2012Final results
2012 election for New Jersey's 11th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating John Arvanites (D) by 18.8 points.
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublican · winner
58.8%182,237
John ArvanitesDemocrat
40.0%123,897
Barry BerlinOther party
1.2%3,725
309,859 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John ArvanitesRodney P. Frelinghuysen
$103.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$99.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$4.6K
Cash on hand
$242.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012