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2020 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2020 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Josh Gottheimer won the 2020 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Josh Gottheimer received 225,175 popular votes (53.15%). The main challenger was Frank T Pallotta (45.64%).

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

Gottheimer +7.5 pts · won by 31,842 votes
Josh GottheimerDemocraticWINNER53.15%
225,175 votes
Frank T PallottaRepublican45.64%
193,333 votes
Louis A VellucciAMERICAN VALUES1.21%
5,128 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.