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1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election?

Robert Menendez won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election. Robert Menendez received 115,459 popular votes (78.83%). The main challenger was Carlos E. Munoz (17.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Menendez and Munoz

Menendez +61.5 pts · won by 90,032 votes
Robert MenendezDemocraticWINNER78.83%
115,459 votes
Carlos E. MunozRepublican17.36%
25,427 votes
Herbert Harry ShawIndependent1.46%
2,136 votes
Mike BuoncristianoIndependent1.43%
2,094 votes
William P. EstradaIndependent0.49%
720 votes
Rupert RavensIndependent0.43%
637 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.