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1996 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

New Jersey · 9 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election?

Robert G. Torricelli won the 1996 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election. Robert G. Torricelli received 1,519,154 popular votes (52.68%). The main challenger was Dick Zimmer (42.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Torricelli and Zimmer

Torricelli +10.1 pts · won by 291,803 votes
Robert G. TorricelliDemocraticWINNER52.68%
1,519,154 votes
Dick ZimmerRepublican42.57%
1,227,351 votes
Richard J. PezzulloIndependent1.77%
50,971 votes
Mary Jo ChristianIndependent0.83%
23,949 votes
Paul A. WoomerIndependent0.53%
15,183 votes
Olga L. RodriguezIndependent0.5%
14,319 votes
Mark WiseIndependent0.47%
13,683 votes
Wilburt KornegayIndependent0.39%
11,107 votes
Steven J. BaeliIndependent0.27%
7,749 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.