Race

U.S. House, New Jersey 7th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.15

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.1RepublicanIncumbent$4.9M$1.3M$3.6M$362K$1.2M
Rebecca Bennett2DemocratChallenger$4.3M$2.8M$1.4M$1.9M$5.2M
Tina Shah3DemocratChallenger$2.3M$2.2M$164K$150K$0
Brian Varela4DemocratChallenger$2.0M$2.0M$-13K$0$0
Michael Roth5DemocratChallenger$1.3M$1.2M$40K$120K$0
Megan O'Rourke6DemocratChallenger$571K$571K$0$0$0
Gregory Vartan III7DemocratChallenger$193K$221K$0$0$0
Beth Ellen Ph.d. Adubato8DemocratChallenger$168K$165K$2,571$0$0
Sara Sooy9DemocratChallenger$54K$54K$0$0$0
Lana Leguia10LibertarianChallenger$9,630$8,986$644$0$0
Valentina E. Esq. Mendoza11DemocratChallenger$1,630$2,344$0$0$0
Michael Joseph Garth12DemocratChallenger$500$62$438$0$0
Felipe Santos13DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Randall Terry14IndependentChallenger$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Thomas H. Kean Jr.https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0NJ07261/
    H0NJ07261
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Rebecca Bennetthttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ07201/
    H6NJ07201
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Tina Shahhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ07250/
    H6NJ07250
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Brian Varelahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2NJ08265/
    H2NJ08265
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Michael Rothhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ07235/
    H6NJ07235
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Megan O'Rourkehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ07276/
    H6NJ07276
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Gregory Vartan IIIhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4NJ07131/
    H4NJ07131
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Beth Ellen Ph.d. Adubatohttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ07243/
    H6NJ07243
  9. 9
    FEC candidate record: Sara Sooyhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ07284/
    H6NJ07284
  10. 10
    FEC candidate record: Lana Leguiahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4NJ07164/
    H4NJ07164
  11. 11
    FEC candidate record: Valentina E. Esq. Mendozahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ07268/
    H6NJ07268
  12. 12
    FEC candidate record: Michael Joseph Garthhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ07219/
    H6NJ07219
  13. 13
    FEC candidate record: Felipe Santoshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ07227/
    H6NJ07227
  14. 14
    FEC candidate record: Randall Terryhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ07300/
    H6NJ07300
  15. 15
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record