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1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Marge Roukema won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Marge Roukema received 181,323 popular votes (71.29%). The main challenger was Bill Auer (24.75%).

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Roukema +46.5 pts · won by 118,367 votes
Marge RoukemaRepublicanWINNER71.29%
181,323 votes
Bill AuerDemocratic24.75%
62,956 votes
Lorraine LaneveIndependent1.61%
4,093 votes
Daniel M. KarlanIndependent0.83%
2,118 votes
Helen HamiltonIndependent0.66%
1,678 votes
Barry ChildersIndependent0.5%
1,266 votes
E. Gregory KresgeIndependent0.35%
899 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.