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1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election?

Bob Franks won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election. Bob Franks received 128,821 popular votes (55.39%). The main challenger was Larry Lerner (41.83%).

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Franks +13.6 pts · won by 31,536 votes
Bob FranksRepublicanWINNER55.39%
128,821 votes
Larry LernerDemocratic41.83%
97,285 votes
Dorothy DeLauraIndependent1.75%
4,076 votes
Nicholas W. GentileIndependent0.73%
1,693 votes
Robert G. RobertsonIndependent0.3%
696 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.