1996 Senate elections · New Jersey history
New Jersey U.S. Senate election 1996
Robert G. Torricelli DEM +10.1 · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 2,883,466
- Margin
- 10.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NJ
- D+17.9same year
General election 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert G. Torricelli Won | DEM | 1,519,154 | 52.69% | |
| Dick Zimmer | REP | 1,227,351 | 42.57% | |
| Richard Pezzullo | IND | 50,971 | 1.77% | |
| Mary Jo E. Christian | IND | 23,949 | 0.83% | |
| Paul A. Woomer | IND | 15,183 | 0.53% | |
| Olga Rodriguez | IND | 14,319 | 0.50% | |
| Mark Wise | IND | 13,683 | 0.48% | |
| Wilburt Kornegay | IND | 11,107 | 0.39% | |
| Steven J. Baeli | IND | 7,749 | 0.27% | |
| Total | 2,883,466 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
Other New Jersey Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Andy Kim | 9.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 16.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 11.2 |
| 2014 | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 13.5 |
| 2013 special | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 10.9 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 19.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Frank R. Lautenberg | 14.1 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 16.0 |
| 2002 | Class II | Frank R. Lautenberg | 9.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Jon Stevens Corzine | 3.0 |
| 1996 | Class II | Robert G. Torricelli | 10.1 |
| 1994 | Class I | Frank R. Lautenberg | 3.3 |
Full New Jersey Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1996 New Jersey Senate race?
Robert G. Torricelli (DEM) won with 52.7% of the vote, ahead of Dick Zimmer (42.6%), a margin of 10.1 points.
Did the New Jersey Senate seat change party in 1996?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 New Jersey Senate race?
2,883,466 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.