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2002 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2002 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Scott Garrett won the 2002 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Scott Garrett received 118,881 popular votes (59.48%). The main challenger was Anne Sumers (38.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Garrett and Sumers

Garrett +21.2 pts · won by 42,377 votes
Scott GarrettRepublicanWINNER59.48%
118,881 votes
Anne SumersDemocratic38.28%
76,504 votes
Michael J. CinoIndependent2.23%
4,466 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.