Races · house · 2024 · NJ
house · open seat
Sue Altman vs Thomas Kean Jr.
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet
The last rating change here was 1d ago, but only 0 polls have landed in the last 60 days. When raters move and pollsters don't, the rating shift may be running ahead of the data. Watch for a late-cycle correction in either direction.
Where this race stands
Verified Tossup
tossup
Money in this race
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2024-12-19Total IE spending
$21.5M
For candidates
$6.3M
Against candidates
$15.2M
Latest filing: 12/19/2024
Source: FEC Schedule E
Source: FEC Schedule E
Sue Altman (D)
$5.4M for ·
$9.2M against
Cash on hand
$11K
Total raised (cycle)
$6.3M
Total spent
$6.2M
Debts
$0
Source: FEC
- $8.0M against CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND Super PAC
- $2.4M for HMP Super PAC
- $1.7M for WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC Super PAC
- $600K for LCV VICTORY FUND Super PAC
- $594K against AMERICA PAC Super PAC
Thomas Kean Jr. (R)
$924K for ·
$6.0M against
Cash on hand
$48K
Total raised (cycle)
$6.0M
Total spent
$6.1M
Debts
$7K
Source: FEC
- $5.9M against HMP Super PAC
- $451K for AMERICA PAC Super PAC
- $292K for JERSEY REAL Super PAC
- $110K against NRDC ACTION VOTES Super PAC
- $104K for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC
Independent expenditures from FEC Schedule E. "For" = pro-candidate ads / mail / digital. "Against" = anti-candidate. Excludes candidate-committee spending and state-level filings (governor races aren't covered here — they file with state agencies).
last poll — last market quote — rating computed 1 day ago
Rating history (1 change)
- 5/6/2026 Tossup via pvi