2026 results · New Jersey · county

Essex County, New Jersey

Booker carried Essex County by 62.7 points in the Senate race, 17.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (D+44.9). 4 races have votes counted here.

Essex County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 222,880; 71% of the 313,283 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: D+62.7
2024 president: D+44.9
Shift from 2024: 17.8 pts → D
In New Jersey: 1st of 21; The 1st best county for Booker of the 21 counted; 7th for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

New Jersey SenateCory Booker won · D+27.5 across the state
80.0% Cory Booker17.3% Justin Murphy
D+62.7222,880 votes
17.8 pts → D2024 D+44.9

The House

Essex County is split between 3 districts; each line is the county’s own part of that district.

New Jersey 8th DistrictEssex County's part of the district · Rob Menendez won · Menendez +83.7 across the district
92.8% Rob Menendez1.8% Craig Honts
Menendez +90.912,641 votes
64.4 pts → D2024 D+26.5
New Jersey 10th DistrictEssex County's part of the district · LaMonica McIver won · D+69.2 across the district
89.4% LaMonica McIver10.6% Carmen Bucco
D+78.896,802 votes
14.3 pts → D2024 D+64.5
New Jersey 11th DistrictEssex County's part of the district · Analilia Mejia won · D+22.5 across the district
71.1% Analilia Mejia28.0% Joe Hathaway
D+43.1107,941 votes
13.6 pts → D2024 D+29.5

Also in this county: NJ-09, with no votes counted in this county's part. Counts come from each race’s official source, named on its own page. Margins are the leading two candidates’ difference in points of all votes counted. 2024 is the presidential vote, Harris against Trump, on the same ground (for a House district, the county’s part of it). A county is not compared with 2024 until a quarter of its 2024 vote is counted. Ranks are among the state’s counties with votes counted in the same race.