Democratic · Incumbent
Josh Gottheimer
2 statements on record
Full recordHouse · District 5 · Election Day November 3, 2026
New Jersey 5th District race 2026
2 candidates, in surname order. 2 statements on the record, word for word, each linked to where it ran.
Republican
Sean Kirrane
No statements on the record yet
On the record, by issue
Campaigns & elections1
Josh Gottheimer
Supports
“anyone who campaigns with Piker or elevates him is complicit in the rising antisemitism and anti-American hatred in this country.”
The Atlantic Vance says he will not throw Tucker Carlson under the bus, and El-Sayed's deleted 9/11 posts split the right that is attacking him ›
Sean Kirrane
Nothing on this issue yet
Extremism & political violence1
Josh Gottheimer
Disputes
“The only one inciting violence against American Jews is Piker and his rhetoric,”
The Daily Wire El-Sayed says nobody speaks for his campaign but him, after Hasan Piker tells American Jews that someone will eventually take action against them ›
Sean Kirrane
Nothing on this issue yet
The latest 2 per candidate on each issue. Each full record, linked at the top, holds the rest.
Where the candidate list comes from
- NBC News: New Jersey District 5 primary results read September 30, 2026
- New Jersey Division of Elections: certification of general election nominees (7/27/2026) read September 30, 2026
Names and party labels were checked against these pages on September 30, 2026. The list holds the major-party nominees and any independent who is a principal candidate. Smaller-party and write-in candidates are left out; the state’s election office has the full ballot.
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