Sean Joseph Kirrane
Candidate for New Jersey 5th Congressional District · Republican
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · New Jersey 5th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: NJ Division of Elections — Official List of Candidates, House of Representatives, General Election 11/03/2026 · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (2)
- NJ Division of Elections — Official List of Candidates, House of Representatives, General Election 11/03/2026 (amended 09/04/2026) — CD-05, 'SEAN KIRRANE', Republican
- primary won 19,529 total votes (NJ Division of Elections — Official Primary Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives, Primary Election 06/02/2026 (07/27/2026))
The District
What New Jersey 5th Congressional District covers
Covers parts of Sussex County, Bergen County and Passaic County.
Includes Ringwood, Paramus, Wanaque, Alpine (part), Bloomingdale (part), Layton, Hewitt, Ridgewood, Newfoundland (part), Ramsey, Upper Saddle River, Englewood and 51 more.
492 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: New Jersey Office of GIS / Division of Elections, Election Districts for New Jersey statewide layer (Nov 2021)
Results
Certified results for New Jersey 5th Congressional District
U.S. House District 5
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh GottheimerDemocrat | Democrat | 208,357 | 54.5% |
| Mary Jo GuinchardRepublican | Republican | 165,286 | 43.3% |
| Beau ForteOther party | Other party | 3,428 | 0.9% |
| James TosoneOther party | Other party | 2,440 | 0.6% |
| Aamir ArifOther party | Other party | 2,375 | 0.6% |
| Write-in | 75 | 0.0% |
Official results · New Jersey County Clerks' official election results
Sources (1)
- Official results (County Clerk election-district results, Clarity ENR) — partial state coverage — counties: Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Union, Hunterdon (County Clerk official PDF), Sussex (County Clerk official Amended precinct report), Bergen (Bergen County Clerk Official 2024 General Election District Report), Warren (Warren County Clerk Official Precinct 2024 General (Custom Table Report 11/21/2024))
U.S. House District 5
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Gottheimer | 136,012 | 51.1% | |
| Frank T. Pallotta | 105,607 | 39.7% | |
| Frank T. PallottaRepublican | Republican | 12,266 | 4.6% |
| Josh GottheimerDemocrat | Democrat | 9,547 | 3.6% |
| Jeremy Marcus | 1,031 | 0.4% | |
| Trevor James Ferrigno | 611 | 0.2% |
Official results (County Clerk election-district results, Clarity ENR) — partial state coverage — counties: Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Union · New Jersey County Clerks' official election results
U.S. House District 5
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank T. Pallotta | 68,585 | 57.8% | |
| Josh Gottheimer | 47,797 | 40.3% | |
| Louis A. Vellucci | 2,222 | 1.9% |
Official results (County Clerk election-district results, Clarity ENR) — partial state coverage — counties: Hudson, Morris, Somerset, Union · New Jersey County Clerks' official election results
Key Votes
The record
No congressional voting record
Sean Kirrane has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for NJ, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $55,656cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $8,034cycle to date through Jun 30
- Spent
- $47,622cycle to date through Jun 30
- Debts Owed
- $24,325cycle to date through Jun 30
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Lexi Butler Consulting$17,002.83
- Cold Spark Media$1,786.37
- Godaddy$1,043.32
- Facebook$450.62
- Nationbuilder$408.00
Campaign finance — Sean Kirrane For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance — Sean Kirrane For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $55,656.34 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $47,622.40 · cash on hand $8,033.94 · debts owed by the committee $24,325.07 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $30,602.77 (55%); Candidate contributions $101.00 (0%); Candidate loans $24,952.57 (45%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): staff, contractors and reimbursements $19,201.75; fundraising $17,002.83; other $7,798.40; digital $450.62; direct mail $163.47.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website and social accounts
Campaign site: https://www.seankirrane.com/
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for New Jersey 5th Congressional District
- Josh GottheimerDemocrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Adam RuedaIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Representative, NJ-05 — Republican
Listed as “Sean Kirrane”, Republican. Other candidates in the race: Adam Rueda (HUMANE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE); Josh Gottheimer (Democratic).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State election authority (certified candidate list) · sourceU.S. Representative · NJ-05
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official
Not on file for Sean yet: Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_dgpew9755.
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