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United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2026
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The U.S. House of Representatives elections in New Jersey are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect 12 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 12 U.S. House districts.
Partisan breakdown
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Republican | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 12 | 14 |
Candidates
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
District 1
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Donald Norcross (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Bill Finn (Democratic Party)
District 2
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jeff Van Drew (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Tim Alexander (Democratic Party)
- Bill Finn (Democratic Party)
- Terri Reese (Democratic Party)
- Bayly Winder (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Curtis Green (Democratic Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 3
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Jason Cullen (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Linda McMahon (Republican Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 4
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Chris Smith (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- John Blake (Democratic Party)
- Julie Flynn (Democratic Party)
- Kevin Cupples (Independent)
District 5
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Josh Gottheimer (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Nick Gebo (Democratic Party)
- Chandiha Gajapathy (Republican Party)
- Sean Kirrane (Republican Party)
- Adam Rueda (Independent) (Write-in)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 6
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Frank Pallone Jr. (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Katie Bansil (Democratic Party)
- John Hsu (Democratic Party)
- Hillary Herzig (Republican Party)
- Fahad Akhtar (Common Sense Independent Party)
District 7
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Thomas Kean Jr. (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Beth Ellen Adubato (Democratic Party)
- Rebecca Bennett (Democratic Party)
- Michael Garth (Democratic Party)
- Valentina Mendoza (Democratic Party)
- Megan O'Rourke (Democratic Party)
- Michael Roth (Democratic Party)
- Felipe Santos (Democratic Party)
- Tina Shah (Democratic Party)
- Sara Sooy (Democratic Party)
- Brian Varela (Democratic Party)
- Gregory Vartan (Democratic Party)
District 8
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Robert Menendez Jr. (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Richard Barilla (Independent)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 9
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Nellie Pou (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Samuel Buccola (Democratic Party)
- Rosemary Pino (Republican Party)
District 10
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- LaMonica McIver (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Shana Melius (Democratic Party)
- Carmen Bucco (Republican Party)
District 11
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 12
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Brad Cohen (Democratic Party)
- Kyle Little (Democratic Party)
- Adrian Mapp (Democratic Party)
- Tennille R. McCoy (Democratic Party)
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (Democratic Party)
- Shanel Robinson (Democratic Party)
- Sujit Singh (Democratic Party)
- Jay Vaingankar (Democratic Party)
- Gregg Mele (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Darius Mayfield (Republican Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Voting information
- See also: Voting in New Jersey
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Click the following links to see the race ratings in each of the state's U.S. House districts:
- New Jersey's 1st Congressional District
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District
- New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District
- New Jersey's 4th Congressional District
- New Jersey's 5th Congressional District
- New Jersey's 6th Congressional District
- New Jersey's 7th Congressional District
- New Jersey's 8th Congressional District
- New Jersey's 9th Congressional District
- New Jersey's 10th Congressional District
- New Jersey's 11th Congressional District
- New Jersey's 12th Congressional District
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in New Jersey in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New Jersey, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| New Jersey | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 5% of the entire vote cast for members of the General Assembly at the last preceding general election, held for the election of all of the members of the General Assembly, in the district | N/A | TBD | Source |
| New Jersey | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 5% of the entire vote cast for members of the General Assembly at the last preceding general election, held for the election of all of the members of the General Assembly, in the district | N/A | TBD | Source |
Political context
This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in New Jersey.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
