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2004 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2004 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election?

Rush D. Holt won the 2004 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election. Rush D. Holt received 171,691 popular votes (59.25%). The main challenger was Bill Spadea (39.69%).

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

Holt +19.6 pts · won by 56,677 votes
Rush D. HoltDemocraticWINNER59.25%
171,691 votes
Bill SpadeaRepublican39.69%
115,014 votes
Ken ChazotteIndependent0.54%
1,562 votes
Daryl Mikell BrooksIndependent0.52%
1,518 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.