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1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election?

Robert Menendez won the 1998 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election. Robert Menendez received 70,308 popular votes (80.06%). The main challenger was Theresa De Leon (16.64%).

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

Menendez +63.4 pts · won by 55,693 votes
Robert MenendezDemocraticWINNER80.06%
70,308 votes
Theresa De LeonRepublican16.64%
14,615 votes
Richard S. Hester Sr.Independent1.45%
1,276 votes
Richard G. RiveraIndependent0.99%
872 votes
Susan AnmuthIndependent0.86%
752 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.