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1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election?

Rush D. Holt won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election. Rush D. Holt received 92,528 popular votes (50.12%). The main challenger was Michael Pappas (47.25%).

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

Holt +2.9 pts · won by 5,307 votes
Rush D. HoltDemocraticWINNER50.12%
92,528 votes
Michael PappasRepublican47.25%
87,221 votes
Joseph A. SianoIndependent1.15%
2,125 votes
Madelyn R. HoffmanIndependent0.76%
1,409 votes
Beverly KidderIndependent0.41%
749 votes
Mary Jo ChristianIndependent0.31%
578 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.