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New Jersey's 5th U.S. House District

New Jersey · Next election 2026 · 3 active candidates · $5.0M raisedFederal
About This Office

U.S. House seat for New Jersey's 5th congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats
435
Term Length
2 years
Salary
$174,000
Current Officeholders
Rep. Josh Gottheimer
Rep. Josh GottheimerD
U.S. Representative · NJ-5
Tenure
9y
Bills Spon.
83
Votes Missed
13.02%
Cross-party
210
Committees
Ranking Memberon Intelligence National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee
Financial Services Committee
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
+5 more
The 2026 Race

6 candidates filed, 3 active for the 2026 House election in New Jersey District 5. Party primary on Jun 2, 2026. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary
Jun 2, 2026
General
Nov 3, 2026
Total Raised
$5.0M
Candidates
3 active / 6 filed
Incumbent
Josh GottheimerD
Cash on Hand
$12.8M
Election History
YearWinnerResultRunner-UpTotal Votes
2024Josh Gottheimer D54.6%Mary Jo Guinchard R 43.3%381,889
2022Josh Gottheimer D54.7%Frank T Pallotta R 44.3%265,943
2020Josh Gottheimer D53.2%Frank T Pallotta R 45.6%423,636
2018Josh Gottheimer D56.2%John J Mccann Jr R 42.5%301,823
2016Joshua S Gottheimer D51.1%Scott Garrett R 46.7%337,701
2014Scott Garrett R55.4%Roy Cho D 43.3%188,921
2012Scott Garrett R55.0%Adam Gussen D 42.7%304,371
2010Scott Garrett R64.9%Tod Theise D 32.8%190,993
2008Scott Garrett R55.9%Dennis Shulman D 42.4%309,007
2006Scott Garrett R54.9%Paul Aronsohn D 43.8%204,242
2004Scott Garrett R57.6%Dorothea Anne Wolfe D 41.1%297,425
2002Scott Garrett R59.5%Anne Sumers D 38.3%199,851
2000Marge Roukema R65.4%Linda A Mercurio D 30.4%268,524
1998Marge Roukema R63.7%Mike Scheider D 33.3%166,818
1996Marge Roukema R71.3%Bill Auer D 24.8%254,333
District
Population
778,374
Median HH Income
$133K
Unemployment
5.6%
Bachelor's+
55.0%
Veterans
3.5%
Median Age
43.3
Mean HH Income
$180K
Poverty Rate
5.7%
HS or Higher
94.4%
Median Home Value
$583K
Median Rent
$1,941/mo
Owner-Occupied
73.4%
Under 18 / 65+
21.2% / 19.2%