2026 elections · New Jersey

New Jersey U.S. House, district 5

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat Incumbent

Josh Gottheimer

Raised
$4,765,145
From individuals
$3,247,856
From PACs and other committees
$882,050
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$12,773,075
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $512,385 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 8, 2026.

PAC and committee money

266 committees reported giving $1,061,024 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K · spent to help $512K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $13K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $5K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $5K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Republican

Sean Joseph Kirrane

Raised
$98,536
From individuals
$47,218
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$51,318
Cash on hand
$9,054
Debts
$75,542

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Other party

Adam Rueda

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Josh GottheimerDemocrat$4,765,145$12,773,075$512,385$0
Sean Joseph KirraneRepublican$98,536$9,054$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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