2020Final results
2020 election for New Jersey's 5th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Josh Gottheimer (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Frank T. Pallotta (R) by 7.5 points.
Josh GottheimerDemocrat · winner
53.2%225,175
Frank T. PallottaRepublican
45.6%193,333
Louis VellucciOther party
1.2%5,128
423,636 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Josh GottheimerFrank T. Pallotta
$7.8M
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$3.6M
Spent by the campaign
$2.1M
$8.3M
Cash on hand
$23.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: Louis Vellucci $5.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020