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New Jersey house — Score 115 | Tip the Scale Blue

New Jersey 5th District · House

Josh Gottheimer (D)vsSean Kirrane (R)+1 other

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Aug 29, 2026

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115MONITOR

Priority Score Breakdown

Candidates

Josh Gottheimer

Democrat· Incumbent

Progressive votes: 79.95%

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Sean Kirrane

Republican

Adam Rueda

Independent

War Chest (FEC)

Gottheimer

$12.8M

Kirrane

$8k

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

Cook PoliticalCookSafe D

Sabato's Crystal BallSabatoLikely D