2026 results · New Jersey · New Jersey 7th District
Rebecca Bennett, the Democrat, flips New Jersey's 7th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 1.2 points in 2024; this year's count is a 17.3-point move toward the Democrats. The Republicans held the seat before the election.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca BennettDemocrat | 189,977 | 57.3% | |
| Thomas Kean Jr.Republican, incumbent | 136,388 | 41.1% | |
| Seamus Patrick O'TooleIndependent | 5,111 | 1.5% | |
| Write-in | 204 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 9:40 PM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted331,680 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:07 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:08 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
New Jersey's 7th District takes in all or part of 6 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+1.2 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 17.3 points toward the Democrats, ranks 8 of 11 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+1.2
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+5.5
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 8 of 11
- Union County25%
- Somerset County21%
- Hunterdon County19%
- Morris County15%
- Warren County13%
- Sussex County7%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 6 counties compared moved 17.3 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 74% as many votes as in 2024, from 79% in Union County to 68% in Morris County.
Warren County moved most: R+20.6 for president in 2024, D+0.3 this year
The 6 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Warren County added 12,605 net votes for Bennett against the 2024 margin, 21% of the district's change
Across the 6 counties compared, the margin moved by 58,721 votes toward Bennett: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Warren County+12,605 Bennett
- Hunterdon County+11,234 Bennett
- Somerset County+10,917 Bennett
- Morris County+9,430 Bennett
- Sussex County+7,345 Bennett
- Union County+7,190 Bennett
3 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Bennett this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Hunterdon CountyR+6.6D+9.4
- Morris CountyR+6.2D+10.0
- Warren CountyR+20.6D+0.3
New Jersey’s ballot
The seats that changed party
Statewide
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 9–3, now D 11–1
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.