2026 race — New Jersey (U.S. Senate)
7 candidates have filed with the FEC for this seat, including the incumbent, Cory A. Booker (D). The seat was a comfortable hold last time (16.3 points in 2020).
Who is running
Statutory candidates on file with the FEC. Challengers keep filing all cycle and primaries run into September, so this is a snapshot of who has filed — not a final ballot.
D Democratic (2)
- Andy Kimincumbent · FEC filings & money
- Cory A. Bookerincumbent · FEC filings & money
R Republican (4)
- Alex Zdan · FEC filings & money
- Justin Michael Ll.M. Murphy · FEC filings & money
- Richard Jerome Tabor · FEC filings & money
- Robert Lebovics · FEC filings & money
I Independent / other (1)
- Michael Estrada · FEC filings & money
How the incumbent has voted, by issue
Every roll call Cory A. Booker cast this Congress, grouped by the bill's official policy area (the Congressional Research Service subject assigned on congress.gov). These are votes, not stated positions — no stance is inferred from them.
- YeaH.R. 6500 — On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6500 (Aug 2026)
- NayS.Con.Res. 33 — On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5378 to S.Con.Res. 33 (No short title on file) (Apr 2026)
- NayH.R. 7147 — On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7147 (Mar 2026)
- NayH.R. 7148 — On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 (Jan 2026)
- YeaH.R. 5334 — On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5334 (Aug 2026)
- YeaS.J.Res. 181 — On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 181 (Jul 2026)
- YeaS.J.Res. 180 — On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 (Jul 2026)
- YeaS.J.Res. 185 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 185 (Jun 2026)
- NayS.Res. 817 — On the Resolution S.Res. 817 (Jul 2026)
- YeaS.Res. 526 — On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S.Res. 526 (May 2026)
- NayS.Res. 690 — On the Resolution S.Res. 690 (May 2026)
- NayS.Res. 532 — On the Resolution S.Res. 532 (Dec 2025)
- Not VotingS.J.Res. 190 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 190 (Jun 2026)
- NayS. 2 — On Passage of the Bill S. 2 (Jun 2026)
- YeaS.J.Res. 99 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 99 (Apr 2026)
- NayS. 5 — On Passage of the Bill S. 5 (Jan 2025)
- YeaS.J.Res. 187 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 187 (Aug 2026)
- YeaS.J.Res. 188 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 188 (Jun 2026)
- YeaS.J.Res. 139 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 139 (Apr 2026)
- YeaS.J.Res. 86 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 86 (Jan 2026)
- NayS. 4784 — On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 4784 (Jul 2026)
- NayS. 1318 — On the Motion to Proceed S. 1318 (Jun 2026)
- YeaS.J.Res. 103 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 103 (Mar 2026)
- NayS. 1071 — On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071) (Dec 2025)
Why challengers have no voting record here
Only people who have held the office have cast roll-call votes, so a voting record exists for the incumbent alone. We do not fill that gap with campaign-website summaries or third-party scorecards: deciding which vote counts as “the” vote on an issue is an editorial act, and two advocacy groups routinely produce opposite grades from the same record.
What is on the record for every candidate equally is money — who funds them, and who is spending independently for or against them. Each name above links to that candidate's FEC filings.
Last time this seat was contested (2020)
- CORY BOOKER (D) — 2,541,178 votes
- RIKIN \"RIK\" MEHTA (R) — 1,817,052 votes
- Other candidates — 82,210 votes
4,440,440 ballots cast out of an estimated 6,395,960 eligible voters — 69% turnout.
Sources: FEC candidate filings (who is running), House Clerk and Senate roll-call records with congress.gov policy areas (the voting record), and MEDSL/MIT Election Lab official returns with Census citizen voting-age population (the last result). All public records.