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1930 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1930 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Ernest Ackerman won the 1930 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Ernest Ackerman received 65,178 popular votes (65.34%). The main challenger was Warren N Gaffney (33.94%).

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Ackerman +31.4 pts · won by 31,327 votes
Ernest AckermanRepublicanWINNER65.34%
65,178 votes
Warren N GaffneyDemocratic33.94%
33,851 votes
Harry L Nelsonsocialist0.5%
497 votes
Morris Langercommunist0.23%
226 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.