State · the Union
New J
Lean D+6
The Garden State.
Partisan lean
D+6
How the state votes in a neutral yearGovernor
Democratic
Elena Marchetti · 54% approveSenate
2 D · 0 R
Feldstein · QuinteroHouse
9 D · 3 R
12 seatsOn the ballot
November 3, 2026Senate · New J
Hannah FeldsteinD · Incumbent94%
Brett LyndonR6%
D+11.9Likely D
The ratings
- New A modelFundamentals, approval and the newsD+11.9Likely D
- CNNLikely D. Feldstein leads by about 14 in New J.D+13.8Likely D
- FOX NewsLikely D. New J voters care about prices, not pundits.D+10.1Likely D
Who represents New J
Approval moves with news about New JHouse delegation
12 seats · every seat is up Nov 3, 2026Carmen LisowskiNJ-1D45%−0.1 down this weekSafe DCarlos OlivaresNJ-2R51%−1.1 down this weekLean RAndrea WainwrightNJ-3D43%+0.4 up this weekLikely DReggie GalvezNJ-4R54%+0.7 up this weekSafe RDeepa HarrowNJ-5D54%−0.5 down this weekLikely DQuentin DabrowskiNJ-6D42%−0.5 down this weekLikely DNadia DuchesneNJ-7R48%−0.3 down this weekLean RTobias QuarlesNJ-8D53%−1.5 down this weekSafe DLaura EscalanteNJ-9D47%+1.8 up this weekTerm ends Jan 3, 2027Alicia PrendergastNJ-10D46%−0.3 down this weekSafe DBenjamin VarelaNJ-11D48%−0.7 down this weekLikely DNoor KasprzakNJ-12D49%0.0 unchanged this weekSafe D
House races
Forecast for every seat · open seats markedHouse · New J 1st
Carmen LisowskiD · Incumbent>99%
Kara NakagawaR<1%
D+25.6Safe D
House · New J 2nd
Sean FogartyD19%
Carlos OlivaresR · Incumbent81%
R+7.8Lean R
House · New J 3rd
Andrea WainwrightD · Incumbent84%
Margaret CvetkovicR16%
D+8.8Likely D
House · New J 4th
Tobias LindqvistD2%
Reggie GalvezR · Incumbent98%
R+19.3Safe R
House · New J 5th
Deepa HarrowD · Incumbent86%
Irene LeandroR14%
D+9.6Likely D
House · New J 6th
Quentin DabrowskiD · Incumbent94%
Darius ZunigaR6%
D+14.4Likely D
House · New J 7th
Carmen JessupD37%
Nadia DuchesneR · Incumbent63%
R+3.1Lean R
House · New J 8th
Tobias QuarlesD · Incumbent>99%
Gordon FairchildR<1%
D+32.9Safe D
House · New J 9thOpen seat
Ruth MagnussonD70%
Kendra BergeronR30%
D+4.8Lean D
House · New J 10th
Alicia PrendergastD · Incumbent>99%
Kara RaffertyR<1%
D+45Safe D
House · New J 11th
Benjamin VarelaD · Incumbent93%
Nathan DuarteR7%
D+13.1Likely D
House · New J 12th
Noor KasprzakD · Incumbent>99%
Andrea SolanoR<1%
D+25.2Safe D
Stories that moved New J's officials
Effect today, after decay- New J breaks ground on its rail tunnel under the river, and Governor Marchetti stakes her first year on itSep 18, 2026 · CNN · Elena Marchetti +0.6+0.6avg. per official