2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
New Jersey races on the 2026 ballot
The federal and statewide races on New Jersey's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district.
What's included: U.S. Senate and House.
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: voter.svrs.nj.gov.
Not included: state legislature; local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed; state supreme court (none found on the Nov. 3 ballot, or not yet compiled): see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.
Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.
Federal
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U.S. Senator
Statewide
- Cory Booker · DemocraticIncumbent
- Veronica Fernandez · Independent
- Joanne Kuniansky · Socialist Workers
- Justin Murphy · Republican
U.S. House
New Jersey has 12 U.S. House districts. You vote in one; enter your address to find yours.
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U.S. Representative, District 1
- Damon Galdo · Republican
- Donald Norcross · DemocraticIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 2
- Jeff Van Drew · RepublicanIncumbent
- Ramon Mora Jr. · Independent
- Zack Mullock · Democratic
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U.S. Representative, District 3
- Herb Conaway · DemocraticIncumbent
- Ryan Michael Kelly · Independent
- Michael P. McGuire · Republican
- Steven Welzer · Green
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U.S. Representative, District 4
- Rachel Peace · Democratic
- Christopher H. Smith · RepublicanIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 5
- Josh Gottheimer · DemocraticIncumbent
- Sean Kirrane · Republican
- Adam Rueda · Independent
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U.S. Representative, District 6
- Hillary Herzig · Republican
- Frank Pallone Jr. · DemocraticIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 7
- Rebecca Bennett · Democratic
- Thomas H. Kean Jr. · RepublicanIncumbent
- Seamus Patrick O'Toole · Independent
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U.S. Representative, District 8
- Aristotle Eliopoulos · Independent
- Craig Honts · Socialist Workers
- Da'Shone Hughey · Independent
- Rob Menendez · DemocraticIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 9
- Terrisa Bukovinac · Independent
- Rosie Pino · Republican
- Nelida Pou · DemocraticIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 10
- Carmen Bucco · Republican
- Lamonica R. McIver · DemocraticIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 11
- Alan B. Bond · Independent
- Joe Hathaway · Republican
- Analilia Mejia · DemocraticIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 12
- Adam Hamawy · Democratic
- Andres Jinete · Green
- Winston Jordan · Independent
- Gregg Mele · Republican
Voting in New Jersey
- Registration deadline
- The deadline to register to vote in the November 3, 2026 General Election is October 13, 2026.
- Early voting
- In-person early voting runs October 24 - November 1, 2026 in every county: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. No appointment is necessary.
- ID at the polls
- NCSL category as of 2024: No ID required to vote at ballot box (in most cases). Rules may have changed since; confirm with the official site.
Check your registration and sample ballot (voter.svrs.nj.gov)
Sources
- Voter Registration (New Jersey Division of Elections, Public record)
- In-Person Early Voting in New Jersey (New Jersey Division of Elections, Public record)
- vote.gov state voter registration data (data/states.json and content/en/register/*.md) (U.S. General Services Administration (vote.gov), Public domain (U.S. government work))
- Voter identification laws in the United States (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
About this page
Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for New Jersey (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.