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 (8)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Cory A. Booker* • FEC S4NJ00185; 31 Mar 26; Tot $16,808,282; Dsb $5,829,198

		Republican			Robert S. Lebovics • FEC S6NJ00438; 31 Mar 26; Tot $101,260; Dsb $77,956
		Republican			former Tabernacle Mayor Justin Michael Murphy • FEC S4NJ00532; 31 Mar 26; Tot $9,709; Dsb $8,246
		Republican			Richard Jerome "Rich" Tabor, Sr. • FEC S6NJ00420
		Republican			Alex Zdan • FEC S6NJ00412; 31 Mar 26; Tot $7,379; Dsb $1,552

		Libertarian			Vic Kaplan

		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): 9 Democratic (8 Undetermined, 1 Open); 3 Republican (3 Undetermined)

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 (3) - 120th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Member of Congress Donald W. Norcross* • FEC H4NJ01084; 31 Mar 26; Tot $1,349,939; Dsb $861,300

		Republican			Damon Galdo • FEC H2NJ01187; 31 Mar 26; Tot $500; Dsb $269

		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 (6) - 120th Congress

		Democratic			Timothy C. "Tim" Alexander • FEC H6NJ02244; 31 Mar 26; Tot $66,506; Dsb $59,694
		Democratic			Cape May Mayor Zachary "Zack" Mullock • FEC H6NJ02251; 31 Mar 26; Tot $274,340; Dsb $24,249
		Democratic			Terri Reese • FEC H6NJ02236; 31 Mar 26; Tot $11,931; Dsb $8,956
		Democratic			Bayly Philip Christoper Winder • FEC H6NJ02228; 31 Mar 26; Tot $643,021; Dsb $396,112

		*Republican*			*Member of Congress Jeff Van Drew* • FEC H8NJ02166; 31 Mar 26; Tot $1,529,764; Dsb $941,208

		Independent			Ramon Mora, Jr. • FEC H6NJ02269

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Member of Congress Herbert "Herb" Conaway, Jr. • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (5) - 120th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Member of Congress Herbert "Herb" Conaway, Jr.* • FEC H4NJ03080; 31 Mar 26; Tot $774,015; Dsb $436,829

		Republican			Justin R. Barbera • FEC H4NJ03288
		Republican			Jason Cullen • FEC H6NJ03176; 31 Mar 26; Tot $69,348; Dsb $61,562
		Republican			Michael Patrick McGuire • FEC H6NJ03184; 31 Mar 26; Tot $54,660; Dsb $31,828

		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 (4) - 120th Congress

		Democratic			John David Blake • FEC H6NJ04224
		Democratic			Rachel Peace • FEC H6NJ04257; 31 Mar 26; Tot $14,770; Dsb $10,475

		*Republican*			*Member of Congress Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith* • FEC H8NJ04014; 31 Mar 26; Tot $483,925; Dsb $391,994

		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 (2, 1 write-in) - 120th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Member of Congress Joshua S. "Josh" Gottheimer* • FEC H6NJ05171; 31 Mar 26; Tot $2,897,007; Dsb $12,435,438

		Republican			Sean Joseph Kirrane • FEC H6NJ05221; 31 Mar 26; Tot $27,972; Dsb $8,816

		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 Mar 26; Tot $1,864,583; Dsb $1,515,274

		Republican			Hillary Herzig • FEC H6NJ06278 or H6NJ06286 • FEC H6NJ06286; 31 Mar 26; Tot $3,572; Dsb $2,274

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 (5) - 120th Congress

		Democratic			Rebecca Bennett • FEC H6NJ07201; 31 Mar 26; Tot $2,656,002; Dsb $1,229,607
		Democratic			Michael Roth • FEC H6NJ07235; 31 Mar 26; Tot $1,165,954; Dsb $439,668
		Democratic			Tina Shah • FEC H6NJ07250; 31 Mar 26; Tot $1,980,347; Dsb $604,044
		Democratic			Brian Varela • FEC H2NJ08265; 31 Mar 26; Tot $1,861,553; Dsb $528,715

		*Republican*			*Member of Congress Thomas H. "Tom" Kean, Jr.* • FEC H0NJ07261; 31 Mar 26; Tot $4,374,665; Dsb $1,066,407

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 (3) - 120th Congress

		Democratic			former Jersey City Board of Education Member Mussab Ali • FEC H6NJ08209; 31 Mar 26; Tot $181,496; Dsb $83,594
		*Democratic*			*Member of Congress Robert J. "Rob" Menendez* • FEC H2NJ08232 or H2NJ13075 • FEC H2NJ08232; 31 Mar 26; Tot $1,423,421; Dsb $675,792

		Independent			Richard Joseph Barilla • FEC H6NJ08183; 14 Apr 26; 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 (3) - 120th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Member of Congress Nelida "Nellie" Pou* • FEC H4NJ09194; 31 Mar 26; Tot $2,241,129; Dsb $825,009

		Republican			Tiffany Burress • FEC H6NJ09280; 31 Mar 26; Tot $74,086; Dsb $40,194
		Republican			Clifton City Council Member Rosemary L. "Rosie" Pino • FEC H6NJ09264; 31 Mar 26; Tot $337,611; Dsb $308,447

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 Mar 26; Tot $1,593,967; Dsb $1,020,465
		Democratic			Lawrence D. Poster

		Republican			Carmen Bucco • FEC H4NJ10135

		Green			Jon Serrano

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 11		Democratic	Member of Congress Analilia Mejia • First elected in a Special Election: 16 April 2026 [re: resignation of Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (6) - 120th Congress

		Democratic			former Morristown Mayor Donald E. Cresitello
		Democratic			Joseph B. Lewis, II • FEC H6NJ11302; 31 Mar 26; Tot $100,835; Dsb $297
		*Democratic*			*Member of Congress Analilia Mejia* • FEC H6NJ11286; 31 Mar 26; Tot $1,147,464; Dsb $726,288
		Democratic			Justin Strickland • FEC H6NJ11179; 31 Mar 26; Tot $88,756; Dsb $87,568

		Republican			Randolph Township Mayor Joe Hathaway • FEC H6NJ11211; 31 Mar 26; Tot $524,828; Dsb $472,371

		Unaffiliated			Vincent "Vince" Matrisciano • FEC H6NJ11336; 31 Mar 26; Tot $30,000; Dsb $0
	4 November 2025: Member of Congress Mikie Sherrill (Democratic), who was first elected to Congress in 2018, is elected Governor. A 2026 Special Election will be called in CD 11 to fill the vacated U.S. House Seat. 12 November 2025: Mikie Sherril 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. 16 April 2026: Analilia Mejia (Democratic) is elected with 60% of the vote.

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	77,710	59.55%	Analilia Mejia • 5 February 2026: Received 29.1% in the primary. Advances to Special General Election on Thursday 16 April. • FEC H6NJ11286; 31 Mar 26; Tot $1,147,464; Dsb $726,288

		Republican	52,180	39.99%	Randolph Township Mayor Joe Hathaway • FEC H6NJ11211; 31 Mar 26; Tot $524,828; Dsb $472,371

		Independent	600	0.46%	Alan B. Bond • Slogan: HOPE FOR TOMORROW! • FEC H6NJ11328
Total			130,490	100.00%
	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. 16 April 2026: Analilia Mejia (Democratic) is elected with 60% of the vote. Results from a 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 (16) - 120th Congress

		Democratic			former Middlesex Borough Council Member Matthew Mark "Matt" Adams • FEC H6NJ12367; 31 Mar 26; Tot $72,218; Dsb $31,947
		Democratic			Susan Copius "Sue" Altman • FEC H6NJ12433; 31 Mar 26; Tot $406,375; Dsb $132,878
		Democratic			East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen • FEC H6NJ12268; 31 Mar 26; Tot $424,371; Dsb $237,079
		Democratic			Elijah Dixon • FEC H6NJ12359; 31 Mar 26; Tot $7,980; Dsb $5,242
		Democratic			Adam Hamawy • FEC H6NJ12417; 31 Mar 26; Tot $546,965; Dsb $126,859
		Democratic			Kyle D. Little • FEC H6NJ12250; 31 Mar 26; Tot $25,001; Dsb $33,957
		Democratic			Plainfield Mayor Adrian O. Mapp • FEC H6NJ12326; 31 Mar 26; Tot $369,248; Dsb $206,448
		Democratic			state Assembly Member Verlina Reynolds-Jackson • FEC H6NJ12300; 31 Mar 26; Tot $216,049; Dsb $70,595
		Democratic			Somerset County Commissioner Shanel Y. Robinson • FEC H6NJ12276; 31 Mar 26; Tot $114,054; Dsb $68,289
		Democratic			Squire Servance • FEC H6NJ12284; 31 Mar 26; Tot $268,556; Dsb $114,997
		Democratic			Sujit Singh • FEC H6NJ12292; 31 Mar 26; Tot $117,460; Dsb $22,463
		Democratic			Jay Vaingankar • FEC H6NJ12318; 31 Mar 26; Tot $261,350; Dsb $123,578
		Democratic			Samuel S.-H. "Sam" Wang • FEC H6NJ12391; 31 Mar 26; Tot $307,107; Dsb $17,896

		Republican			Gregg Mele • FEC H2NJ06210; 31 Mar 26; Tot $54,740; Dsb $49,924

		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, 40 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 19 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: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• AMERICANINDEPENDENTS.ORG
	• Conservative USA
	• Socialist Party USA
	• Unity
Independents
	• (blank): 1 incumbent
	• Independent: 9 candidates
	• Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
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
	• NJTV - New Jersey Public Television - Englewood
	• PolitickerNJ.com
	• Politics1.com - New Jersey
	• Press of Atlantic City
	• the Trentonian
	• The Westfield Leader