New Jersey 2026 General Election

The Green Papers: New Jersey 2026 General Election

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New Jersey
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Special Primary Election US House CD 11: Thursday 5 February 2026
Special General Election CD 11: Thursday 16 April 2026
Primary: Tuesday 2 June 2026
General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

✓ Monday 1 December 2025 - Filing Deadline - Special Primary Election US House CD 11 .
✓ Thursday 5 February 2026 - Filing Deadline - Independents Special General Election US House CD 11 .
✓ Thursday 5 February 2026 - Special Primary Election US House CD 11 . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EST (1100-0100 UTC).
Monday 23 March 2026 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
Thursday 16 April 2026 - Special General Election CD 11 . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EDT (1000-0000 UTC).
Tuesday 2 June 2026 - Primary . Polling hours reportedly 6:00a-8:00p EDT (1000-0000 UTC).
Tuesday 2 June 2026 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor . .
Tuesday 3 November 2026 - General Election . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EST (1100-0100 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	9,294,493	(3.00% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	14	(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	12	(2.76% of 435)
Capital:	Trenton

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New Jersey State and Local Government

For US House Special Elections, once the incumbent resigns, the Governor calls a special election to fill the vacancy. There is no time frame to do so. The primary is 70 to 76 days after and the general election is 64 to 70 days after the primary.

2026 Election Information from the New Jersey Division of Elections.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 119^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Andrew "Andy" Kim • Previously served in the U.S. House being first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020, and 2022. 9 December 2024: Senator-elect Andrew "Andy" Kim (Democratic) was appointed by Governor Philip "Phil" Murphy (Democratic) to fill the vacancy caused by the 8 December 2024 resignation of Senator George S. Helmy (Democratic). First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2030

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Cory A. Booker • First elected: 16 October 2013 in a Special Election re: passing of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (Democratic). Re-elected: 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (11)

		*Democratic*		*Senator Cory A. Booker* • FEC S4NJ00185; 31 Dec 25; Tot $15,471,158; Dsb $4,758,900
		Democratic		Saxon Callahan • FEC S6NJ00354
		Democratic		Chris Fields • FEC S6NJ00404
		Democratic		Alex Hammerli
		Democratic		Lisa McCormick • FEC S6NJ00388
		Democratic		Gregory Richard "G.R." Tomaini • FEC S6NJ00362

		Republican		former Tabernacle Mayor Justin Michael Murphy • FEC S4NJ00532; 31 Dec 25; Tot $3,557; Dsb $2,087
		Republican		Natalie Rivera • FEC S6NJ00396
		Republican		Alex Zdan • FEC S6NJ00412

		Independent		Nicholas Matthew "Nick" Carducci • FEC S4NJ00342
		Independent		Michael Misseri • Party: American Supreme Order • FEC S6NJ00370

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2025, 2029. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill • First elected: 2025 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2029 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2025, 2029. Office created effective with the Gubernatorial Election of 2009. Elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; following his/her nomination, the Gubernatorial candidate has 30 days to select a running mate.

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Dale G. Caldwell • First elected: 2025. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2029

119^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 8 Democratic (7 Undetermined, 1 Open); 3 Republican (3 Undetermined); 1 Vacancy

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Member of Congress Donald W. Norcross • First elected in concurrent general and special elections [re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Member of Congress Robert Ernest "Rob" Andrews (Democratic)]: 4 November 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress

		Democratic		Lonnie Affrime • FEC H6NJ01238
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Donald W. Norcross* • FEC H4NJ01084; 31 Dec 25; Tot $827,047; Dsb $550,763

		Republican		Damon Galdo

		Independent		Francesco "Frankie" Fonseca

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Jeff Van Drew • First elected: 2018 as a Democrat. 20 December 2019: Changed registration to Republican. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (5) - 120th Congress

		Democratic		Timothy C. "Tim" Alexander • FEC H6NJ02244; 31 Dec 25; Tot $36,711; Dsb $28,911
		Democratic		William Joseph "Bill" Finn, III • FEC H6NJ01220
		Democratic		Terri Reese • FEC H6NJ02236; 31 Dec 25; Tot $9,007; Dsb $5,313
		Democratic		Bayly Philip Christoper Winder • FEC H6NJ02228; 31 Dec 25; Tot $451,845; Dsb $220,383

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Jeff Van Drew* • FEC H8NJ02166; 31 Dec 25; Tot $1,171,795; Dsb $751,294

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Member of Congress Herb Conaway, Jr. • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (6) - 120th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Herb Conaway, Jr.* • FEC H4NJ03080; 31 Dec 25; Tot $673,345; Dsb $344,781

		Republican		Justin R. Barbera • FEC H4NJ03288
		Republican		Jason Cullen • FEC H6NJ03176; 31 Dec 25; Tot $34,190; Dsb $22,856
		Republican		Michael Patrick McGuire • FEC H6NJ03184; 31 Dec 25; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		Republican		Linda Diane McMahon • FEC H6NJ03168; 01 Nov 25; Tot $0; Dsb $0

		Independent		former Lake Como Borough Council Member Ryan Michael Kelly • FEC H6NJ03192

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (8) - 120th Congress

		Democratic		John David Blake • FEC H6NJ04224
		Democratic		Robert Joseph English • FEC H6NJ04265
		Democratic		Julie Susan Flynn • FEC H6NJ04216
		Democratic		Peter Alexander "Pete" Linardakis • FEC H6NJ04240
		Democratic		Rachel Peace • FEC H6NJ04257
		Democratic		Nicholas Small • FEC H6NJ04232

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith* • FEC H8NJ04014; 31 Dec 25; Tot $358,906; Dsb $310,547

		Independent		Kevin Cupples • FEC H6NJ04190 or H6NJ04208 • FEC H6NJ04190

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Member of Congress Joshua S. "Josh" Gottheimer • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 120th Congress

		Democratic		Nicholas "Nick" Gebo • Resident of California • FEC H6NJ05213
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Joshua S. "Josh" Gottheimer* • FEC H6NJ05171; 31 Dec 25; Tot $1,892,291; Dsb $12,309,298

		Republican		Chandiha Gajapathy • FEC H6NJ05239; 23 Nov 25; Tot $50,000; Dsb $49,999
		Republican		Sean Joseph Kirrane • FEC H6NJ05221

		Write-in		Adam Rueda • FEC H6NJ05247

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Member of Congress Frank Pallone, Jr. • First elected in a special election for the 100th Congress-- but never sworn in because Congress had adjourned-- (re: to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Member of Congress James J. Howard) and concurrently elected to the 101st Congress: 1988. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress

		Democratic		Katie Bansil • FEC H6NJ06260; 31 Dec 25; Tot $32,110; Dsb $30,077
		Democratic		John Hsu • FEC H0NJ06214; 31 Dec 25; Tot $56,854; Dsb $22,818
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Frank Pallone, Jr.* • FEC H8NJ03073; 31 Dec 25; Tot $1,311,209; Dsb $1,257,401

		Republican		Hillary Herzig • FEC H6NJ06278 or H6NJ06286 • FEC H6NJ06286; 31 Dec 25; Tot $1,600; Dsb $1,100

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Member of Congress Thomas H. "Tom" Kean, Jr. • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (11) - 120th Congress

		Democratic		Beth Ellen Adubato • FEC H6NJ07243; 31 Dec 25; Tot $111,815; Dsb $78,512
		Democratic		Rebecca Bennett • FEC H6NJ07201; 31 Dec 25; Tot $1,943,975; Dsb $771,281
		Democratic		James Filippatos
		Democratic		Michael Joseph Garth • FEC H6NJ07219; 07 Jun 25; Tot $500; Dsb $62
		Democratic		Megan O'Rourke • FEC H6NJ07276; 31 Dec 25; Tot $458,534; Dsb $176,989
		Democratic		Michael Roth • FEC H6NJ07235; 31 Dec 25; Tot $610,279; Dsb $280,410
		Democratic		Felipe Santos • FEC H6NJ07227
		Democratic		Tina Shah • FEC H6NJ07250; 31 Dec 25; Tot $1,020,012; Dsb $373,531
		Democratic		Giancarlo Simonetti
		Democratic		Brian Varela • FEC H2NJ08265; 31 Dec 25; Tot $1,759,731; Dsb $336,148

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Thomas H. "Tom" Kean, Jr.* • FEC H0NJ07261; 31 Dec 25; Tot $3,246,540; Dsb $825,346

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Member of Congress Robert J. "Rob" Menendez • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress

		Democratic		former Jersey City Board of Education Member Mussab Ali • FEC H6NJ08209
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Robert J. "Rob" Menendez* • FEC H2NJ08232; 31 Dec 25; Tot $908,753; Dsb $476,195

		Republican		Ana Rivera

		Independent		Richard Joseph Barilla • FEC H6NJ08183; 30 Jun 25; Tot $5,600; Dsb $3,749

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Member of Congress Nelida "Nellie" Pou • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress

		Democratic		Samuel "Sam" Buccola • FEC H6NJ09272
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Nelida "Nellie" Pou* • FEC H4NJ09194; 31 Dec 25; Tot $1,773,275; Dsb $605,953

		Republican		Tiffany Burress • FEC H6NJ09280
		Republican		Clifton City Council Member Rosemary L. "Rosie" Pino • FEC H6NJ09264; 31 Dec 25; Tot $257,785; Dsb $216,164

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 10		Democratic	Member of Congress LaMonica R. McIver • First elected in a special election for the 118th Congress [re: to fill the seat of Donald M. Payne, Jr. (Democratic)]: 18 September 2024 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress LaMonica R. McIver* • FEC H4NJ10176; 31 Dec 25; Tot $1,370,074; Dsb $876,954
		Democratic		Shana Melius • FEC H4NJ10184

		Republican		Carmen Bucco • FEC H4NJ10135

		Green		Jon Serrano

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 11 Vacant		Democratic	Member of Congress Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Vacant Office - 4 November 2025: Member of Congress Mikie Sherrill (Democratic) is elected Governor. A 2026 Special Election will be called in CD 11 to fill the vacated U.S. House Seat. 12 November 2025: Announced she would resign from the US House but did not provide a date. 18 November 2025: Member of Congress Mikie Sherrill (Democratic) announced that she will resign from the U.S. House of Representatives at 11:59 p.m. Thursday 20 November 2025. She will become Governor on 20 January 2026. 21 November 2025: Governor Philip "Phil" Murphy (Democratic) called a Special Election to fill the vacant seat. The Special Partisan Primary is 5 February 2026 and the Special General Election is 16 April 2026. The filing deadline is 1 December 2025 for the primary and 5 February 2026 for independents.
	Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress

		Democratic		Joseph Lewis, II • FEC H6NJ11302; 31 Dec 25; Tot $435; Dsb $13
		Democratic		Kennedy Pivnick • FEC H6NJ11278; 31 Dec 25; Tot $8,641; Dsb $341

Special Election - 119th Congress
CD 11 Special Election			• Seat up for special election: Thursday 16 April 2026 • Special Election - The vacancy was caused by Member of Congress Mikie Sherrill (Democratic) being elected Governor. The Special Partisan Primary is 5 February 2026 and the Special General Election is 16 April 2026. The filing deadline is 1 December 2025 for the primary and 5 February 2026 for independents. Candidate Information for the CD 11 Special Election.
	Candidate list (3)

		Democratic		Analilia Mejia • 5 February 2026: Received 29.1% in the primary. Advances to Special General Election on Thursday 16 April. • FEC H6NJ11286; 16 Jan 26; Tot $420,218; Dsb $62,097

		Republican		Randolph Township Mayor Joe Hathaway • FEC H6NJ11211; 16 Jan 26; Tot $260,813; Dsb $98,933

		Independent		Alan B. Bond • Slogan: HOPE FOR TOMORROW!
	18 November 2025: Member of Congress Mikie Sherrill announced that she will resign from the U.S. House of Representatives at 11:59 p.m. Thursday 20 November 2025. She will become Governor on 20 January 2026. 21 November 2025: Governor Philip "Phil" Murphy (Democratic) called a Special Election to fill the vacant seat. The Special Partisan Primary is 5 February 2026 and the Special General Election is 16 April 2026. The filing deadline is 1 December 2025 for the primary and 5 February 2026 for independents. Candidate Information for the CD 11 Special Election. 5 February 2026 Primary results from a media source and results from another media source.

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 12 Open		Democratic	Member of Congress Bonnie Watson Coleman • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Open Seat - 10 November 2025: "Today, I'm announcing that I will not seek reelection next year."
	Candidate list (23) - 120th Congress

		Democratic		Matthew Mark "Matt" Adams • FEC H6NJ12367; 31 Dec 25; Tot $10,317; Dsb $317
		Democratic		Susan Copius "Sue" Altman • FEC H6NJ12433
		Democratic		Michael "Mike" Anderson • FEC H6NJ12409; 31 Dec 25; Tot $1,275; Dsb $290
		Democratic		East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen • FEC H6NJ12268; 31 Dec 25; Tot $279,256; Dsb $16,682
		Democratic		Elijah Dixon • FEC H6NJ12359
		Democratic		Adam Hamawy • FEC H6NJ12417
		Democratic		Millstone Borough Mayor Raymond "Ray" Heck • FEC H6NJ12342
		Democratic		Kyle D. Little • FEC H6NJ12250; 31 Dec 25; Tot $17,084; Dsb $22,073
		Democratic		Plainfield Mayor Adrian O. Mapp • FEC H6NJ12326; 31 Dec 25; Tot $82,731; Dsb $3,532
		Democratic		state Assembly Member Tennille Renae McCoy • FEC H6NJ12334
		Democratic		Richard "Rick" Morales • FEC H6NJ12383
		Democratic		state Assembly Member Verlina Reynolds-Jackson • FEC H6NJ12300; 31 Dec 25; Tot $70,295; Dsb $8,026
		Democratic		Somerset County Commissioner Shanel Y. Robinson • FEC H6NJ12276; 31 Dec 25; Tot $56,892; Dsb $1,075
		Democratic		Squire Servance • FEC H6NJ12284; 31 Dec 25; Tot $34,478; Dsb $26,290
		Democratic		Sujit Singh • FEC H6NJ12292; 31 Dec 25; Tot $7,048; Dsb $1,746
		Democratic		Iziah Thompson • FEC H6NJ12425
		Democratic		Jay Vaingankar • FEC H6NJ12318; 31 Dec 25; Tot $154,109; Dsb $10,815
		Democratic		Samuel S.-H. "Sam" Wang • FEC H6NJ12391

		Republican		Darius Mayfield • FEC H2NJ12127; 23 Jan 25; Tot $301; Dsb $432
		Republican		Gregg Mele • FEC H2NJ06210; 31 Dec 25; Tot $21,225; Dsb $21,225
		Republican		Andrew Joseph Zaborney • FEC H6NJ12375

		Green		Andres Jinete • FEC H6NJ12441

		Independent		Winston Jordan

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 13 incumbents, 61 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 22 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• AMERICANINDEPENDENTS.ORG
	• Conservative USA
	• Socialist Party USA
	• Unity
Independents
	• (blank): 1 incumbent
	• Independent: 8 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
	• New Jersey Division of Elections
	• New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission
Democratic
	• New Jersey Assembly Democratic Majority
Republican
	• New Jersey Senate Republican Caucus
Third Party
	• American Independents
	• Conservative Party USA New Jersey
	• New Jersey Conservative Party
	• New Jersey Libertarian Party
	• Socialist Party of New Jersey
	• The Green Party of New Jersey
	• The Unity Party of New Jersey
Media & others
	• centraljersey.com - Packet Publications - Princeton
	• NJ.com- Everything Jersey Star-Ledger, Trenton Times, Jersey Journal and other NJ newspapers
	• NJTV - New Jersey Public Television - Englewood
	• PolitickerNJ.com
	• Politics1.com - New Jersey
	• Press of Atlantic City
	• the Trentonian
	• The Westfield Leader