2022Final results
2022 election for New Jersey's 5th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Josh Gottheimer (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Frank T. Pallotta (R) by 10.4 points.
Josh GottheimerDemocrat · winner
54.7%436,677
Frank T. PallottaRepublican
44.3%353,619
Jeremy MarcusLibertarian
0.4%3,579
Trevor James FerrignoOther party
0.3%2,100
Louis VellucciOther party
0.2%1,854
797,829 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Josh GottheimerFrank T. Pallotta
$8.9M
Raised by the campaign
$982.8K
$3.9M
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$13.3M
Cash on hand
$2.6K
Other candidates' campaigns: Louis Vellucci $7.1K · Trevor James Ferrigno $2.7K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022
The candidates
Josh Gottheimer (D)Frank T. Pallotta (R)
Also on the ballot: Jeremy Marcus (Libertarian), 0.4%; Trevor James Ferrigno (Other party), 0.3%; Louis Vellucci (Other party), 0.2%