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1870 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1870 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

George Halsey won the 1870 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. George Halsey received 18,092 popular votes (54.15%). The main challenger was Orestes Cleveland (43.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Halsey and Cleveland

Halsey +10.2 pts · won by 3,398 votes
George HalseyRepublicanWINNER54.15%
18,092 votes
Orestes ClevelandDemocratic43.98%
14,694 votes
FitzpatrickDemocratic1.88%
627 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.