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New Jersey District 05 candidates

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New Jersey District 05 roster

New Jersey District 05 lists 6 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Republican: 3
  • Democratic: 2
  • Independent: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 6

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seenRoster sourceDocument dateRetrieved
Adam RuedaIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ052472026222October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026nj.govSeptember 4, 2026October 17, 2026
Chandiha GajapathyRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ052392026222October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Josh GottheimerDemocraticincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ0517120266,8986,8986,898October 24, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026nj.govSeptember 4, 2026October 17, 2026
Mary Jo-Ann GuinchardRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH4NJ051502026868686October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Nicholas GeboDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ052132026999October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Sean Joseph KirraneRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ052212026444October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026nj.govSeptember 4, 2026October 17, 2026

Election dates

  • Certified 2026 general-election list for New Jersey District 05: 3 rows from nj.gov. Document date September 4, 2026. Retrieved October 17, 2026.

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Adam Rueda, Chandiha Gajapathy, Mary Jo-Ann Guinchard, Nicholas Gebo, and Sean Joseph Kirrane.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Josh Gottheimer.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for Adam Rueda, Chandiha Gajapathy, Josh Gottheimer, Mary Jo-Ann Guinchard, Nicholas Gebo, and Sean Joseph Kirrane.
  • 6 of 6 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 6 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from October 6, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 6 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 6 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 17, 2026.

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Adam Rueda

Independent · U.S. House

Chandiha Gajapathy

Republican · U.S. House

Josh Gottheimer

Democrat · U.S. House

Mary Jo-Ann Guinchard

Republican · U.S. House

Nicholas Gebo

Democrat · U.S. House

Sean Joseph Kirrane

Republican · U.S. House

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