U.S. House — NJ-07 · New Jersey · 2026
General election · 2 on the November ballot · Incumbent running
Model rating Leans Democratic (Open) on our experimental model — not a poll or a forecast.
2 polls on file from pollsters we have not verified yet — shown below, not averaged. Model inputs: 4 of 7, updated today. Sources · What is validated
News attention 42/100 — how much coverage the race gets, not who is winning. Updated 4 days ago. How it works
On the November ballot (2)
From reported primary results, checked 2026-09-29. Each state certifies its own ballot; see the source below.
Ran in the primary (3)
Lost a primary or runoff for this seat — not on the November ballot.
Other filers (5)
Registered with the FEC or listed in public records, but not on the November ballot as far as the results show.
Ballot source: https://apnews.com/projects/elections-2026/new-jersey-primary-results-us-house/#7
Latest verified field polling
Only checksummed releases from verified (Tier V) pollsters appear here.
No verified poll has been published for this race. Vector, our experimental model rating, is below — it is not a poll.
Polling average
2 polls on file for this race, all from quarantined (U-tier) pollsters — visible below, not yet averaged.
Campaign money (FEC)
Candidate committee totals for the cycle from the Federal Election Commission (public domain), as of each committee's latest report.
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas H. Kean Jr. | $4,892,807 | $1,306,888 | $3,634,205 | 2026-06-30 |
| Beth Ellen Adubato | $167,879 | $165,372 | $2,507 | 2026-06-30 |
| Brian Varela | $1,986,312 | $1,998,898 | $-12,586 | 2026-06-30 |
| Gregory Vartan III | $193,030 | $221,139 | $0 | 2026-03-31 |
| Lana Leguia | $9,630 | $8,986 | $644 | 2026-06-30 |
| Megan O'Rourke | $570,759 | $570,759 | $0 | 2026-06-30 |
| Michael Roth | $1,281,083 | $1,241,003 | $40,080 | 2026-06-30 |
| Rebecca Bennett | $4,272,034 | $2,826,340 | $1,445,694 | 2026-06-30 |
| Sara Sooy | $54,491 | $54,491 | $0 | 2026-05-27 |
| Tina Shah | $2,332,693 | $2,168,502 | $164,192 | 2026-06-30 |
Results
Vote counts as reported by the state; transcribed from the Wikipedia election article (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites the state's official results.
Democratic primary · official results
| Rebecca Bennett won | 27,525 | 45.3% |
| Tina Shah | 12,146 | 20.0% |
| Brian Varela | 11,614 | 19.1% |
| Michael Roth | 9,452 | 15.6% |
| Megan O’Rourke | 12 | 8.1% |
| No Candidate | 2 | 1.2% |
Republican primary
| Thomas Kean Jr. (incumbent) won | 35,080 | 100.0% |
Source: Wikipedia article revision (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-09-29 · parser wiki-race-1.0.0
Key dates
Official federal election dates for this state from the FEC. Registration deadlines and early voting: see the state election office.
- 2026-06-02 — Primary election: U.S. House
- 2026-11-03 — General election: U.S. House
Source: FEC election dates (public domain).
Primary and hypothetical polls (5)
Kept on file, never averaged into this race. Polls listed on the Wikipedia election article (CC BY-SA 4.0), each linked to the pollster's own release.
- Democratic primary · Tavern Research · 2026-05-31–2026-06-01 · n=479 · Rebecca Bennett (D) 32%, Tina Shah (D) 16%, Brian Varela (D) 15%, Michael Roth (D) 12% · release
- Hypothetical matchup · Z to A Research · 2026-05-24–2026-05-26 · n=430 · Tina Shah (D) 46%, Tom Kean Jr. (R) 43% · release
- Democratic primary · StimSight Research · 2026-05-17–2026-05-20 · n=400 · Rebecca Bennett (D) 31%, Brian Varela (D) 17%, Tina Shah (D) 16%, Michael Roth (D) 15% · release
- Democratic primary · Impact Research (partisan) · 2026-05-11–2026-05-13 · n=400 · Rebecca Bennett (D) 36%, Tina Shah (D) 15%, Michael Roth (D) 13%, Brian Varela (D) 12% · release
- Democratic primary · GQR (partisan) · 2026-05-03–2026-05-06 · n=402 · Rebecca Bennett (D) 26%, Tina Shah (D) 23%, Brian Varela (D) 10%, Michael Roth (D) 7% · release
In the news
- The 10 most vulnerable House members just over a month before Election Day
- New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr. and Democrat Rebecca Bennett clash over war in Iran, tariffs
- New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr. and Democrat Rebecca Bennett clash over war in Iran, tariffs
- Tom Kean Jr. Backs Trump on Iran and Tariffs, if Not Local Issues
- Kean returned to Congress after an unexplained absence. Now it's time for his first and only debate
Headlines from outlets across the political spectrum, linked to the publisher. Vugol.me doesn’t write or endorse them. How we choose them · All election news
Signals (experimental)
Attention 42 Vector D · Open
Vugol Me Attention (attention intensity)
Attention intensity index 0–100 · not a poll · normalized nightly
Vugol Me Vector (experimental)
Directional rating without probability · experimental · model confidence: medium
Daily precision telemetry
Per-source daily series, CSV export and Vector inputs · paid plans
Sources
- Roster — official filings; fundraising from FEC datapoints where on file (https://api.open.fec.gov/).
- Attention inputs — Wikipedia pageviews (https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/) and GDELT news volume and tone (https://www.gdeltproject.org/).
- Polls and results — individual polls and primary results listed on the Wikipedia election article (CC BY-SA 4.0), each poll linked to the pollster's release; money and election dates from the FEC (public domain). How rows are checked.
- Models pulse-1.0.0 · vector-1.1.0 · attention inputs SHA-256 641c7af06a5a · methodology · license CC BY 4.0 (data license).
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