Races · house · 2026 · New Jersey
house · open seat
Frank Pallone vs Hillary Herzig
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet
The last rating change here was 22d 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
VerifiedLean D · model 92% D
No recent polls or markets for this race. PVI baseline (D+5) suggests Lean D.
The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts D+17.8 with an 80% CI ranging from D+1.7 (10th pctile) to D+33.9 (90th pctile), giving D a 92% chance of winning.
Tipping-point probability: 3.8% of simulations see this race as decisive for chamber control.
CITATIONS · lean-d · low-tipping
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
D +17.8
80% CI: D +1.7 → D +33.9 · win prob 92%
R+45R+23TIEDD+23D+45
Quality · inputs
Data quality · medium
| Polls used | 0 |
| Days to election | 118 |
| Residual σ | 12.56pt |
| Generated | 7/7/2026 |
▼ Compare with other models2 models
qgbt-v1GBT (qgbt)
D +12.6
80% CI D +7.8 → D +20.9
CV MAE 8.51
consensusMarket-implied
D +15.4
no interval
market-implied
Prediction markets
Consensus · D 94¢1 platformupdated 11h ago
Cross-platform price · history
Per-platform · current
| Platform | D YES | R YES | 7d Δ | Vol | vs cons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymarket “Will the Democratic Party win the NJ-06 House seat?” | 94¢ | 3¢ | +0¢ | — | +0 |
Endorsements · 15 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yet12
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Endorsements tracked
Frank Pallone12 · 80%
Hillary Herzig3 · 20%
Total15
Scraped from each candidate’s Wikipedia endorsement list.
DFrank Pallone12 endorsers
Most notable · Mikie Sherrill · governor of New Jersey (2026–present)
Organizations10
Organizations · 10
- 32BJ SEIU
- AFL-CIO
- AIPAC
- American Federation of Government Employees
- Communications Workers of America · District 1
- Democratic Majority for Israel
- Monmouth County · Democratic Committee
- National Education Association
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund
- SEIU · New Jersey State Council
Elected officials1
Federal 0State 1Local 0
Elected officials · 1
- Mikie Sherrill · governor of New Jersey (2026–present)
Other1
Other · 1
- Middlesex County · Democratic Organization
RHillary Herzig3 endorsers
Most notable · New Jersey · Right to Life PAC
Other2
Other · 2
- Middlesex County · Republican Organization
- Monmouth County · Republican Organization
Organizations1
Organizations · 1
- New Jersey · Right to Life PAC
Money raised · own committees
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2026-01-09Frank PalloneH8NJ03073 ↗
Receipts
$2.0M
Disburse
$1.8M
Cash on hand
$3.3M
Debts
$0
Top industries
No industry data.
Top contributors
No contributor data.
Hillary Herzig
Receipts
$5.0K
Disburse
$3.3K
Cash on hand
$1.7K
Debts
$2.5K
Top industries
No industry data.
Top contributors
No contributor data.
Outside spending · independent expenditures
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reportsIE total
$10
D side
$10 · 100%
R side
$0 · 0%
Top spender
SIERRA CLUB INDEPEN…
| Spender | Side | Amount | Share | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION super pac · boosts D
| D | $10 | 100% | for Frank Pallone |
Editorial ratings · 4 raters
Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.Safe D4
Safe D · 4 raters
- Cook Political Report · Jun 17
- Inside Elections · Jun 24
- Sabato's Crystal Ball · Jun 8
- Split Ticket · Jun 24
Cook Political Report
Safe DInside Elections
Safe DSabato's Crystal Ball
Safe DSplit Ticket
Safe DDemographic crosstabs
age · education · race · genderNo demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.
In the news
10 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
10 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles10
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.60
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift +0.33 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.60
Week-over-weekshift +0.33 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 60%
Neutral 40%
60% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets60%
Neutral40%
R-leaning outlets0%
60% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Rating timeline
Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 0deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested1 platformupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-01-09
Endorsements23 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage10 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks