2002Final results
2002 election for New Jersey's 11th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Vij Pawar (D) by 46.0 points.
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublican · winner
72.4%132,938
Vij PawarDemocrat
26.4%48,477
Richard S. RothLibertarian
1.2%2,263
183,678 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 2002
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.
Vij PawarRodney P. Frelinghuysen
$19.6K
Raised by the campaign
$773K
$15.8K
Spent by the campaign
$783.4K
$3.6K
Cash on hand
$498.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002