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2002 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2002 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election?

Rush D. Holt won the 2002 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election. Rush D. Holt received 104,806 popular votes (61.04%). The main challenger was DeForest Buster Soaries (36.65%).

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

Holt +24.4 pts · won by 41,868 votes
Rush D. HoltDemocraticWINNER61.04%
104,806 votes
DeForest Buster SoariesRepublican36.65%
62,938 votes
Carl J. MayerGreen1.09%
1,871 votes
Thomas D. AbramsLibertarian0.73%
1,259 votes
Karen Anne Zaletalconservative0.49%
839 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.