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New Jersey 7th District is the state's headline race: rated Toss-Up by Cook Political Report.

Every seat in the delegation below, in district order. A colored band across the top of a cell means a rater has made a claim about that race. A cell with no band is a settled seat, tinted by its 2024 presidential margin, which is a measured past result and not a 2026 forecast.

Fig. 2 · The New Jersey delegation

All 12 New Jersey House seats carry a rating.

Ratings Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball, as of September 3, 2026. A band means a rater made a claim.
Baselines 2024 presidential vote, The Downballot, as of August 10, 2026. A tint with no band is a measured past result.
Receipts FEC filings, as of July 20, 2026. This is the New Jersey as-of date, not a site-wide one.
01 Solid D 02 Solid R 03 Solid D 04 Solid R 05 Solid D 06 Solid D 07 Toss-Up 08 Solid D 09 Likely D 10 Solid D 11 Solid D 12 Solid D
Senate seat, on the 2026 ballot. Rated Solid D by Cook Political Report, September 3, 2026. · Cory Booker (D)

New Jersey races rated Toss-Up

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New Jersey 7th District. It is the only race in New Jersey that either rater declines to call for a party.

New Jersey races no rater covers

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Every New Jersey race carries a rating this cycle.

How a cell is encoded, and on what evidence

Rater judgment A handicapper's published claim about a specific race.

  • Toss-Up, band across the top
  • Likely D, band
  • Solid D, band
  • Solid R, band

Ratings drawn from Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball , current as of September 3, 2026. Settled seats are tinted by their 2024 presidential-vote baseline as of August 10, 2026, sourced from The Downballot, and carry no band, because a baseline is a measured past result and never a rating. Fundraising figures from FEC filings, as of July 20, 2026.

Fig. 2

What the delegation says

New Jersey 7th District is the state's headline race: rated Toss-Up by Cook Political Report.

How to vote in New Jersey

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The full New Jersey delegation, all 13 races Open the table · 13 rows
Race Rating Candidates Raised (D / R)
New Jersey 7th District Toss-Up Candidates TBD $10.9M / $4.9M
New Jersey 9th District Likely D Candidates TBD $2.7M / $579.7K
New Jersey Senate Solid D Cory Booker (D) $18.9M / $281.0K
New Jersey 1st District Solid D Candidates TBD $1.7M / $11.1K
New Jersey 2nd District Solid R Candidates TBD $1.4M / $1.9M
New Jersey 3rd District Solid D Candidates TBD $934.7K / $154.9K
New Jersey 4th District Solid R Candidates TBD $39.8K / $592.0K
New Jersey 5th District Solid D Candidates TBD $4.8M / $223.7K
New Jersey 6th District Solid D Candidates TBD $2.4M / $7.6K
New Jersey 8th District Solid D Candidates TBD $4.2M / ·
New Jersey 10th District Solid D Candidates TBD $2.1M / $2.3K
New Jersey 11th District Solid D Candidates TBD $8.0M / $657.7K
New Jersey 12th District Solid D Candidates TBD $6.2M / $79.7K