1998Final results
1998 election for New Jersey's 5th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Marge Roukema (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Mike Scheider (D) by 30.5 points.
Marge RoukemaRepublican · winner
63.7%106,304
Mike ScheiderDemocrat
33.3%55,487
Thomas W. WrightIndependent
1.4%2,395
William WeightmanIndependent
1.0%1,628
Helen HamiltonIndependent
0.6%1,004
166,818 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Mike ScheiderMarge Roukema
$62.5K
Raised by the campaign
$735.9K
$62.4K
Spent by the campaign
$760.1K
$83
Cash on hand
$24.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998
The candidates
Marge Roukema (R)Mike Scheider (D)
Also on the ballot: Thomas W. Wright (Independent), 1.4%; William Weightman (Independent), 1.0%; Helen Hamilton (Independent), 0.6%