New Jersey's 5th congressional district facts for kids
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District map as of 2013
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| Population (2019) | 734,764 | ||
| Median income | $110,329 | ||
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| Cook PVI | R+3 | ||
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.
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 | % | |
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| Republican | Scott Garrett (incumbent) | 171,220 | 57.57% | |
| Democratic | Dorothea Anne Wolfe | 122,259 | 41.11% | |
| Libertarian | Victor Kaplan | 1,857 | 0.62% | |
| Independent | Thomas Phelan | 1,515 | 0.51% | |
| Independent | Gregory Pason | 574 | 0.19% | |
| Turnout | 297,425 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Scott Garett (incumbent) | 112,142 | 54.91 | |
| Democratic | Paul Aronsohn | 89,503 | 43.82 | |
| An Independent Voice | R. Matthew Fretz | 2,597 | 1.27 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Scott Garrett (incumbent) | 172,653 | 55.87 | |
| Democratic | 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 | |
| Democratic | Brian Froelich | 107,992 | 35.3 | |
| Independent | 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 | |
| Democratic | Roy Cho | 81,808 | 43.3 | |
| Independent | Mark D Quick | 2,435 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 188,921 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | 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 | % | |
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| Democratic | Josh Gottheimer (incumbent) | 169,546 | 56.2 | |
| Republican | John J. McCann | 128,255 | 42.5 | |
| Libertarian | James Tosone | 2,115 | 0.7 | |
| Independent | Wendy Goetz | 1,907 | 0.6 | |
| Total votes | 301,823 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Josh Gottheimer (incumbent) | 225,175 | 53.2 | |
| Republican | Frank Pallotta | 193,333 | 45.6 | |
| Independent | Louis Vellucci | 5,128 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | 423,636 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Images for kids
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The district from 2003 to 2013
See also
In Spanish: 5.º distrito congresional de Nueva Jersey para niños
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