New Jersey Senate

New Jersey — U.S. Senate

Nov 3, 2026New Jersey7 candidates

Incumbent

CB

(D)Incumbent

In office since 2013 · 3 terms

Participation

96%

Party Unity

90%

Bipartisan

10%

Coverage Scorecard

Net +20423 votes

Good Look (254)Bad Look (169)

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CB

(D)Incumbent

Since 2013

Participation

96%

Party Unity

90%

Bipartisan

10%

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Challengers

6

NC

Nicholas Carducci

(I)

ME

Michael Estrada

(I)

VF

Veronica Fernandez

(E)

JK

Joanne Kuniansky

(S)

EC

Eduardo Castillo

(I)

JM

(R)

Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

Recent Coverage

20

Capitol agenda: Democrats fracture over college sports

Politico CongressSep 24, 2026

Murphy Beats up on Trump-Bewailing ‘Left’

Insider NJSep 23, 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

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.