Sean Kirrane, a Republican corporate consultant, is his party's nominee for New Jersey's 5th congressional district in 2026 against Democratic incumbent Josh Gottheimer.
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2026 race
Sean Kirrane, a corporate consultant, is the Republican nominee for New Jersey's 5th congressional district, which stretches across the state's northern border with New York from Sussex to Bergen counties.
The seat is held by Democrat Josh Gottheimer, who was re-elected with 54.6% of the vote in 2024. Before the primary, Kirrane won the Bergen County Republican convention with 85.6% over Sandy Gajapathy, and he was then unopposed in the Republican primary, receiving 19,529 votes.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Gottheimer, who was also unopposed for his party's nomination.