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New Jersey · U.S. House

New Jersey 5th District

Josh Gottheimer wins. Called.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Josh Gottheimer D won 167,806 62.4%
Sean Kirrane R 93,020 34.6%
Adam Rueda UNA 7,896 2.9%
Total268,722

35 of 35 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Bergen 216,875 D +35.5 D +8.2 D +27.3 100%
Sussex 30,603 R +3.0 R +29.0 D +25.9 90%
Passaic 21,244 D +5.0 R +18.0 D +23.0 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+3,467 votes268,722D +28.7
+5,280 votes265,255D +29.0
+2,527 votes259,975D +30.1
+6,346 votes257,448D +30.5
+7,276 votes251,102D +31.1
+1,867 votes243,826D +30.9
+2,674 votes241,959D +31.2
+51,041 votes239,285D +31.6
+63,074 votes188,244D +33.9
+5,917 votes125,170D +37.3
+22,012 votes119,253D +39.9
+4,370 votes97,241D +48.8