Elections / 1990 · Senate · NJ
New Jersey — 1990 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1990 · U.S. SenateNew Jersey · U.S. SenateBill BradleyD+3.0
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1990 Senate returns.
- Bill Bradley✓(i)Democrat977,81050.4%
- Christine Todd WhitmanRepublican918,87447.4%
- John L. KucekPopulist19,9781.0%
- Louis M. StefanelliLibertarian13,9880.7%
- Don MackleSocialist Workers7,8040.4%
presidential baselinePresident 1988R+13.6Senate 1990D+3.0vs. baselineD+16.7
New Jersey's 1990 Senate race ran 16.7 points more Democratic than its 1988 presidential margin.
New Jersey's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +22.6% |
| 1978 | +12.2% |
| 1982 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | +29.3% |
| 1988 | +8.4% |
| 1990 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | +14.1% |
| 2012 | +19.5% |
| 2014 | +13.5% |
| 2018 | +11.2% |
| 2020 | +16.3% |
| 2024 | +9.6% |
Same ballot, 1990NJ
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1990 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.