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2012 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2012 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election?

Rush D. Holt won the 2012 New Jersey U.S. House District 12 Election. Rush D. Holt received 189,926 popular votes (69.22%). The main challenger was Eric A. Beck (29.49%).

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

Holt +39.7 pts · won by 109,020 votes
Rush D. HoltDemocraticWINNER69.22%
189,926 votes
Eric A. BeckRepublican29.49%
80,906 votes
Jack FreudenheimIndependent0.82%
2,261 votes
Kenneth J. Codytruth vision hope0.47%
1,285 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.