2002Final results
2002 election for New Jersey's 5th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Scott Garrett (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Anne Sumers (D) by 21.2 points.
Scott GarrettRepublican · winner
59.5%118,881
Anne SumersDemocrat
38.3%76,504
Michael J. CinoOther party
2.2%4,466
199,851 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 2002
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.
Anne SumersScott Garrett
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$6.1K
Cash on hand
$67.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002