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1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 10 Election?

Donald M. Payne won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 10 Election. Donald M. Payne received 127,126 popular votes (84.16%). The main challenger was Vanessa Williams (14.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Payne and Williams

Payne +69.5 pts · won by 105,040 votes
Donald M. PayneDemocraticWINNER84.16%
127,126 votes
Vanessa WilliamsRepublican14.62%
22,086 votes
Harley TylerIndependent0.79%
1,192 votes
Toni M. JacksonIndependent0.43%
656 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.