Democratic primary · June 2, 2026
New Jersey house Democratic primary
Rob Menendez 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 reference1Rob MenendezRobert Jacobsen Menendez Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional dist…
2Mussab Ali
All polls · 1 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Menendez | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | Center for Strategic Politics | 411 · LV | 42 | — |
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 31 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetRob Menendez · 31
DRob Menendez31 endorsers
Most notable · Mikie Sherrill · governor of New Jersey (2026–present)
Organizations18
Organizations · 18
- 32BJ SEIU
- AFL-CIO
- AIPAC
- American Federation of Government Employees
- BOLD PAC
- Communications Workers of America · District 1
- Democratic Majority for Israel
- Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
- Gun Sense Voter
- Hotel and Gaming Trades Council
- Jewish Democratic Council of America
- Latino Victory Fund
- Leading the Future
- LiUNA
- Make the Road Action NJ
- National Education Association
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund
- SEIU · New Jersey State Council
Elected officials13
Federal 4State 3Local 3
Elected officials · 13
- Mikie Sherrill · governor of New Jersey (2026–present)
- Brian Stack · state senator from the 33rd district (2008–present) and mayor of Union City (2000–present)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman · NJ-12 (2015–present)
- LaMonica McIver · NJ-10 (2024–present)
- Linda Sánchez · CA-38 (2003–present)
- Albio Sires · mayor of West New York (1995–2006, 2023–present)
- Andy Kim · New Jersey (2024–present)
- Emily Jabbour · mayor of Hoboken (2026–present)
- Essex County · Democratic Committee
- Hudson County · Democratic Organization
- Larry Wainstein · state assemblymember from the 33rd district (2025–present)
- Ras Baraka · mayor of Newark (2014–present)
- Union County · Democratic Committee
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-06-20Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 1deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested1 platformupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-06-20
Endorsements38 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks