New Jersey's 5th congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Josh Gottheimer (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | 54.6% | 11.3 |
| 2022 | Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | 54.7% | 10.4 |
| 2020 | Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | 53.2% | 7.5 |
| 2018 | Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | 56.2% | 13.7 |
| 2016 | Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | 51.1% | 4.4 |
| 2014 | Scott Garrett | Republican | 55.4% | 12.1 |
| 2012 | Scott Garrett | Republican | 55.0% | 12.3 |
| 2010 | Scott Garrett | Republican | 64.9% | 32.2 |
| 2008 | Scott Garrett | Republican | 55.9% | 13.5 |
| 2006 | Scott Garrett | Republican | 54.9% | 11.1 |
| 2004 | Scott Garrett | Republican | 57.6% | 16.5 |
| 2002 | Scott Garrett | Republican | 59.5% | 21.2 |
| 2000 | Marge Roukema | Republican | 65.4% | 34.9 |
| 1998 | Marge Roukema | Republican | 63.7% | 30.5 |
| 1980 | Millicent Fenwick | Republican | 77.5% | 57.0 |
| 1978 | Millicent Fenwick | Republican | 72.6% | 45.1 |
| 1976 | Millicent Fenwick | Republican | 66.9% | 35.5 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Gottheimer Won | DEM | 208,359 | 54.56% | |
| Mary Jo Guinchard | REP | 165,287 | 43.28% | |
| Beau Forte | GRE | 3,428 | 0.90% | |
| James Tosone | LIB | 2,440 | 0.64% | |
| Aamir Arif | OTH | 2,375 | 0.62% | |
| Total | 381,889 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Gottheimer Won | DEM | 145,559 | 54.73% | |
| Frank T. Pallotta | REP | 117,873 | 44.32% | |
| Jeremy Marcus | LIB | 1,193 | 0.45% | |
| Trevor James Ferrigno | IND | 700 | 0.26% | |
| Louis Vellucci | IND | 618 | 0.23% | |
| Total | 265,943 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Gottheimer Won | DEM | 225,175 | 53.15% | |
| Frank T. Pallotta | REP | 193,333 | 45.64% | |
| Louis Vellucci | OTH | 5,128 | 1.21% | |
| Total | 423,636 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents New Jersey's 5th congressional district?
Josh Gottheimer (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in New Jersey's 5th congressional district?
Josh Gottheimer won in 2024 by 11.3 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.