Rep. Frank Pallone Wins 2024 NJ 6 District House Race: AP

MATAWAN, NJ — Congressman Frank Pallone won re-election to the 6th District Congress race, the AP projected.

Pallone, a Democrat, was challenged by Republican Scott Fegler, who grew up in Matawan and currently lives in Highlands. Herb Tarbous of Piscataway (Green Party) and Fahad Akhtar of Princeton (Common Sense Independent) also ran.

Here are unofficial vote counts, from the Associated Press:

• Pallone: 154,208 55.8 percent of the vote
• Fegler: 112,892 40.9 percent of the vote
• Tarbous: 3,547 1.3 percent of the vote
• Akhtar: 4,103 1.5 percent of the vote

Pallone has represented New Jersey's 6th Congressional District for the past 36 years, since he was first elected to Congress in 1988. Every two years, a Republican challenges Pallone, but has been unable to unseat him. This year it was Fegler. Two years ago, former Hazlet Mayor Sue Kiley (R) tried to unseat Pallone from Congress and failed, (106,238 votes for Pallone, 75,839 for Kiley).

Fegler and Pallone differ on a wide number of issues: Fegler is a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump, whereas Pallone voted twice for Trump to be impeached. They also differ on immigration, energy — specifically wind turbines off the Jersey Shore, which Pallone supports and Fegler is against — and economic policy.

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You live in the NJ's Sixth Congressional District if you live in the following towns: Carteret, Woodbridge, Edison, Highland Park, Metuchen, New Brunswick, part of Old Bridge, Perth Amboy, Piscataway, Sayreville, South Amboy, South Plainfield, Matawan, Aberdeen, Asbury Park, Atlantic Highlands, Bradley Beach, Deal, Fair Haven, Hazlet, Highlands and Atlantic Highlands, Keansburg, Keyport, Little Silver, Long Branch and West Long Branch, the northern part of Middletown (south Middletown is NJ 4/Rep. Chris Smith), Monmouth Beach, Neptune City and Neptune Township, Oceanport, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright and Union Beach.