New Jersey's 5th congressional district
New Jersey's 5th congressional district is a United States congressional district in New Jersey, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. Bergen County, Passaic County, Sussex County, and Warren County are counties that are part of the congressional district. Democrat Josh Gottheimer became the representative in 2016.
| New Jersey's 5th congressional district | |||
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.svg) District map as of 2013 | |||
| Representative |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 734,764 | ||
| Median income | $110,329[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+3[2] | ||
Election history
| Election results from presidential races | ||
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| Year | Office | Results |
| 2000 | President | Bush 52 - 45% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 57 - 43% |
| 2008 | President | McCain 54 - 45% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 50.9 - 48.5% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 48.8 - 47.7% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Republican | Scott Garrett (incumbent) | 171,220 | 57.57% |
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | [[Democratic Party (US)|Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Dorothea Anne Wolfe | 122,259 | 41.11% |
| Libertarian | Victor Kaplan | 1,857 | 0.62% | |
| [[Independent (politician)|Template:Independent (politician)/meta/shortname]] | Thomas Phelan | 1,515 | 0.51% | |
| [[Independent (politician)|Template:Independent (politician)/meta/shortname]] | Gregory Pason | 574 | 0.19% | |
| Turnout | 297,425 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color" | | Republican hold | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Republican | Scott Garett (incumbent) | 112,142 | 54.91 |
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | [[Democratic Party (US)|Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Paul Aronsohn | 89,503 | 43.82 |
| An Independent Voice | R. Matthew Fretz | 2,597 | 1.27 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Republican | Scott Garrett (incumbent) | 172,653 | 55.87 |
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | [[Democratic Party (US)|Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Dennis Shulman | 131,033 | 42.40 |
| Green | Ed Fanning | 5,321 | 1.72 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Chris Smith (incumbent) | 195,146 | 63.7 | |
| Democrat | Brian Froelich | 107,992 | 35.3 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Leonard Marshall | 3,111 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | 306,247 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Scott Garrett (incumbent) | 104,678 | 55.4 | |
| Democrat | Roy Cho | 81,808 | 43.3 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Mark D Quick | 2,435 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | 188,921 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democrat | Josh Gottheimer | 172,587 | 51.1 | |
| Republican | Scott Garrett (incumbent) | 157,690 | 46.7 | |
| Libertarian | Claudio Belusic | 7,424 | 2.2 | |
| Total votes | 337,701 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Josh Gottheimer (incumbent) | 169,546 | 56.2 | |
| Republican | John J. McCann | 128,255 | 42.5 | |
| Libertarian | James Tosone | 2,115 | 0.7 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Wendy Goetz | 1,907 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | 301,823 | 100.0 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democrat | Josh Gottheimer (incumbent) | 225,175 | 53.2 | |
| Republican | Frank Pallotta | 193,333 | 45.6 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Louis Vellucci | 5,128 | 1.2 |
| Total votes | 423,636 | 100.0 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
New Jersey's 5th Congressional District Media
New Jersey's 5th congressional district (since 2023)
The district from 2003 to 2013
- Franklindavenport
William Wright (1794-1866)
Dudley Sanford Gregory circa 1860-1870
James G. King
Rodman M. Price, Governor of New Jersey
Alexander C. M. Pennington, US Representative from New Jersey
Jacob R. Wortendyke, New Jersey Congressman
William Pennington portrait
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References
- ↑ "My Congressional District".
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Official General Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2020.