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1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election?

Robert E. Andrews won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election. Robert E. Andrews received 160,413 popular votes (76.12%). The main challenger was Mel Suplee (21.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Andrews and Suplee

Andrews +55.1 pts · won by 116,126 votes
Robert E. AndrewsDemocraticWINNER76.12%
160,413 votes
Mel SupleeRepublican21.02%
44,287 votes
Michael EdmondsonIndependent1.27%
2,668 votes
Patricia A. BilyIndependent0.89%
1,873 votes
Norman E. WahnerIndependent0.71%
1,493 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.