2026 midterms · State
New Jersey
Primary Jun 2, 2026 · general election Nov 3, 2026
- races
- 13
- candidates listed
- 23
- statements classified
- 121,508
New Jersey 7th District
The closest rating in New Jersey: held by Republicans (Kean Jr.). Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab. One other race is rated toss-up or lean.
Statewide races
A Senate race is on the 2026 ballot. Once a primary is called, only the candidates recorded as advancing are listed; before that, everyone running.
Each race links to its own page: the candidates, what they say and the money they report. Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab (last updated by the lab on Jun 24, 2026); a forecaster’s judgement about the general election, not the lab’s.
Senate
Primary called
Democrats
- Cory BookerDIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Republicans
- Justin MurphyRChallenger · advanced
House races
12 House races, all with a recorded primary result. Districts are in order, 5 at a time; choose any district to go straight to it.
House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings. Where a state redrew its map for 2026, a few candidates may still appear under their old district number.
1st District
Primary called
Democrats
- Donald NorcrossDIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Republicans
None recorded as advancing
2nd District
Primary called
Democrats
None recorded as advancing
Republicans
- Jeff Van DrewRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
3rd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Herb ConawayDIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Republicans
- Michael McguireRChallenger · advanced
4th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Rachel PeaceDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Christopher SmithRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
5th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Josh GottheimerDIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Republicans
- Sean KirraneRChallenger · advanced
What the candidates say
22 of New Jersey’s 25 candidates have 10 or more classified statements. 22 have 50 or more and are ranked against candidates nationwide.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; a candidate’s rate is the share of their statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do New Jersey’s candidates compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; sort by any column
| Cory Booker | D | Senate | Incumbent | 20,062 | 2.5% | 20% | 62% | 5.9% | 12% |
| Justin Murphy | R | Senate | Challenger | 571 | 4.4% | 9.8% | 32% | 0.2% | 8.2% |
| Donald Norcross | D | 1st District | Incumbent | 10,916 | 1.3% | 14% | 70% | 5.3% | 22% |
| Jeff Van Drew | R | 2nd District | Incumbent | 5,332 | 2.4% | 27% | 56% | 3.9% | 16% |
| Herb Conaway | D | 3rd District | Incumbent | 563 | 8.4% | 15% | 67% | 3.2% | 10% |