Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Mike Ghassali

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · New Jersey District 5
Filing address
Montvale, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
GHASSALI, MIKE
Next election
Primary July 7, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New Jersey with the 2020 district highlighted

New Jersey, District 5

RepublicanU.S. House · New Jersey District 5ChallengerWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H0NJ05190 · Principal campaign committee: GHASSALI FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$948,734.15
Total spent$948,734.15
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$68,733.75
Loans from the candidate$668,733.75

2019–2020 cycle totals through October 8, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $279,000.40PACs and other committees: $1,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $668,733.75
  • Individual contributions$279,000.4029%
  • PACs and other committees$1,000.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$668,733.7570%

Self-funding: $668,733.75 (70% of money raised): $0.00 given and $668,733.75 lent by the candidate. $564,043.09 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

New Jersey U.S. House, District 5, 2020 · 10 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Mike Ghassali (R)$948,734.15$0.002020-10-08
Josh Gottheimer (D)$7,799,293.92$8,349,098.412020-12-31
Frank Pallotta (R)$2,100,505.21$23,328.182020-12-31
Arati Kreibich (D)$617,430.25$0.002020-09-11
Hector L Castillo (R)$279,590.12$0.002020-12-31
John Joseph McCann Jr. (R)$227,678.37$4,317.432020-12-31
James Baldini (R)$12,991.97$0.002020-12-31
Louis A Vellucci (I)$5,455.55$114.022020-12-31
Dana Dirisio (R)$5,375.00$0.002020-07-10
Jon Dalrymple Jr. (R)$700.00$276.412019-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe DJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoLikely DOctober 3, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe DJune 3, 2020
  • RCPLikely DJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe DJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: GHASSALI FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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