2026 results · New Jersey · county
Ocean County, New Jersey
Murphy carried Ocean County by 8.3 points in the Senate race, 27.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+36.0). 3 races have votes counted here.
- Votes counted, Senate
- 216,586
- 64% of the 337,135 votes for president in 2024
- 2026 margin
- R+8.3
- 2024 president
- R+36.0
- Shift from 2024
- 27.8 pts → D
- In New Jersey
- 20th of 21
- The 20th best county for Booker of the 21 counted; 21st for turnout against 2024.
Statewide races
- New Jersey SenateCory Booker won · D+27.5 across the state44.9% Cory Booker53.1% Justin MurphyR+8.3216,586 votes27.8 pts → D2024 R+36.0
The House
Ocean County is split between 2 districts; each line is the county’s own part of that district.
- New Jersey 2nd DistrictOcean County's part of the district · Zack Mullock won · D+2.7 across the district41.6% Zack Mullock57.4% Jeff Van DrewR+15.846,070 votes12.5 pts → D2024 R+28.3
- New Jersey 4th DistrictOcean County's part of the district · Chris Smith won · R+18.0 across the district37.2% Rachel Peace62.7% Chris SmithR+25.5171,341 votes12.0 pts → D2024 R+37.4
Also in this county: NJ-03, 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.