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1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 11 Election?

Rodney P. Frelinghuysen won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 11 Election. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen received 169,091 popular votes (66.27%). The main challenger was Chris Evangel (30.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Frelinghuysen and Evangel

Frelinghuysen +35.4 pts · won by 90,349 votes
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanWINNER66.27%
169,091 votes
Chris EvangelDemocratic30.86%
78,742 votes
Ed DeMottIndependent1.12%
2,870 votes
Austin S. LettIndependent1.03%
2,618 votes
Victoria S. SpruiellIndependent0.72%
1,837 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.