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2016 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2016 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election?

Donald W. Norcross won the 2016 New Jersey U.S. House District 1 Election. Donald W. Norcross received 183,231 popular votes (59.98%). The main challenger was Bob Patterson (36.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Norcross and Patterson

Norcross +23.2 pts · won by 70,843 votes
Donald W. NorcrossDemocraticWINNER59.98%
183,231 votes
Bob PattersonRepublican36.79%
112,388 votes
Scot John Tomaszewskisocialist1.79%
5,473 votes
William F. Sihr IVLibertarian0.79%
2,410 votes
Michael BermanIndependent0.65%
1,971 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.