Menendez, Wolfe win nominations

[Freddie Stubbs]

By JOHN P. McALPIN
The Associated Press
6/8/04 11:41 PM


TRENTON, N.J.(AP) -- Incumbent U.S. Rep. Bob Menendez, the party's third highest ranking member in the House, won easily Tuesday in a primary election that generated little interest statewide.

Menendez was challenged for the 13th District nomination by Steven Fulop, a sales trader at Goldman Sachs, but Tuesday's race was never close. Menendez will face Republican Richard W. Piatkowski in the Nov. 2 general election.

Menendez received 19,591 votes, or 82 percent, to 4,358 votes, or 18 percent, for Fulop, with 79 percent of precincts reporting.

"I say it's a victory for the citizens of the 13th congressional district because they have someone who will fight for them everyday, who will give it their all every day, and who never forgets where he came from," Menendez told campaign supporters Tuesday night. "I know they need a champion and I intend to continue to be their champion in the Congress of the United States."

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