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2004 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 2004 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election?

Robert Menendez won the 2004 New Jersey U.S. House District 13 Election. Robert Menendez received 121,018 popular votes (75.85%). The main challenger was Richard W. Piatkowski (22.12%).

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

Menendez +53.7 pts · won by 85,730 votes
Robert MenendezDemocraticWINNER75.85%
121,018 votes
Richard W. PiatkowskiRepublican22.12%
35,288 votes
Richard S. Hester Sr.Independent0.8%
1,282 votes
Herbert Harry ShawIndependent0.67%
1,066 votes
Angela L. LariscyIndependent0.56%
887 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.