2016 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2016 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Josh Gottheimer won the 2016 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Josh Gottheimer received 172,587 popular votes (51.11%). The main challenger was Scott Garrett (46.7%).

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

Gottheimer +4.4 pts · won by 14,897 votes

Josh Gottheimer DemocraticWINNER51.11%

172,587 votes

Scott Garrett Republican46.7%

157,690 votes

Claudio BelusicLibertarian2.2%

7,424 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.