Elections · U.S. House · New Jersey
2026 New Jersey House race,
Chris Smith (Republican) and Rachel Peace (Democrat) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in New Jersey District 4, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the New Jersey Division of Elections.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Official candidate list: New Jersey Division of Elections. Not a prediction.
The seat
Chris Smith
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 1981 · Age 73
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in New Jersey
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 21 days before the election.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 28,543 votes
- Rachel Peace Won: 72.8% 20,782
- John Blake: 27.2% 7,761
The primary · 34,110 votes
- Chris Smith Won: Unopposed 34,110
Primary results as recorded October 11, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: New Jersey Division of Elections official primary results. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $632K
- Outside money
- $3.1K
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The largest groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
5 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- People
- 788K
- Median household income
- $99K
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Living below the poverty line
- 9.5%
- Without health insurance
- 4.2%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
How this seat voted last time
R+36 in 2024
- Chris Smith Won: 67.4%
- Matthew Jenkins: 31.7%
394,228 votes for candidates. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 0.9%. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.