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1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election?

Frank A. LoBiondo won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election. Frank A. LoBiondo received 133,131 popular votes (60.32%). The main challenger was Ruth Katz (38.01%).

See the full head-to-head between LoBiondo and Katz

LoBiondo +22.3 pts · won by 49,241 votes
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublicanWINNER60.32%
133,131 votes
Ruth KatzDemocratic38.01%
83,890 votes
David Rodger HeadrickIndependent0.65%
1,439 votes
Judith Lee AzarenIndependent0.53%
1,174 votes
Andrea LippiIndependent0.49%
1,084 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.