ELECTION CALENDAR: Primary Filing Deadline: March 23, 2026 Third Party & Indep Filing Deadline: June 2, 2026 Primary: June 2, 2026

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on November 18, 2025

GOVERNOR:
(Candidates for Governor & Lt. Governor run together on tickets in the general election.)
[ Phil Murphy (D)* - Term-Limited in 2025. ]
Mikie Sherrill (D) - Congresswoman, Attorney & Navy Veteran

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2029.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Tahesha Way (D)* - Not a Candidate in 2025. ]
Dale Caldwell (D) - Centenary Univ President & Ex-New Brunswick School Board Member

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State Assembly - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

U.S. SENATE:

Cory Booker (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Saxon Callahan (D)
Chris Fields (D) - Political Consultant & Democratic Activist
Ed Durr (R) - Ex-State Sen., Truck Driver & '25 Gov Candidate
Justin Murphy (R) - Ex-Tabernacle Mayor, Attorney, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Nick Carducci (I) - Software Engineer & '24 Candidate

Andy Kim (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2030.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Donald Norcross (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Teddy Liddell (R) - Attorney, Army Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Frankie Fonseca (I) - Musician & Astrologer

District 2:
Jeff Van Drew (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tim Alexander (D) - Attorney, Ex-Police Officer & '22/'24 Candidate
Bill Finn (D) - Teacher
Terri Reese (D) - Retail Consultant
Bayly Winder (D) - Cybersecurity Consultant & Ex-US Foreign Affairs Officer

District 3:
Herb Conaway (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jason Cullen (R) - '22 Candidate
Linda McMahon (R) - Advanced Practice Nurse
Alex Zdan (R) - Ex-TV News Reporter & '24 US Sen Candidate

District 4:
Chris Smith (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Blake (D) - IT Professional
Julie Flynn (D) - College Professor & Labor Activist
Nicholas Small (D)
Kevin Cupples (I) - '24 US Sen Candidate

District 5:
Josh Gottheimer (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Nick Gebo (D) - California Resident
Chandiha "Sandy" Gajapathy (R) - Cybersecurity Professional & '24 Candidate
Sean Kirrane (R) - Technology Consultant
Adam Rueda (WI)

District 6:
Frank Pallone (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Katie Bansil (D) - Financial Advisor
John Hsu (D) - Software Engineer, Progressive Activist & '20/'24 Candidate
Hillary Herzig (R)

District 7:
Tom Kean Jr. (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Beth Adubato (D) - College Professor, Actor & Ex-Journalist
Rebecca Bennett (D) - Businesswoman, Air National Guard Officer & Navy Veteran
James Filippatos (D) - Disney Executive, Ex-US State Dept Official, Ex-FAA Official & Attorney
Michael Garth (D)
Valentina Mendoza (D) - Attorney
Megan O'Rourke (D) - Ex-USDA Official & Ex-College Professor
Michael Roth (D) - Ex-SBA Official
Felipe Santos (D)
Tina Shah (D) - Physician
Sara Sooy (D) - Somerset County Commissioner & Ex-Somerset Hills School Board Member
Brian Varela (D) - Businessman, Ex-Forward Party State Chair & '22 Candidate
Greg Vartan (D) - Ex-Summit City Councilman & Sales Manager

District 8:
Rob Menendez (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mussab Ali (D) - Ex-Jersey City Board of Education President
Ana Rivera (R) - '22 Candidate
Richard Barilla (I) - Cyber Security Director

District 9:
Nellie Pou (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Sam Buccola (D) - Ex-Legislative Aide
Rosie Pino (R) - Clifton City Councilwoman & Ex-Clifton School Board Member
Billy Prempeh (R) - Sales Consultant, USAF Veteran & Frequent Candidate

District 10:
LaMonica McIver (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Shana Melius (D) - Political Consultant, Ex-Congressional Aide & '24 Candidate
Carmen Bucco (R) - Businessman, '24 Nominee & '23 St Sen Nominee
Jon Serrano (I) - College Student, Progressive Activist & '24 Candidate

District 11 - Special Election - Spring 2026:
[ Mikie Sherrill (D)* - Resigned November 20, 2026, to become Governor. ]
Rosy Bagolie (D) - State Assemblywoman, Ex-Livingston Town Councilwoman & Educator
John Bartlett (D) - Passaic County Commissioner & Attorney
Zach Beecher (D) - Venture Capitalist & Iraq War Veteran
Marc Chaaban (D) - Ex-Congressional Aide
Sheena Collum (D) - South Orange Village Mayor & '25 Lt Gov Candidate
Cammie Croft (D) - Energy Nonprofit Executive & Ex-Obama White House Aide
Dean Dafis (D) - Maplewood Township Councilman, Attorney & LGBT Equality Activist
Brendan Gill (D) - Essex County Commissioner, Political Consultant & Ex-Congressional Aide
Jeff Grayzel (D) - Morris Township Committeeman & Businessman
Tom Malinowski (D) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-US Asst Sec of State & Ex-NSC Official
Analilia Mejia (D) - Progressive Politicial Consulant & Ex-NJ Working Families Party Exec Director
Jack Miller (D)
Kennedy Pivnick (D) - Lefal Assistant & Recent Law School Graduate
Justin Strickland (D) - Chatham Borough Councilman, Businessman & Iraq War Veteran
Tahesha Way (D) - Ex-Lt Governor, Ex-Passaic County Freeholder & Attorney
Anna Williams (D)
Joe Hathaway (R) - Randolph Township Mayor & Corporate Communications Professional

District 12:
[ Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D)* - Retiring in 2026. ]
Mike Anderson (D) - Businessman & '21 Gov Candidate
Linda Carter (D) - State Assemblywoman
Brad Cohen (D) - East Brunswick Mayor, Ex-School Board Member & Physician
Claribel Cortes (D) - Middlesex County Surrogate
Paula Sollami Covello (D) - Mercer County Clerk
Sam Frisby (D) - Mercer County Commissioner
James Gee (D) - Political Consultant & Ex-Congressional Aide
Ray Heck (D) - Millstone Mayor 
Kyle Little (D) - Fitness Club Owner
Adrian Mapp (D) - Plainfield Mayor 
Tennille McCoy (D) - State Assemblywoman
Shanti Narra (D) - Middlesex County Commissioner
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D) - State Assemblywoman & Ex-Trenton City Councilwoman
Shanel Robinson (D) - Somerset County Commissioner, Ex-Franklin Councilwoman & USAF Veteran
Sarah Steward (D) - Ewing Councilwoman & Ex-Congressional Aide
Andrew Zwicker (D) - State Sen. & '14 Candidate
Darius Mayfield (R) - Talent Manager, Podcast Host, MAGA Activist & '22/'24 Nominee
Gregg Mele (R) - Attorney & Frequent Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of New Jersey (C)
New Jersey Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of New Jersey (G)
NJ Legalize Marijuana Party (LMP)
New Jersey Libertarian Party (L)
New Jersey Moderate Party (M)
New Jersey Republican Party (R)
Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

State Division of Elections

State Election Law Enforcement Commission

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Ahora News (Spanish)
Americano Newspaper (Spanish)
Asbury Park Press
The Press of Atlantic City
Bergen Record / NorthJersey.com
Bridgewater Courier-News / MyCentralJersey.com
Burlington County Times
Business News New Jersey
Camden Courier-Post
CentralJersey.com
Chalkbeat: Newark
Daily Princetonian
Echo Press (African-American)
Hudson County View
InsiderNJ.com (Politics)
Latinos Unidos de Nueva Jersey (Spanish)
Morris County Daily Record

Chalkbeat: Newark
NJ.com / Newark Star-Ledger / Trenton Times
New Jersey Globe
New Jersey Herald (Passaic County)
New Jersey Hills Newspapers
New Jersey Monitor
NJ Spotlight News
NJ Urban News (African-American)
NJ Spotlight News
Observer: New Jersey Politics
Out in Jersey (LGBT)
The Trentonian
Westfield Leader

New Jersey Public Television (PBS)
New Jersey Public Radio - WYNC / NJPR - (NPR)
News-12 New Jersey
WABC TV-7 (ABC - NYC)
WCBS TV-2 (CBS - NYC)
WNJU TV-47 (Telemundo - NYC)
WNYW TV-5 (FOX - NYC)
WNBC TV-4 (NBC - NYC)
WNET TV-13 New York Public Media (PBS - NYC)
WXTV TV-41 (Univision - NYC)