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2026 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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2026 United States Senate election in New Jersey
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Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent U.S. senator

Cory Booker
Democratic



The 2026 United States Senate election in New Jersey will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic Senator Cory Booker, first elected in a 2013 special election and then re-elected in 2014 and 2020, has announced his intention to seek reelection to a third full term in office and filed the necessary paperwork to run.[1]

Background

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New Jersey is a historically Democratic stronghold, particularly due to its dense urban population centers, which, in the United States, mostly tend to support Democrats.[2] However, the state was unusually close in the 2024 presidential election, with Kamala Harris carrying the state by less than 6 points, the lowest margin of victory for a Democratic candidate since 1992.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Filed paperwork

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Cory Booker (D) $1,651,651.37 $438,482.53 $12,405,654.83
Source: Federal Election Commission[4]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Announcement pending

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Potential

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Third-party and independent candidates

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Filed paperwork

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  • Nicholas Carducci (Independent), software engineer and candidate for this seat in 2024[8]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Inside Elections[9] Solid D Feb 20, 2025
The Cook Political Report[10] Solid D Feb 13, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe D Mar 12, 2025
Race To The WH[12] Safe D Apr 27, 2025

References

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  1. ^ Wildstein, David (February 14, 2022). "Booker says no to possible run for N.J. governor". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "How the urban-rural divide shapes elections". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "FILING FEC-1766350". FEC. March 27, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  5. ^ Wildstein, David (April 2, 2025). "The Watcher: Fulop, Gottheimer are omnipresent figures in 37th district Assembly primary". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  6. ^ Wildstein, David (March 24, 2025). "Durr ends bid for governor, endorses Spadea for GOP nod". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c @johnsb01 (April 24, 2025). "So who's going to challenge Cory Booker next year? I've hard a few names. Testa. Zdan. Durr. And yes, Alina Habba. I wrote about it for today's What Makes Jersey Run newsletter. The newsletter's free trial is now up. But you can subscribe here to get it:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 24, 2025 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "FILING FEC-1789817". FEC. June 17, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  9. ^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  10. ^ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  11. ^ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  12. ^ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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