New Jersey Senate

New Jersey — U.S. Senate

Nov 3, 2020New Jersey5 candidates

Challengers

5

CB

(D)Won

Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey and former Mayor of Newark; the first African-American senator to represent the state.

Vote share57.2%

R"

Rikin "rik" Mehta

(R)Lost

Vote share40.9%

MR

Madelyn R. Hoffman

(G)Lost

Vote share0.9%

VF

Veronica Fernandez

(I)Lost

Vote share0.7%

DB

(I)Lost

Vote share0.3%

Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

Recent Coverage

20

Capitol agenda: Democrats fracture over college sports

Politico CongressSep 24, 2026

Critics pounce as prominent Dem senator seems to make admission about party's far-left ‘fringe'

Fox NewsSep 21, 2026

Cory Booker: SCOTUS Needs Term Limits, 'We Have a Compromised Court'

BreitbartSep 20, 2026

Kennedy dubs Booker 'prime minister of cool' as senators launch influencer caucus

Washington TimesSep 19, 2026

Merkley, Williams, Booker Lead Push to Close Constitutional Loophole Allowing for Slavery

gorgenewscenter.comSep 15, 2026

Potential 2028 Democrats Audition in Michigan,With a Focus on Trump

NYT PoliticsApr 19, 2026

Election History

2024

2020

2018

2026

Cory Booker(D)N/A

Justin Murphy(R)N/A

Nicholas Carducci(I)N/A

Michael Estrada(I)N/A

Veronica Fernandez(E)N/A

Joanne Kuniansky(S)N/A

Eduardo Castillo(I)N/A

2024

Andy Kim(D)53.6%

Curtis Bashaw(R)44.0%

Christina Khalil(G)1.1%

Kenneth Kaplan(L)0.6%

Patricia Mooneyham(V)0.4%

Joanne Kuniansky(S)0.2%

2020

Cory Booker(D)57.2%

Rikin "rik" Mehta(R)40.9%

Madelyn R. Hoffman(G)0.9%

Veronica Fernandez(I)0.7%

Daniel Burke(I)0.3%

2018

Robert Menendez(D)54.0%

Bob Hugin(R)42.8%

Madelyn R. Hoffman(G)0.8%

Murray Sabrin(L)0.7%

Natalie Lynn Rivera(I)0.6%

Tricia Flanagan(I)0.5%

Kevin Kimple(I)0.3%

Hank Schroeder(I)0.3%

Campaign finance data sourced from FEC filings. Election results from MIT Election Lab. ChamberLight is not an official government source.