New Jersey · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026

New Jersey District 05 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · New Jersey District 05 House race

Josh Gottheimer has raised more than 40 times the next candidate.

Democrat Josh Gottheimer has raised about $4.7M, more than 40 times any rival.

Chandiha Gajapathy reports 100% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Josh Gottheimer

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Still has cash to spend. $13M on hand from $4.7M raised.

69% individuals19% PACs12% other

$4.7M

raised

Mary Guinchard

R · challenger

15% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 85% from other sources.

15% individuals0% PACs85% other

$118K

raised

Sean Kirrane

R · challenger

55% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 45% from other sources.

55% individuals0% PACs45% other

$56K

raised

Chandiha Gajapathy

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$50K

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Banking & Financial$176K

Small donors & unclassified$78K

Foreign-policy advocacy$71K

Tech & Telecom$42K

Health & Pharma$20K

Labor / Unions$20K

Insurance$10K

Law & Lobbying$8K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$71K
BLACKSTONE · company$60K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT · company$29K
COINBASE · company$18K
ANTHROPIC · company$14K
MONTGOMERY CAPITAL, INC. · company$14K
JPMORGANCHASE · company$12K
ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

18%68%14%

18% PACs68% individuals14% other

The incumbent's record

Josh Gottheimer is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$8.1M

−$3.4M - $20M. up $8.2M since 2016.

Stock trades

Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Recent stock trades

BKNG · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-01
INSM · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-10
NVZMY · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-01
ADC · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-01
NTDOY · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-17

Where they sit

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
House Committee on Financial Services

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Banking & Financial$176K

Small donors & unclassified$78K

Foreign-policy advocacy$71K

Tech & Telecom$42K

Health & Pharma$20K

Labor / Unions$20K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Josh Gottheimer D · incumbent	vs	MG Mary Guinchard R · challenger
$4.7M	Raised	$118K
$13M	Cash on hand	$0
19%	From PACs	0%
69%	From individuals	15%
Banking & Financial	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No