United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2026
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2026 U.S. House Elections |
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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. The primary is June 2, 2026. The filing deadline is March 23, 2026.
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 list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Donald Norcross (Incumbent)
- Lonnie Affrime
Did not make the ballot:
District 2
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jeff Van Drew (Incumbent)
District 3
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Ryan Kelly (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (Incumbent)
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 4
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Kevin Cupples (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Chris Smith (Incumbent)
District 5
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Adam Rueda (Independent)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Josh Gottheimer (Incumbent)
- Nick Gebo
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 6
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Fahad Akhtar (Common Sense Independent Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Frank Pallone Jr. (Incumbent)
- Katie Bansil
- John Hsu
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 7
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Beth Ellen Adubato
- Rebecca Bennett
- Michael Garth
- Megan O'Rourke
- Michael Roth
- Felipe Santos
- Tina Shah
- Brian Varela
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Thomas Kean Jr. (Incumbent)
District 8
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Richard Barilla (Independent)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Robert Menendez Jr. (Incumbent)
- Mussab Ali
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 9
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Nellie Pou (Incumbent)
- Samuel Buccola
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 10
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- LaMonica McIver (Incumbent)
- Shana Melius
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 11
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 12
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Matthew Adams
- Susan Altman
- Michael Anderson
- Brad Cohen
- Elijah Dixon
- Adam Hamawy
- Raymond Heck
- Kyle Little
- Adrian Mapp
- Tennille R. McCoy
- Rick Morales
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
- Shanel Robinson
- Squire Servance
- Sujit Singh
- Iziah Thompson
- Jay Vaingankar
- Samuel Wang
Did not make the ballot:
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (Incumbent)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
Voting information
- See also: Voting in New Jersey
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3/23/2026 | 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 | 6/2/2026 | 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
