2026 results · New Jersey · New Jersey 9th District
Nellie Pou, the Democrat, wins re-election in New Jersey's 9th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 1.1 points in 2024; this year's count is a 36.0-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nellie PouDemocrat, incumbent | 123,133 | 66.6% | |
| Rosie PinoRepublican | 58,682 | 31.8% | |
| Terrisa BukovinacIndependent | 2,704 | 1.5% | |
| Write-in | 248 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 10:22 PM EST · 96% counted.
About 96% of the expected vote counted184,767 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 9th District takes in all or part of 3 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went R+1.1 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 36.0 points toward the Democrats, ranks 1 of 11 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+1.1
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+5.1
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 1 of 11
- Bergen County49%
- Passaic County45%
- Hudson 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 3 counties compared moved 36.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 66% as many votes as in 2024, from 67% in Hudson County to 65% in Bergen County.
Passaic County moved most: D+5.1 for president in 2024, D+46.7 this year
The 3 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
Passaic County added 32,150 net votes for Pou against the 2024 margin, 47% of the district's change
Across the 3 counties compared, the margin moved by 67,841 votes toward Pou: 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.
- Passaic County+32,150 Pou
- Bergen County+30,485 Pou
- Hudson County+5,206 Pou
2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Pou this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Bergen CountyR+6.8D+23.5
- Hudson CountyR+1.6D+38.1
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.