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2002 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 2002 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election?

Robert Menendez won the 2002 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election. Robert Menendez received 72,605 popular votes (78.3%). The main challenger was James Geron (18.17%).

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

Menendez +60.1 pts · won by 55,753 votes
Robert MenendezDemocraticWINNER78.3%
72,605 votes
James GeronRepublican18.17%
16,852 votes
Pat Henry FaulknerGreen1.29%
1,195 votes
Richard S. Hester Sr.conservative0.79%
732 votes
Herbert Harry Shawpoliticians are crooks0.62%
573 votes
Esmat Zaklamathe american party0.04%
774 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.