NJ-5

New Jersey — U.S. House District 5

Nov 3, 2026New Jersey2 candidates

Incumbent

JG

Josh Gottheimer

(D)Incumbent

In office since 2017 · 5 terms

Participation

87%

Party Unity

80%

Bipartisan

20%

Coverage Scorecard

Net +9116 votes

Good Look (63)Bad Look (53)

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JG

Josh Gottheimer

(D)Incumbent

Since 2017

Participation

87%

Party Unity

80%

Bipartisan

20%

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Challengers

1

SK

(R)

Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

Recent Coverage

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Friday Watch

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New Federal Law to Require Age Verification on All Operating Systems

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age Verification Laws: A Trojan Horse for Digital ID? The Rise of State Mandates and the Federal Parents Decide Act

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Federal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S. (Introducing DoxxOS)

FreerepublicApr 15, 2026

Federal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S. (Introducing DoxxOS)

FreerepublicApr 15, 2026

Election History

2024

2022

2020

2018

2026

Sean Kirrane(R)N/A

Josh Gottheimer(D)N/A

2024

Josh Gottheimer(D)54.6%

Mary Jo Guinchard(R)43.3%

Beau Forte(G)0.9%

James Tosone(L)0.6%

Aamir Arif(P)0.6%

2022

Josh Gottheimer(D)54.7%

Frank T Pallotta(R)44.3%

Jeremy Marcus(L)0.4%

Trevor James Ferrigno(T)0.3%

Louis Vellucci(A)0.2%

2020

Josh Gottheimer(D)53.2%

Frank T Pallotta(R)45.6%

Louis A Vellucci(A)1.2%

2018

Josh Gottheimer(D)56.2%

John J Mccann Jr(R)42.5%

James Tosone(L)0.7%

Wendy W Goetz(T)0.6%

Campaign finance data sourced from FEC filings. Election results from MIT Election Lab. ChamberLight is not an official government source.