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2000 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 2000 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election?

Robert Menendez won the 2000 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election. Robert Menendez received 117,856 popular votes (78.69%). The main challenger was Theresa De Leon (18.6%).

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

Menendez +60.1 pts · won by 90,007 votes
Robert MenendezDemocraticWINNER78.69%
117,856 votes
Theresa De LeonRepublican18.6%
27,849 votes
Claudette C. MeliereIndependent1.83%
2,741 votes
Richard S. Hester Sr.Independent0.38%
562 votes
Herbert Harry ShawIndependent0.24%
357 votes
Alina Lydia FonteboaIndependent0.16%
233 votes
Kari SachsIndependent0.11%
168 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.