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2016 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2016 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election?

Leonard Lance won the 2016 New Jersey U.S. House District 7 Election. Leonard Lance received 185,850 popular votes (54.08%). The main challenger was Peter Jacob (43.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Lance and Jacob

Lance +11.0 pts · won by 37,662 votes
Leonard LanceRepublicanWINNER54.08%
185,850 votes
Peter JacobDemocratic43.12%
148,188 votes
Dan O'NeillLibertarian1.55%
5,343 votes
Arthur T. Haussmann Jr.conservative1.24%
4,254 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.