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2012 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2012 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Scott Garrett won the 2012 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Scott Garrett received 167,501 popular votes (55.03%). The main challenger was Adam Gussen (42.74%).

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Garrett +12.3 pts · won by 37,401 votes
Scott GarrettRepublicanWINNER55.03%
167,501 votes
Adam GussenDemocratic42.74%
130,100 votes
Patricia AlessandriniGreen2.22%
6,770 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.