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1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election?

Michael Pappas won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election. Michael Pappas received 135,811 popular votes (50.45%). The main challenger was David M. DelVecchio (46.65%).

See the full head-to-head between Pappas and DelVecchio

Pappas +3.8 pts · won by 10,217 votes
Michael PappasRepublicanWINNER50.45%
135,811 votes
David M. DelVecchioDemocratic46.65%
125,594 votes
Virginia A. FlynnIndependent1.47%
3,955 votes
Jospeh M. MercurioIndependent0.98%
2,650 votes
Philip G. CenicolaIndependent0.45%
1,211 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.