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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NJ-09

Nelida Pou

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WonCounts not on file
Term begins
January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +10.5, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

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Born
May 20, 1956 (age 70)
Education
Not on file
Occupation
Not on file
In Congress
1 House term, since January 3, 2025

Facts above: congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).

The race

U.S. House, NJ-09. Won.

  1. Nellie Pou Democratic · winnern/a

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Democrat (D +10.5, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result
Won

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Money

$3,131,322total raised (2026 cycle)
$2,203,295total spent (2026 cycle)
$1,080,500cash on hand (2026 cycle)

Source: Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-10-14 · as reported to the FEC; filings can be amended

Top donors and industries

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Record

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Homeland Security
    1 subcommittees
    • Counterterrorism and Intelligence
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    3 subcommittees
    • Aviation
    • Water Resources and Environment
    • Highways and Transit

Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027

Bills and votes

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Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website
pou.house.gov official, congress-legislators
Office phone
202-225-5751
Washington office
1007 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3009
Campaign email
Not on file

Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

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Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 5:14 AM ET
  2. 2024U.S. House, NJ-09 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
  3. 2023State Senate, NJ District 35 · General · won · 11,950 votes (69.0%) Vugol.Me record
  4. 2023State Senate, NJ District 35 · primary · won · 3,707 votes (100.0%) Vugol.Me record
  5. 2021State Senate, NJ District 35 · General · won · 20,464 votes (68.6%) Vugol.Me record
  6. 2021State Senate, NJ District 35 · primary · won · 4,548 votes (100.0%) Vugol.Me record

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