New Jersey 2026 Primary
U.S. Senate & U.S. House & Governor
Jun 2
2026
U.S. House & U.S. Senate
Nov 3
2026
Filing Deadline: Apr 6, 2026
U.S. Senate
Incumbent: D Cory Booker
Democrat
Cory Booker
Incumbent Nominee
$20,663,771 raised
Independent
Michael Estrada
$0 raised
Republican
Alex Zdan
$48,208 raised
Justin Michael Murphy
Nominee
$63,176 raised
Richard Jerome Tabor Sr
$27,190 raised
Robert Lebovics
$178,219 raised
Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.
Primary Results
Democratic Primary
Held June 2, 2026.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Booker ✓ | 587,161 | 100.0% |
Republican Primary
Held June 2, 2026.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Murphy ✓ | 80,133 | 33.3% | |
| Richard Tabor | 70,332 | 29.2% | |
| Alex Zdan | 64,621 | 26.9% | |
| Robert Lebovics | 25,595 | 10.6% |
Governor
Governor race details will be available as filing opens.
U.S. House 12 districts
NJ-01
District 1
D
Donald Norcross
Donald Norcross (D)
Incumbent ✓
Damon Galdo (R)
✓
Democratic · Jun 2
Donald Norcross —
—
✓
Republican · Jun 2
Damon Galdo —
—
✓
NJ-02
District 2
R
Jeff Van Drew
Jeff Van Drew (R)
Incumbent ✓
Zack Mullock (D)
✓
Democratic · Jun 2
Zack Mullock 16,822
39.7%
✓
Tim Alexander 11,708
27.6%
Bayly Winder 9,321
22.0%
Terri Reese 4,536
10.7%
Republican · Jun 2
Jeff Van Drew —
—
✓
NJ-03
District 3
D
Herb Conaway
Herb Conaway (D)
Incumbent ✓
Michael McGuire (R)
✓
Ryan Michael Kelly (I)
Democratic · Jun 2
Herb Conaway —
—
✓
Republican · Jun 2
Michael McGuire 14,466
58.0%
✓
Jason Cullen 6,077
24.4%
Justin Barbera 4,419
17.7%
NJ-04
District 4
R
Chris Smith
Chris Smith (R)
Incumbent ✓
Rachel Peace (D)
✓
Democratic · Jun 2
Rachel Peace 20,055
72.7%
✓
John Blake 7,551
27.4%
Republican · Jun 2
Christopher Smith —
—
✓
NJ-05
District 5
D
Josh Gottheimer
Josh Gottheimer (D)
Incumbent ✓
Sean Joseph Kirrane (R)
✓
Democratic · Jun 2
Josh Gottheimer —
—
✓
Republican · Jun 2
Sean Kirrane —
—
✓
NJ-06
District 6
D
Frank Pallone
Frank Pallone (D)
Incumbent ✓
Hillary Herzig (R)
✓
Democratic · Jun 2
Frank Pallone 31,220
66.2%
✓
John Hsu 12,328
26.2%
Katie Bansil 3,599
7.6%
Republican · Jun 2
Hillary Herzig —
—
✓
NJ-07
District 7
R
Thomas Kean Jr.
Thomas Kean Jr. (R)
Incumbent ✓
Rebecca Bennett (D)
✓
Randall Terry (I)
Lana Leguia (L)
Democratic · Jun 2
Rebecca Bennett 25,851
45.5%
✓
Tina Shah 11,373
20.0%
Brian Varela 10,742
18.9%
Michael Roth 8,909
15.7%
Republican · Jun 2
Thomas Kean Jr. —
—
✓
NJ-08
District 8
D
Rob Menendez
Rob Menendez (D)
Incumbent ✓
Richard Joseph Barilla (I)
Democratic · Jun 2
Rob Menendez 27,761
68.9%
✓
Mussab Ali 12,539
31.1%
NJ-09
District 9
D
Nellie Pou
Nellie Pou (D)
Incumbent ✓
Rosie Pino (R)
✓
Democratic · Jun 2
Nelida Pou —
—
✓
Republican · Jun 2
Rosie Pino 6,541
51.5%
✓
Tiffany Burress 6,173
48.6%
NJ-10
District 10
D
LaMonica McIver
LaMonica McIver (D)
Incumbent ✓
Carmen Bucco (R)
✓
Democratic · Jun 2
LaMonica McIver 36,343
84.6%
✓
Lawrence Poster 6,598
15.4%
Republican · Jun 2
Carmen Bucco —
—
✓
NJ-11
District 11
D
Analilia Mejia
Analilia Mejia (D)
Incumbent ✓
Joe Hathaway (R)
✓
Vincent Matrisciano (O)
Democratic · Jun 2
Analilia Mejia 47,849
81.5%
✓
Donald Cresitello 4,100
7.0%
Justin Strickland 3,609
6.2%
Joseph Lewis 3,153
5.4%
Republican · Jun 2
Joe Hathaway —
—
✓
NJ-12
District 12
Open
Adam Hamawy (D)
✓
Gregg Mele (R)
✓
Andres Jinete (G)
Democratic · Jun 2
Adam Hamawy 20,470
28.1%
✓
Brad Cohen 10,842
14.9%
Sam Wang 6,758
9.3%
Shanel Robinson 6,550
9.0%
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson 6,463
8.9%
Sue Altman 6,130
8.4%
Squire Servance 4,028
5.5%
Adrian Mapp 3,240
4.5%
Sujit Singh 2,890
4.0%
Jay Vaingankar 2,191
3.0%
Matt Adams 1,540
2.1%
Elijah Dixon 1,085
1.5%
Kyle Little 636
0.9%
Republican · Jun 2
Gregg Mele 12,913
100.0%
✓