(Newark)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875

| {{USCongressOrdinal|43}}

| Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.

| rowspan=8 | 1873–1893
Essex

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| align=left | 100px
Frederick H. Teese
{{Small|(Newark)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877

| {{USCongressOrdinal|44}}

| Elected in 1874.
Renominated but declined.

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| align=left | 100px
Thomas B. Peddie
{{Small|(Newark)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879

| {{USCongressOrdinal|45}}

| Elected in 1876.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
John L. Blake
{{Small|(Orange)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881

| {{USCongressOrdinal|46}}

| Elected in 1878.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Phineas Jones
{{Small|(Newark)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883

| {{USCongressOrdinal|47}}

| Elected in 1880.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
William H.F. Fiedler
{{Small|(Newark)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885

| {{USCongressOrdinal|48}}

| Elected in 1882.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
Herman Lehlbach
{{Small|(Newark)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891

| {{USCongressOrdinal|49|51}}

| Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired.

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| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px
Thomas D. English
{{Small|(Newark)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|52|53}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.

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| 1893–1895
City of Newark

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| align=left | 100px
Richard W. Parker
{{Small|(Newark)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1903

| {{USCongressOrdinal|54|57}}

| Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|New Jersey|7|C}}.

| 1895–1903
Newark and East Orange

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| align=left | 100px
William Hughes
{{Small|(Paterson)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905

| {{USCongressOrdinal|58}}

| Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.

| rowspan=5 | 1903–1913
Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex

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| align=left | 100px
Henry C. Allen
{{Small|(Little Falls)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907

| {{USCongressOrdinal|59}}

| Elected in 1904.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
William Hughes
{{Small|(Paterson)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1907 –
September 27, 1912

| {{USCongressOrdinal|60|62}}

| Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Resigned after appointment as judge of Court of Common Pleas of Passaic County.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | September 27, 1912 –
November 5, 1912

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|62}}

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| align=left | 100px
Archibald C. Hart
{{Small|(Hackensack)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | November 5, 1912 –
March 3, 1913

| Elected to finish Hughes's term.
Lost renomination.

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| align=left | 100px
Lewis J. Martin
{{Small|(Newton)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1913 –
May 5, 1913

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|63}}

| Elected in 1912.
Died.

| rowspan=5 | 1913–1933
Bergen, Sussex, and Warren; northern Passaic (Bloomingdale, Ringwood, Wanaque, West Milford)

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | May 5, 1913 –
July 22, 1913

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| align=left | 100px
Archibald C. Hart
{{Small|(Hackensack)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | July 22, 1913 –
March 3, 1917

| {{USCongressOrdinal|63|64}}

| Elected to finish Martin's term.
Re-elected in 1914.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
John R. Ramsey
{{Small|(Hackensack)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1921

| {{USCongressOrdinal|65|66}}

| Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost renomination.

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| align=left | 100px
Randolph Perkins
{{Small|(Woodcliff Lake)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1921 –
January 3, 1933

| {{USCongressOrdinal|67|72}}

| Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|New Jersey|7|C}}.

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| align=left | 100px
Donald H. McLean
{{Small|(Elizabeth)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1945

| {{USCongressOrdinal|73|78}}

| Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Retired.

| rowspan=5 | 1933–1969
Union County

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| align=left | 100px
Clifford P. Case
{{Small|(Rahway)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1945 –
August 16, 1953

| {{USCongressOrdinal|79|83}}

| Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Resigned to become president of the Fund for the Republic.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | August 16, 1953 –
November 3, 1953

| {{USCongressOrdinal|83}}

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| align=left | 100px
Harrison A. Williams Jr.
{{Small|(Plainfield)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | November 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1957

| {{USCongressOrdinal|83|84}}

| Elected to finish Case's term.
Re-elected in 1954.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
Florence P. Dwyer
{{Small|(Elizabeth)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1967

| {{USCongressOrdinal|85|89}}

| Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|New Jersey|12|C}}.

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| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px
William T. Cahill
{{Small|(Collingswood)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 1967 –
January 19, 1970

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|90|91}}

| rowspan=2 | Redistricted from the {{ushr|New Jersey|1|C}} and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Resigned when elected governor.

| 1967–1969
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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| rowspan=3 | 1969–1973
Burlington, parts of Camden and Ocean

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | January 19, 1970 –
November 3, 1970

| {{USCongressOrdinal|91}}

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| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px
Edwin B. Forsythe
{{Small|(Moorestown)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| rowspan=2 nowrap | November 3, 1970 –
January 3, 1983

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|91|97}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Cahill's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|New Jersey|13|C}}.

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| 1973–1983
parts of Burlington, Camden, and Ocean

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| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px
Bernard J. Dwyer
{{Small|(Edison)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|98|102}}

| rowspan=2 | Redistricted from the {{ushr|New Jersey|15|C}} and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.

| 1983–1985
parts of Middlesex and Union (Linden and Rahway)

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| 1985–1993
parts of Middlesex, Monmouth (Aberdeen and Matawan), and Union (Linden, Rahway, and Roselle)

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| rowspan=4 align=left | 100px
Frank Pallone
{{Small|(Long Branch)}}

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=4 nowrap | January 3, 1993 –
present

| rowspan=4 | {{USCongressOrdinal|103|Present}}

| rowspan=4 | Redistricted from the {{ushr|New Jersey|3|C}} and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

| 1993–2003
parts of Middlesex and Monmouth

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| 2003–2013
File:NJ06congressdistrict.gif
parts of Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset (Franklin), and Union (Plainfield)

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| 2013–2023:
100px
parts of Middlesex and Monmouth

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| 2023–present:
300px
parts of Middlesex and Monmouth

Recent election results

= 2012 =

{{Election box begin no change|title=New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2012{{cite web |url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-official-general-results-house-of-representatives-020513.pdf |title=Election Information |publisher=NJ Department of State|date=November 6, 2012 |access-date=March 9, 2018}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Frank Pallone (incumbent)|votes=151,782|percentage=63.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Anna Little|votes=84,360|percentage=35.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Len Flynn|votes=1,392|percentage=0.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Independent|candidate=Karen Zaletel|votes=868|percentage=0.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Independent|candidate=Mac Dara Lyden|votes=830|percentage=0.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Reform Party (United States)|candidate=Hebrert Tarbous|votes=406|percentage=0.2}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=239,638|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2014 =

{{Election box begin no change|title=New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2014{{cite web |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2014/2014-official-general-results-us-house.pdf |title=Election Information |publisher=NJ Department of State|date=December 2, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Frank Pallone (incumbent)|votes=72,190|percentage=59.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Anthony E. Wilkinson|votes=46,891|percentage=38.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Dorit Goikhman|votes=1,376|percentage=1.2}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=120,457|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2016 =

{{Election box begin no change|title=New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2016 {{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2016-results/2016-official-general-results-house-of-representatives.pdf |title=Election Information |publisher=NJ Department of State|date=November 8, 2016 |access-date=December 8, 2016}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Frank Pallone (incumbent)|votes=167,895|percentage=63.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Brent Sonnek-Schmelz|votes=91,908|percentage=34.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Green Party (United States)|candidate=Rajit B. Malliah|votes=1,912|percentage=0.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Judith Shamy|votes=1,720|percentage=0.7}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=263,435|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2018 =

{{Election box begin no change|title=New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2018{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Cheryl L.|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|publisher=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives|access-date=April 27, 2019|date=February 28, 2019}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Frank Pallone Jr. (incumbent)|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=140,752|percentage=63.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Richard J. Pezzullo|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=80,443|percentage=36.4}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=221,195|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2020 =

{{Election box begin no change|title=New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2020{{cite web |title=Official General Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-us-house.pdf|website=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 7, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Frank Pallone Jr. (incumbent)|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=199,648|percentage=61.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Christian Onuoha|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=126,760|percentage=38.8}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=326,408|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2022 =

{{Election box begin no change|title=New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2022{{cite web |title= 2022 Official General Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives |url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2022/2022-official-general-results-us-house.pdf |website=New Jersey Department of State - Division of Elections |access-date=December 7, 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Frank Pallone (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =106,238

| percentage =57.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sue Kiley

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes =75,839

| percentage =41.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tara Fisher

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes =1,361

| percentage =0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Inder Soni

| party = Independent

| votes =947

| percentage =0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Eric Antisell

| party = Independent

| votes =534

| percentage =0.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes =184,919

| percentage =100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}

==2024==

{{Election box begin no change|title=New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2022{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-us-house.pdf |title=Candidates for House of Representatives for the GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2024|website=New Jersey Department of State - Division of Elections |access-date=December 5, 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Frank Pallone (incumbent)|votes=170,275|percentage=56.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Scott Fegler|votes=122,519|percentage=40.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Independent|candidate=Fahad Akhtar|votes=4,871|percentage=1.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Green Party (United States)|candidate=Herb Tarbous|votes=4,246|percentage=1.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Matthew Amitrano|votes=1,770|percentage=0.6}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=303,681|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}

References

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  • {{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
  • {{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
  • [http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]

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