ELECTION CALENDAR: Primary Filing Deadline: April 2024 Third Party & Indep Filing Deadline: June 2024 Primary: June 4, 2024

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

This page was last updated on May 28, 2023

GOVERNOR:
[ Phil Murphy (D)* - Term-Limited in 2025. ]
Ras Baraka (D) - Newark Mayor, Ex-City Councilman & Ex-High School Principal
Steve Fulop (D) - Jersey City Mayor, Investment Banker & Iraq War Veteran
Josh Gottheimer (D) - Congressman, Attorney & Ex-Clinton White House Aide
Sheila Oliver (D) - Lt Governor, Ex-State Assembly Speaker & Ex-Essex County Freeholder
Mikie Sherrill (D) - Congresswoman, Attorney & Navy Veteran
Sean Spiller (D) - Montclair Mayor, State Teachers Assoc President & Teacher
Steve Sweeney (D) - Ex-State Senate President
Jack Ciattarelli (R) - Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Somerset County Freeholder & '17/'21 Candidate

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2025.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR & SECRETARY OF STATE:
Sheila Oliver (D)*

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State Assembly - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

U.S. SENATE:

Bob Menendez (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Christina Khalil (D) - Substance Abuse Counselor
Joe Signorello (D) - Roselle Park Mayor, Venture Strategist & '21 St Sen Candidate
Lori Ciesla (R) - Warren County Commissioner
Dan Cruz (R) - Teacher & '21 St Sen Candidate
Aura Dunn (R) - State Assemblywoman
Shirley Maia-Cusick (R) - Immigration Consulting Firm Owner & GOP Activist
Greg Mele (R) - Attorney & Frequent Candidate
Mike Testa (R) - State Sen.

Cory Booker (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Donald Norcross (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Damon Galdo (R) - Construction Superintendant, Carpenter & '22 Candidate
Claire Gustafson (R) - Ex-School Board Member, Businesswoman & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Jeff Van Drew (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tim Alexander (D) - Attorney, Ex-Police Officer & '22 Nominee
Carolyn Rush (D) - Engineer & '22 Candidate
Brandon Saffold (D) - Coast Guard Veteran & College Student

District 3:
Andy Kim (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Chris Smith (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Josh Gottheimer (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Frank Pallone (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Tom Kean Jr. (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Sue Altman (D) - Progressive Political Organizer
Marci Bandelli (D) - Psychotherapist & Gun Control Activist
Julia Fahl (D) - Ex-Lambertville Mayor & Lobbyist
Roy Freiman (D) - State Assemblyman & Ex-Financial Executive
Jim Johnson (D) - Ex-US Treasury Under Secretary, Attorney & '17 Gov Candidate
Joe Kelley (D) - Gubernatorial Aide & Ex-Political Consultant
Matt Klapper (D) - Attorney, USDOJ Official, Ex-Congressional Aide & Ex-Firefighter
Janice Kovach (D) - Clifton Mayor & Ex-City Councilwoman
Ray Lesniak (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Attorney, Army Veteran & '17 Gov Candidate
Michael Makarski (D) - Ex-Secaucus School Board Member, Labor Union Official & Political Consultant
Arlene Quinones Perez (D) - Hunterdon County Democratic Chair & Attorney
Nick Scutari (D) - State Senate President, Ex-Union County Freeholder & Attorney

District 8:
Rob Menendez (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Bill Pascrell (D)* - (Campaign Site)
William O. Henry (D) - Pastor, Social Worker & '18 Candidate
Andre Sayegh (D) - Paterson Mayor, Ex-City Councilman & Ex-School Board Member
Shavonda Sumter (D) - State Assemblywoman & Behavioral Health Services Director
Benjie Wimberly (D) - State Assemblyman, Ex-Paterson City Councilman & Teacher
Vince Micco (R) - Mortgage Banker, Iraq War Veteran & '06/'08 Nominee

District 10:
Donald Payne Jr. (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 11:
Mikie Sherrill (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12:
Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D)* - (Campaign Site)

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 (Politics)
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)