On the first Tuesday of November 2026, New Jersey's voters gather at the midpoint of a presidential term, as they always do in midterm years, to decide a single Senate seat and all twelve of their House districts, with no governor's chair at stake. Cory Booker, the incumbent Democrat, faces Republican Justin Murphy, and the shadow of Booker's 2020 landslide, 57.2 percent to a 16.3-point margin, hangs over the evening like a reference mark on a wall. Nothing has been decided yet at the time of this writing, and the state's voters, like those elsewhere, are still in the act of speaking. What the
New Jersey 2026 Midterms Live: Booker and Murphy Contest the Senate Seat as All 12 House Races Go to Voters
One Senate seat, twelve House seats, and no results yet
On the first Tuesday of November 2026, New Jersey's voters gather at the midpoint of a presidential term, as they always do in midterm years, to decide a single Senate seat and all twelve of their House districts, with no governor's chair at stake. Cory Booker, the incumbent Democrat, faces Republican Justin Murphy, and the shadow of Booker's 2020 landslide, 57.2 percent to a 16.3-point margin, hangs over the evening like a reference mark on a wall. Nothing has been decided yet at the time of this writing, and the state's voters, like those elsewhere, are still in the act of speaking. What the night will mean for the wider national Congress is a question only the counted ballots can answer.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, New Jersey voters cast ballots in a midterm election with two kinds of contests on the line: one US Senate seat and all 12 of the state's House districts. There is no governor's race this year. The state votes alongside the rest of the country at the halfway point of the presidential term, which is what gives midterms their character.
The Senate contest pits Democrat Cory Booker, the incumbent, against Republican Justin Murphy. The coverage offers little beyond those names, so the live page serves more as a framework for the night than a full portrait of either campaign.
The most useful yardstick is the last time this seat was contested. In 2020, Booker took 2,541,239 votes, or 57.2 percent, while Republican Rikin Mehta received 1,817,091, or 40.9 percent. Booker's margin of 724,148 votes, or 16.3 points, kept the seat in Democratic hands. That result is the baseline against which this year's returns will be measured, though no polling or forecasts are offered to suggest whether it will hold.
All twelve House districts are also in play, and their results will feed into the national picture for Congress, though the source names no individual races or candidates.
At publication, no vote counts or winners have been reported. Readers are advised to wait for confirmed totals before drawing conclusions.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, New Jersey voters face a ballot with two kinds of contests: one US Senate seat and all 12 of the state's seats in the US House of Representatives. There is no governor's race this year. The state votes on the same day as every other state, at the halfway point of the presidential term, which is when midterms fall.
The Senate race pits Democrat Cory Booker against Republican Justin Murphy. Booker is the incumbent. The source gives no further detail on Murphy or on the House candidates, so the page works more as a framework for the evening's coverage than as a full portrait of the campaigns.
The most useful context it offers is the last time this Senate seat was up. In 2020, Booker won with 2,541,239 votes, or 57.2 percent. His Republican opponent, Rikin Mehta, received 1,817,091 votes, or 40.9 percent. That left Booker ahead by 724,148 votes, a margin of 16.3 percentage points, and Democrats held the seat.
That result is the baseline against which this year's returns will be read. The source does not offer any polling, forecasts or reporting on how the 2026 race compares, so there is nothing here to say whether the old margin is likely to hold.
The House side is broader but thinner in detail. All 12 districts are on the ballot, and the source describes every one of these results as feeding into the national picture for Congress. It names no individual House contests, candidates or incumbents.
The page is a live-updates format, and at the time of publication it reports no vote counts and no winners. Nothing about the outcome of any race is established in this material. What it does establish is the shape of the night: one Senate race, Booker against Murphy, and a dozen House seats. Readers should wait for confirmed counts before drawing conclusions about either.
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