Rush D. Holt, U.S. Representative

Rush D. Holt

U.S. Representative
Born
October 15, 1948
Current age
77
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1998–2012
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Holt1.1M
Opponents789,814
8
Elections run

Between 1998 and 2012, Rush D. Holt ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Holt's biggest single-election total was 193,732 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 12. Holt's closest win came in the 2000 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 12, decided by 651 votes.

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How many votes has Rush D. Holt received?

Rush D. Holt has received 1,132,527 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

Rush D. Holt’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon189,92669.22%Eric A. Beck
Jack Freudenheim

Kenneth J. Cody (head-to-head)
2010U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon108,21453.05%Scott Sipprelle
Kenneth J. Cody (head-to-head)
2008U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon193,73263.12%Alan R. Bateman
David Corsi
2006U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon125,46865.7%Joseph S. Sinagra
2004U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon171,69159.25%Bill Spadea
Ken Chazotte

Daryl Mikell Brooks
2002U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon104,80661.04%DeForest Buster Soaries
Carl J. Mayer (head-to-head)

Thomas D. Abrams

Karen Anne Zaletal
2000U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon146,16248.73%Dick Zimmer
Carl J. Mayer (head-to-head)

John P. Desmond

Worth Winslow
1998U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon92,52850.12%Michael Pappas
Joseph A. Siano

Madelyn R. Hoffman

Beverly Kidder

Mary Jo Christian
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H001032) and Wikidata (Q528359). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Rush D. Holt: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/rush-d-holt. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.