Races · Senate · 2026 · New Jersey
Senate · class II · open seat
New Jersey Senate
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet
The last rating change here was 4d 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 98% D
No recent polls or markets for this race. PVI baseline (D+6) suggests Lean D.
The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts D+15.8 with an 80% CI ranging from D+5.6 (10th pctile) to D+26.1 (90th pctile), giving D a 98% chance of winning.
Tipping-point probability: 4.5% of simulations see this race as decisive for chamber control.
CITATIONS · lean-d · low-tipping
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
D +15.8
80% CI: D +5.6 → D +26.1 · win prob 98%
R+30R+15TIEDD+15D+30
Quality · inputs
Data quality · medium
| Polls used | 0 |
| Days to election | 118 |
| Residual σ | 8.01pt |
| Generated | 7/7/2026 |
▼ Compare with other models2 models
qgbt-v1GBT (qgbt)
D +12.7
80% CI D +7.9 → D +23.5
CV MAE 8.51
consensusMarket-implied
D +17.0
no interval
market-implied
Prediction markets
Consensus · D 96¢2 platformsupdated 11h ago
Money raised · own committees
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2026-02-10Outside spending · independent expenditures
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reportsIE total
$40.0K
D side
$40.0K · 100%
R side
$0 · 0%
Top spender
WORKING NEW JERSEY
| Spender | Side | Amount | Share | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORKING NEW JERSEY other · boosts D
| D | $40.0K | 100% | for Andy Kim |
| GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION super pac · boosts D
| D | $125.34 | 0% | for Cory Booker |
| SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION super pac · boosts D
| D | $10 | 0% | for Cory Booker |
Editorial ratings · 5 raters
Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.Safe D4
Safe D · 4 raters
- The Cook Political Report · Apr 12
- Inside Elections · Apr 22
- RealClearPolitics · May 18
- Sabato's Crystal Ball · Mar 3
Likely D1
Likely D · 1 rater
- The Economist · May 21
The Cook Political Report
Safe DThe Economist
Likely DInside Elections
Safe DRealClearPolitics
Safe DSabato's Crystal Ball
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
7 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
7 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles7
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.43
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift −0.67 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.43
Week-over-weekshift −0.67 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 43%
Neutral 57%
43% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets43%
Neutral57%
R-leaning outlets0%
43% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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New Jersey U.S. Senate Primary Election Results
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Rating timeline
Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 0deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested2 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-02-10
Endorsements—nothing to sync
News coverage7 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks