2000Final results
2000 election for New Jersey's 5th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Marge Roukema (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Linda A. Mercurio (D) by 34.9 points.
Marge RoukemaRepublican · winner
65.4%175,546
Linda A. MercurioDemocrat
30.4%81,715
Michael "mj" KingIndependent
2.0%5,329
Robert J. McCaffertyIndependent
1.5%4,095
Ira W. GoodmanIndependent
0.5%1,358
Helen HamiltonIndependent
0.2%481
268,524 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Linda A. MercurioMarge Roukema
$70K
Raised by the campaign
$1M
$70K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$0
Cash on hand
$22.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Marge Roukema (R)Linda A. Mercurio (D)
Also on the ballot: Michael "mj" King (Independent), 2.0%; Robert J. McCafferty (Independent), 1.5%; Ira W. Goodman (Independent), 0.5%; Helen Hamilton (Independent), 0.2%