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
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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 U.S. 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 has historically been blue at the federal level largely due to its densely populated urban centers while suburban areas generally support Democratic candidates. [2] Both major parties have seen success at the statewide level: Democrats control the New Jersey state legislature after the 2023 New Jersey Elections [3] while Republicans previously controlled the governor's mansion after Republican Chris Christie was sworn into office after his election victory in the 2009 New Jersey gubernatorial election. [4]

In the 2024 presidential election, Democrat Kamala Harris was expected to easily win the state after Joe Biden won the state by 15.93% points in the 2020 presidential election in the state. [5] However, Harris only won by 5.91% points, which was the narrowest margin Democrats have won presidentially in the state since 1992 where Clinton won by 2.33% points. This was attributed to conservative shifts in Latino and minority voters in traditionally urban Democratic strongholds, with less turnout from Democrats from 2020. [6]

In the 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Democratic U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill won by 14.36% points despite expectations of a close race. [7] According to the 2025 CNN New Jersey exit poll, Latino voters who trended Republican in 2024 trended back Democrat in 2025, while urban and suburban voters who saw conservative shifts in 2024 helped boost Sherrill's large victory margin. [8]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Saxon Callahan [9]

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 [18]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Declined

Independent

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Inside Elections [24] Solid DAugust 12, 2025
The Cook Political Report [25] Solid DOctober 14, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [26] Safe DAugust 12, 2025
Race To The WH [27] Safe DSeptember 4, 2025

References

  1. 1 2 "FILING FEC-1766350". FEC . March 27, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  2. ↑ Arco, Matt (May 28, 2017). "Your neighbors lean red or blue? How many Republicans and Democrats are in all 21 counties". NJ Advance Media . Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ "NJ DOS — Division of Elections — 2023 Elections". New Jersey Department of Elections. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Official Tallies for Governor and Lieutenant Governor — 2009 General Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. December 1, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 22, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ "2024 CPR Electoral College Ratings". The Cook Political Report . November 4, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ Friedman, Matt; Han, Daniel (November 12, 2024). "New Jersey might be a swing state now". Politico . Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ Mike Catalini, Steve Peoples (September 30, 2025). "Democrats wary support may be sliding among typically loyal voters in New Jersey's governor's race". AP News . Retrieved December 17, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "2025 New Jersey Exit Poll". CNN . December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1924185". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  10. ↑ Fox, Joey (November 21, 2025). "Sherrill will support all N.J. congressional Dems for re-election". New Jersey Globe . Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  12. ↑ "GIFFORDS endorses Cory Booker for reelection to U.S. Senate in New Jersey". giffords.org. August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Jewish Dems Endorsed Candidates". Jewish Democratic Council of America. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Candidates". Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs.
  15. ↑ "2026 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2025-2026 Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Endorsed Candidates". AAPI Victory Fund. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  18. ↑ "CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  19. ↑ Fox, Joey (December 18, 2025). "Former Tabernacle committeeman will run for U.S. Senate again". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  20. 1 2 3 Fox, Joey (December 16, 2025). "The GOP's big 2026 question: who will run against Cory Booker?". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  21. ↑ Han, Daniel (December 11, 2025). "Durr planning comeback to Trenton, won't challenge Booker". Politico . Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  22. ↑ "FILING FEC-1789817". FEC . June 17, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  23. ↑ "ESTRADA, MICHAEL - Candidate overview". FEC.gov. January 1, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  25. ↑ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  26. ↑ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  27. ↑ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

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