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1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election?

Steven R. Rothman won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 9 Election. Steven R. Rothman received 117,646 popular votes (55.77%). The main challenger was Kathleen A. Donovan (42.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Rothman and Donovan

Rothman +13.6 pts · won by 28,641 votes
Steven R. RothmanDemocraticWINNER55.77%
117,646 votes
Kathleen A. DonovanRepublican42.2%
89,005 votes
Arthur B. RosenIndependent1.29%
2,730 votes
Leon MyersonIndependent0.73%
1,549 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.