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  NJ District 12
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Parents > United States > New Jersey > NJ - District 12
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline April 01, 1996 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 05, 1996 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 05, 1996 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1997 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1999 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last Modifiednystate63 June 01, 2004 08:34pm
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DescriptionRace to succeed Dick Zimmer, who declined re-election to his house seat to seek election to the US Senate.

Conservative Mike Pappas narrowly won the Republican primary with 38% of the vote over two more moderate candidates (State Senators Leonard Lance and John Bennett), while Lambertville Mayor David DelVecchio beat Carl Mayer and future Rep. Rush Holt for the Democratic nomination.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/08/1994
NameRichard "Dick" Zimmer Votes125,939 (68.34%)
Term01/03/1995 - 01/03/1997 Margin69,962 (+37.97%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 04, 1996 NJ District 12 - D Primary David M. Del Vecchio
Jun 04, 1996 NJ District 12 - R Primary Michael Pappas
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 8.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Michael Pappas David M. Del Vecchio Virginia A. Flynn Joseph M. Mercurio Philip G. Cenicola
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian NJ Conservative Natural Law
Votes135,811 (50.45%) 125,594 (46.65%) 3,955 (1.47%) 2,650 (0.98%) 1,211 (0.45%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -10,217 (-3.80%) -131,856 (-48.98%) -133,161 (-49.46%) -134,600 (-50.00%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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