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2018 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2018 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Josh Gottheimer won the 2018 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Josh Gottheimer received 169,546 popular votes (56.17%). The main challenger was John J. McCann Jr. (42.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Gottheimer and Jr.

Gottheimer +13.7 pts · won by 41,291 votes
Josh GottheimerDemocraticWINNER56.17%
169,546 votes
John J. McCann Jr.Republican42.49%
128,255 votes
James TosoneLibertarian0.7%
2,115 votes
Wendy W. Goetztrade, health, environment0.63%
1,907 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.