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2000 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2000 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election?

Rush D. Holt won the 2000 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election. Rush D. Holt received 146,162 popular votes (48.73%). The main challenger was Dick Zimmer (48.51%).

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

Holt +0.2 pts · won by 651 votes
Rush D. HoltDemocraticWINNER48.73%
146,162 votes
Dick ZimmerRepublican48.51%
145,511 votes
Carl J. MayerIndependent1.94%
5,811 votes
John P. DesmondIndependent0.41%
1,233 votes
Worth WinslowIndependent0.41%
1,225 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.