New Jersey 2026 candidates New Jersey · 129 FEC filers
New Jersey · 2026 elections
New Jersey candidates
129 federal candidates registered with the FEC across 13 races. Within each race, candidates are listed alphabetically by last name.
Last checked: Nov 1, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC · Source: FEC bulk data
Governor
New Jersey does not elect a governor in 2026.
U.S. Congress (FEC filers)
About this list
These are candidates who filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission for 2026. Filing does not mean a candidate qualified for the ballot or remains active; some may have withdrawn or not advanced from a primary. Check your state election office for the official ballot. Governor candidates are listed above. State legislature and other state offices are not yet included.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory A. Booker | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $21,275,163 | Compiled |
| Saxon Callahan | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Nicholas Matthew Carducci | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Eduardo Jose Castillo Nicasio | Write-in | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Michael Estrada | Independent | Challenger | Statutory candidate | — | Not yet compiled |
| Veronica Fernandez | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Chris Fields | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Joanne Kuniansky | SWP | Not reported | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Robert Lebovics | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $178,219 | Not yet compiled |
| Justin Juan Maldonado | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Lisa McCormick | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Michael Misseri | ASO | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Justin Michael Ll.M. Murphy | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $68,189 | Not yet compiled |
| Natalie Rivera | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Gavin Solomon | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Gavin Solomon | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Gavin Solomon | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Richard Jerome Sr Tabor | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $27,190 | Not yet compiled |
| Gregory Richard Colonel Tomaini | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Alex Zdan | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $48,208 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 1
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Affrime | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Damon Galdo | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $16,220 | Not yet compiled |
| Donald W Norcross | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $1,950,973 | Compiled |
U.S. House — District 2
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy C Alexander | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $87,344 | Not yet compiled |
| William Joseph III Finn | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Curtis Rev Green | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Ramon Jr Mora | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $1,139 | Not yet compiled |
| Zack Mullock | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $960,948 | Compiled |
| Terri Reese | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $16,994 | Not yet compiled |
| Jeff Van Drew | Republican | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $2,414,607 | Compiled |
| Bayly Philip Christoper Winder | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $825,207 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 3
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin R. Barbera | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Herb Md Conaway | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $1,152,632 | Compiled |
| Jason Cullen | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $78,735 | Not yet compiled |
| Ryan Michael Kelly | Independent | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $5,725 | Not yet compiled |
| Michael Patrick McGuire | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $221,324 | Compiled |
| Linda Diane McMahon | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $0 | Not yet compiled |
| Steven Welzer | Green | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 4
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John David Blake | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $5,421 | Not yet compiled |
| Kevin Cupples | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Kevin Cupples | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Robert Joseph English | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Julie Susan Flynn | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Peter Alexander Linardakis | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Rachel Peace | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $101,426 | Compiled |
| Christopher H Smith | Republican | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $797,217 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 5
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandiha Gajapathy | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $50,000 | Not yet compiled |
| Nicholas Gebo | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $5,788,812 | Compiled |
| Mary Jo-Ann Guinchard | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $117,995 | Not yet compiled |
| Sean Joseph Kirrane | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $103,742 | Compiled |
| Adam Rueda | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Compiled |
U.S. House — District 6
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Bansil | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $41,956 | Not yet compiled |
| Hillary Herzig | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Hillary Herzig | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $11,766 | Compiled |
| John Hsu | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $105,607 | Not yet compiled |
| Sidney Hrh Johnson | No party affiliation | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Frank Jr Pallone | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $2,844,906 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 7
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Ellen Ph.D. Adubato | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $167,946 | Not yet compiled |
| Rebecca Bennett | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $8,757,003 | Compiled |
| Michael Joseph Garth | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $500 | Not yet compiled |
| Thomas H. Jr. Kean | Republican | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $6,128,373 | Not yet compiled |
| Lana Leguia | Libertarian | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $25,430 | Not yet compiled |
| Valentina E. Esq. Mendoza | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $1,630 | Not yet compiled |
| Megan O'Rourke | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $570,759 | Not yet compiled |
| Michael Roth | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $1,283,731 | Not yet compiled |
| Felipe Santos | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Tina Shah | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $2,341,545 | Not yet compiled |
| Sara Sooy | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $54,491 | Not yet compiled |
| Randall Terry | Independent | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $68,912 | Not yet compiled |
| Brian Varela | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $1,986,312 | Not yet compiled |
| Gregory III Vartan | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $193,030 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 8
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mussab Ali | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $277,637 | Not yet compiled |
| Richard Joseph Barilla | Independent | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $5,600 | Not yet compiled |
| Da'Shone Hughey | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $2,236,502 | Compiled |
| Robert J. Menendez | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $2,236,502 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 9
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Buccola | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Terrisa Bukovinac | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Tiffany Burress | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $145,672 | Not yet compiled |
| Rosemary Pino | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $548,326 | Compiled |
| Nelida Pou | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $3,131,322 | Compiled |
| Jon Carlos Serrano | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 10
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Bucco | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $8,931 | Compiled |
| Lamonica McIver | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $2,516,563 | Not yet compiled |
| Shana Melius | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 11
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bartlett | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $496,163 | Not yet compiled |
| Zach Beecher | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $661,945 | Not yet compiled |
| Alan Bond | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Jean-Louis Cauvin | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $111,156 | Not yet compiled |
| Marc Chaaban | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $118,917 | Not yet compiled |
| Donald Cresitello | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $115,555 | Not yet compiled |
| Cammie L Croft | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $381,640 | Not yet compiled |
| Dean Dafis | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $98,442 | Not yet compiled |
| Brendan W Gill | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $1,134,267 | Not yet compiled |
| Jeff Grayzel | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $484,777 | Not yet compiled |
| Joe Hathaway | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $837,601 | Compiled |
| Joseph II Lewis | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $102,800 | Not yet compiled |
| Tom Malinowski | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $1,522,901 | Not yet compiled |
| Vincent Matrisciano | Unaffiliated | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $290,975 | Not yet compiled |
| Analilia Mejia | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $2,229,339 | Compiled |
| Kennedy Pivnick | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | — | Not yet compiled |
| Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | Incumbent | Not yet statutory | $21,556 | Not yet compiled |
| Justin Strickland | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $96,379 | Not yet compiled |
| Tahesha Way | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $848,649 | Not yet compiled |
| Anna Lee Williams | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $26,972 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 12
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Mark Adams | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $88,011 | Not yet compiled |
| Susan Copius Altman | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $604,420 | Not yet compiled |
| Michael Anderson | Democratic | Open seat | Not yet statutory | $1,275 | Not yet compiled |
| Brad Cohen | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $866,523 | Not yet compiled |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | — | Not yet compiled |
| Elijah Dixon | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $8,805 | Not yet compiled |
| Adam Hamawy | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $1,993,157 | Compiled |
| Raymond Heck | Democratic | Open seat | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Andres Jinete | Green | Open seat | Statutory candidate | — | Not yet compiled |
| Kyle D Little | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $32,055 | Not yet compiled |
| Adrian O Mapp | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $510,973 | Not yet compiled |
| Darius Mayfield | Republican | Open seat | Not yet statutory | $301 | Not yet compiled |
| Tennille Renae McCoy | Democratic | Open seat | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Gregg Mele | Republican | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $101,521 | Compiled |
| Richard Morales | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $125,130 | Not yet compiled |
| Verlina Reynolds-Jackson | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $364,558 | Not yet compiled |
| Shanel Y Robinson | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $160,195 | Not yet compiled |
| Squire Servance | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $566,032 | Not yet compiled |
| Sujit Singh | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $141,940 | Not yet compiled |
| Iziah Thompson | Democratic | Open seat | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Jay Vaingankar | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $410,100 | Not yet compiled |
| Samuel S.-H. Wang | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $599,333 | Not yet compiled |
| Andrew Joseph Zaborney | Republican | Open seat | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |