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2012 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

New Jersey · 11 candidates · See every 2012 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2012 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election?

Robert Menendez won the 2012 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election. Robert Menendez received 1,987,680 popular votes (58.87%). The main challenger was Joe Kyrillos (39.37%).

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

Menendez +19.5 pts · won by 658,146 votes
Robert MenendezDemocraticWINNER58.87%
1,987,680 votes
Joe KyrillosRepublican39.37%
1,329,534 votes
Kenneth R. KaplanLibertarian0.5%
16,803 votes
Ken WolskiGreen0.47%
15,801 votes
Gwen DiakosJersey Strong Independents0.28%
9,359 votes
J. David DranikoffTotally Independent Candidate0.11%
3,834 votes
Inder ??andy?? SoniAmerica First0.11%
3,593 votes
Robert ??turk?? TurkavageResponsibility Fairness Integrity0.1%
3,532 votes
Gregory PasonSocialist Party Usa0.07%
2,249 votes
Eugene Martin LavergneNo Slogan0.07%
2,198 votes
Daryl Mikell BrooksReform Nation0.06%
2,066 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.