Democratic primary · June 2, 2026
New Jersey house Democratic primary
Rebecca Bennett won the Democratic primary on June 2, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Where this race stands
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Primary result · Democratic primary
Official outcome · June 2, 2026 · forecast shown for reference1Rebecca BennettThe 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 12 U.S. representativ…
2Tina Shah
3Michael Roth
4Brian Varela
5Megan O'Rourke
Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
All polls · 6 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Bennett | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 | Tavern Research | 479 · LV | 32 | — |
| May 19 | StimSight Research | 400 · LV | 31 | — |
| May 12 | Impact Research | 400 · LV | 36 | — |
| May 5 | GQR | 402 · LV | 26 | — |
| Feb 24 | GQR | 403 · LV | 10 | — |
| Feb 24 | GQR | 403 · LV | 10 | — |
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 26 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetRebecca Bennett · 26
DRebecca Bennett26 endorsers
Most notable · Joseph Cryan · state senator from the 20th district (2018–present)
Elected officials19
Federal 8State 5Local 2
Elected officials · 19
- Joseph Cryan · state senator from the 20th district (2018–present)
- Maura Sullivan · former assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs (2015)
- Chris Deluzio · PA-17 (2023–present)
- Jason Crow · CO-06 (2019–present)
- Pat Ryan · NY-18 (2022–present)
- Seth Moulton · MA-06 (2015–present)
- Anthony Verrelli · state assemblymember from the 15th district (2018–present)
- Hunterdon County · Democratic Committee
- James J. Kennedy · state assemblymember from the 22nd district (2016–present)
- Jordan Glatt · former mayor of Summit (2003–2011)
- Linda S. Carter · state assemblymember from the 22nd district (2018–present)
- Max Rose · former NY-11 (2019–2021)
- Mitchelle Drulis · state assemblymember from the 16th district (2024–present)
- Morris County · Democratic Committee
- Nicholas Scutari · president of the New Jersey Senate (2022–present) from the 22nd district (2004–present)
- Patrick Murphy · former United States Under Secretary of the Army (2016–2017)
- Somerset County · rset County commissioner and former candidate for this district
- Union County · Democratic Committee
- Westfield · Democratic Committee
Organizations7
Organizations · 7
- College Democrats · of New Jersey
- Communications Workers of America · District 1
- Gun Sense Voter
- J Street PAC
- Serve America
- Vote Mama
- VoteVets
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-06-08Rebecca BennettH6NJ07201 ↗
Raised
$2.94M
Cash on hand
$764K
Cumulative receipts · 6 filings
Top industries
No industry data.
Tina ShahH6NJ07250 ↗
Raised
$2.15M
Cash on hand
$607K
Cumulative receipts · 4 filings
Top industries
No industry data.
Michael RothH6NJ07235 ↗
Raised
$1.23M
Cash on hand
$685K
Cumulative receipts · 5 filings
Top industries
No industry data.
In the news
40 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
72 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles72
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.15
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift −0.08 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.15
Week-over-weekshift −0.08 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 22%
Neutral 71%
R 7%
29% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets22%
Neutral71%
R-leaning outlets7%
29% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Back in Congress, Tom Kean Jr. Faces a New Challenge: Staying There
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NJ Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returns to Congress following treatment for depression
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WATCH: Rep. Tom Kean Jr. says he was recovering from depression during months-long absence from Congress
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Bennett wins Democratic nod in New Jersey primary to face US House Republican Kean
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NJ Rep. Tom Kean Jr. says depression was cause of monthslong unexplained absence
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NJ Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returns to Congress following treatment for depression
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Tom Kean Jr. Scheduled to Return
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Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 6deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested2 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-06-08
Endorsements130 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage40 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks