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2008 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2008 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Scott Garrett won the 2008 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Scott Garrett received 172,653 popular votes (55.87%). The main challenger was Dennis Shulman (42.4%).

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Garrett +13.5 pts · won by 41,620 votes
Scott GarrettRepublicanWINNER55.87%
172,653 votes
Dennis ShulmanDemocratic42.4%
131,033 votes
Ed FanningGreen1.72%
5,321 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.