2022Final results
2022 election for New Jersey's 9th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Billy Prempeh (R) by 11.4 points.
Bill Pascrell, Jr.Democrat · winner
55.0%247,371
Billy PrempehRepublican
43.6%196,095
Lea ShermanSocialist Workers
0.7%3,324
Sean ArmstrongLibertarian
0.7%3,162
449,952 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bill Pascrell, Jr.Billy Prempeh
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$309.1K
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$293K
$1.4M
Cash on hand
$29.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022
The candidates
Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D)Billy Prempeh (R)
Also on the ballot: Lea Sherman (Socialist Workers), 0.7%; Sean Armstrong (Libertarian), 0.7%