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. Primary elections will be held June 2, 2026. Incumbent Democratic Senator Cory Booker, first elected in a 2013 special election and then re-elected in 2014 and 2020, has filed the necessary paperwork to seek reelection to a third full term in office. [1]

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Background

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. Trends did seem to have reversed in the 2025 gubernatorial election however, with Democrat Mikie Sherrill winning by about 14 points.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Chris Fields, political consultant and activist [3]
  • Cory Booker, incumbent U.S. senator (2013–present) [1]

Filed paperwork

  • Saxon Callahan [4]

Endorsements

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Cory Booker (D)$28,806,212$13,404,542$21,288,776
Source: Federal Election Commission [13]

Republican primary

Candidates

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Independent

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Inside Elections [18] Solid DAugust 12, 2025
The Cook Political Report [19] Solid DOctober 14, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [20] Safe DAugust 12, 2025
Race To The WH [21] Safe DSeptember 4, 2025

References

  1. 1 2 "FILING FEC-1766350". FEC . March 27, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  2. ↑ "How the urban-rural divide shapes elections". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ Politics1.com [@Politics1com] (October 13, 2025). "NEW JERSEY. Political consultant & Dem activist Chris Fields (D) launches progressive primary run from the left vs US Sen Cory Booker (D)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1924185". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ Fox, Joey (November 21, 2025). "Sherrill will support all N.J. congressional Dems for re-election". New Jersey Globe . Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ "GIFFORDS endorses Cory Booker for reelection to U.S. Senate in New Jersey". giffords.org. August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Jewish Dems Endorsed Candidates". Jewish Democratic Council of America. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Candidates". Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs.
  10. ↑ "2026 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ "2025-2026 Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Endorsed Candidates". AAPI Victory Fund. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  13. ↑ "CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  14. ↑ Fox, Joey (May 6, 2025). "Ed Durr says he's open to taking on Cory Booker in 2026". New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  15. ↑ Wildstein, David (April 2, 2025). "The Watcher: Fulop, Gottheimer are omnipresent figures in 37th district Assembly primary". New Jersey Globe . Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  16. ↑ "FILING FEC-1789817". FEC . June 17, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  17. ↑ "ESTRADA, MICHAEL - Candidate overview". FEC.gov. January 1, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  19. ↑ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  20. ↑ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  21. ↑ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

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