2006 New Jersey's 13th congressional district special election

November 7, 2006

New Jersey's 13th congressional district


Nominee	Albio Sires	Dick Hester
Party	Democratic	Independent
Popular vote	75,403	2,592
Percentage	96.68%	3.32%

U.S. Representative before election

Bob Menendez
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Albio Sires
Democratic

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The 2006 New Jersey's 13th congressional district special election was held on November 7, 2006, to fill the vacant seat in New Jersey's 13th congressional district. The winner will serve in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 110th United States Congress. Democrat Albio Sires won the election to replace Democrat Bob Menendez, who was appointed to the United States Senate in January 2006. Sires also won election to the full term on the same date.

Democratic primary

Candidates

James Geron
Albio Sires, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and mayor of West New York

Results

2006 Democratic special U.S. House primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires	24,216	90.15%
	Democratic	James Geron	2,647	9.85%
Total votes			26,863	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Dick Hester (Independent)
Albio Sires, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and mayor of West New York (Democratic)

2006 U.S. House special election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires	75,403	96.68%
	Independent	Dick Hester	2,592	3.32%
Total votes			77,995	100.00%

By county

County^[3]	Albio Sires Democratic		Dick Hester Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
County^[3]	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Essex (part)	9,798	96.4%	368	3.6%	9,430	93.0%	10,166
Hudson (part)	53,229	97.3%	1,473	2.7%	51,756	94.6%	54,702
Middlsex (part)	8,409	94.0%	537	6.0%	7,872	88.0%	8,946
Union (part)	3,967	94.9%	214	5.1%	3,483	89.8%	4,181
Totals	75,403	96.68%	2,592	3.32%	72,811	93.36%	77,995

References

^ "Official List: Candidate Returns for Unexpired Term for June 2006 Primary Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. February 15, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
^ "Congressional District 13: Unexpired Term" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. January 16, 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
^ "NJ DOS - Division of Elections - Election Results Archive" (PDF). nj.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

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