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1860 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1860 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Nehemiah Perry won the 1860 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Nehemiah Perry received 16,200 popular votes (50.62%). The main challenger was William Pennington (49.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Perry and Pennington

Perry +1.2 pts · won by 398 votes
Nehemiah PerryDemocraticWINNER50.62%
16,200 votes
William PenningtonRepublican49.38%
15,802 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.