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1900 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1900 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

James Stewart won the 1900 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. James Stewart received 24,323 popular votes (53.61%). The main challenger was John Johnson (43.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Stewart and Johnson

Stewart +10.2 pts · won by 4,615 votes
James StewartRepublicanWINNER53.61%
24,323 votes
John JohnsonDemocratic43.44%
19,708 votes
W H WyattDemocratic1.13%
514 votes
Benjamin S Dormidaprohibition0.95%
430 votes
Louis A Magnetsocialist labor0.87%
395 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.