U.S. House seat · former district
New Jersey's 13th District
18 elections since 1976: Democrats won 11, Republicans 7.
2010 election
Nov 2, 2010- Albio Sires (D) · won74.1%
- Henrietta Dwyer (R)23.0%
- Anthony Zanowic (IND)1.8%
- Maximo Gomez Nacer (OTH)1.1%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Every election for this seat
18 races since 1976; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Albio Sires (D) | Henrietta Dwyer (R) | 51.1 |
| 2008 | Albio Sires (D) | Joseph Turula (R) | 53.6 |
| 2006 | Albio Sires (D) | John J. Guarini (R) | 58.2 |
| 2004 | Robert Menendez (D) | Richard W. Piatkowski (R) | 53.7 |
| 2002 | Robert Menendez (D) | James Geron (R) | 60.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Robert Menendez (D) | Theresa De Leon (R) | 60.1 |
| 1998 | Robert Menendez (D) | Theresa De Leon (R) | 63.4 |
| 1996 | Robert Menendez (D) | Carlos E. Munoz (R) | 61.5 |
| 1994 | Robert Menendez (D) | Fernando A. Alonso (R) | 45.7 |
| 1992 | Robert Menendez (D) | Fred J. Theemling Jr. (R) | 33.7 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Jim Saxton (R) | John Adler (D) | 18.7 |
| 1988 | H. James Saxton (R) | James B. Smith (D) | 39.0 |
| 1986 | H. James Saxton (R) | John Wydra (D) | 30.7 |
| 1984 | H. James Saxton (R) | James B. Smith (D) | 22.3 |
| 1982 | Edwin B. Forsythe (R) | George S. Callas (D) | 20.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | James Courter (R) | Dave Stickle (D) | 45.3 |
| 1978 | James Courter (R)Flip | Helen S. Meyner (D) | 3.7 |
| 1976 | Helen S. Meyner (D) | William E. Schluter (R) | 2.5 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)