2026 results · New Jersey · New Jersey Senate
Cory Booker, the Democrat, wins re-election to the Senate in New Jersey
Kamala Harris carried New Jersey by 5.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 21.4-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cory BookerDemocrat, incumbent | 1,824,530 | 62.3% | |
| Justin MurphyRepublican | 1,024,195 | 35.0% | |
| Veronica FernandezIndependent | 48,444 | 1.6% | |
| Joanne KunianskyOther party | 27,459 | 0.9% | |
| 84 others | 3,397 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted2,928,025 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 4:50 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:08 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
The map
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What moved most
Scroll through New Jersey, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 21 counties compared moved 21.4 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 69% as many votes as in 2024, from 76% in Hunterdon County to 64% in Ocean County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.67).
Hudson County moved most: D+28.1 for president in 2024, D+59.5 this year
The 10 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, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Ocean County added 103,048 net votes for Booker against the 2024 margin, 19% of the statewide change
Across the 21 counties compared, the margin moved by 547,837 votes toward Booker: 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.
- Ocean County+103,048 Booker
- Bergen County+61,265 Booker
- Middlesex County+57,326 Booker
- Monmouth County+55,821 Booker
- Passaic County+42,531 Booker
- Morris County+31,611 Booker
- Gloucester County+25,829 Booker
- Hudson County+23,694 Booker
7 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Booker this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Monmouth CountyR+11.4D+6.3
- Morris CountyR+2.7D+12.2
- Passaic CountyR+2.9D+27.9
- Gloucester CountyR+2.8D+18.5
- Atlantic CountyR+3.0D+14.0
- Hunterdon CountyR+6.7D+7.3
- Cumberland CountyR+3.8D+15.3
What the places that moved have in common
Each of New Jersey’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
New Jersey’s ballot
The seats that changed party
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.