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1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 4 Election?

Christopher H. Smith won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 4 Election. Christopher H. Smith received 146,404 popular votes (63.62%). The main challenger was Kevin John Meara (33.71%).

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Smith +29.9 pts · won by 68,839 votes
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanWINNER63.62%
146,404 votes
Kevin John MearaDemocratic33.71%
77,565 votes
Robert FigueroaIndependent1.3%
3,000 votes
J. Morgan StrongIndependent0.88%
2,034 votes
Arnold KokansIndependent0.48%
1,111 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.