Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NJ-05
Josh Gottheimer
American politician (born 1975)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +18.0, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Joshua S. Gottheimer is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district since 2017.
More
A member of the Democratic Party, Gottheimer was a speechwriter for Bill Clinton and served as an adviser to the presidential campaigns of Wesley Clark, John Kerry, and Hillary Clinton.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-11 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- March 8, 1975 (age 51)
- Education
- Harvard Law School, Juris Doctor, 2004
- University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts, 1997
- West Essex High School
- Occupation
- business executive, lawyer
- In Congress
- 5 House terms, since January 3, 2017
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, NJ-05. Won.
- Josh Gottheimer Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +18.0, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: JOSH FOR JERSEY. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
0.8% of the $3,509,754 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)0.5%$27,156
- Individuals, itemized60.2%$3,482,598
- Other political committees (PACs)21.5%$1,245,300
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts17.9%$1,033,758
Employers donors listed
- BLACKSTONE$59,50019 contributions
- KKR & CO$47,75017 contributions
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$29,0009 contributions
- BLACKROCK$24,5008 contributions
- BAIN CAPITAL$21,0006 contributions
- SNOW PARTNERS$21,0006 contributions
- COINBASE$17,5005 contributions
- ANTHROPIC$14,0004 contributions
- MONTGOMERY CAPITAL, INC.$14,0004 contributions
- STANDARD INDUSTRIES$14,0004 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-08 · filings can be amended · response hash 4c1979dfc95c
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services
3 subcommittees
- National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
- Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence
- Capital Markets
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
2 subcommittees
- Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture
- National Security Agency and Cyber (Ranking Member)
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 103 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 978 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10928: Farmer Recovery Opportunity and Support for Temperatures Relief ActIntroduced October 29, 2026. Latest action October 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- H.R. 10927: Ballot Box Protection ActIntroduced October 29, 2026. Latest action October 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 10926: Election Worker and Polling Place Protection ActIntroduced October 29, 2026. Latest action October 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 10872: Combatting Auto Robbery at the Source Act of 2026Introduced October 22, 2026. Latest action October 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 10821: To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to make changes to the Standard Maximum Deposit Insurance Amount, and for other purposes.Introduced October 15, 2026. Latest action October 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 10757: To provide for a limitation on contributions to the United Nations.Introduced October 6, 2026. Latest action October 6, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 321cfc9faa5b
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- josh4congress.com via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-4465
- Washington office
- 106 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3005
- Campaign email
- info@josh4jersey.com · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 5:14 AM ET
- 2025Governor, NJ · primary · lost · 97,384 votes (11.6%) Vugol.Me record
- 2024U.S. House, NJ-05 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, NJ-05 · General · won · 145,559 votes (54.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, NJ-05 · General · won · 225,175 votes (53.1%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, NJ-05 · General · won · 169,546 votes (56.1%) Vugol.Me record
- 2017 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q6288908). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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- Mamdani criticized for statement mourning Oct. 7 and condemning Israel
- Weeks before Election Day, the FEC can't enforce the law
Headlines from outlets across the political spectrum, linked to the publisher. Vugol.me doesn’t write or endorse them. How we choose them · News about this race
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey&oldid=1384217612
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 5:14 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Gottheimer
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6288908
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ05171/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Josh_Gottheimer_at_Leonia_Memorial_Day_Parade.png
- photo_gallery https://gottheimer.house.gov
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