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1920 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1920 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Ernest Ackerman won the 1920 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Ernest Ackerman received 53,681 popular votes (68.82%). The main challenger was Clement (28.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Ackerman and Clement

Ackerman +40.7 pts · won by 31,732 votes
Ernest AckermanRepublicanWINNER68.82%
53,681 votes
ClementDemocratic28.14%
21,949 votes
Furbersocialist2.81%
2,194 votes
Job Smithprohibition0.22%
170 votes
Conlinunknown0%
3 votes
Woodunknown0%
1 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.