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New Jersey 7th

📅 General: November 3, 2026
C: Lean D S: Lean D I: Toss-Up
Last updated: Jun 07, 2026 06:00 PM
Poll Leader
No polls
0 candidates polled
Total Money in Race
$9.6M
Combined fundraising
Outside Spending
$2.8M
Independent expenditures
Corporate Influence
$39.1M
253 lobbying clients
🧠 Race Intelligence
Safe D
Signal Alignment DEM at 100%
Data Signals
Expert Ratings
DEM
Lean D (split) — Cook: Lean D / Sabato: Lean D / Inside: Toss-Up
🏛️ Super PAC Activity in This Race
Committee
Direction
Amount
Supporting Bennett
$1.7M
REAL CHANGE PAC
Supporting Bennett
$726K
ARTICLE ONE PAC
Supporting Bennett
$254K
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION
Supporting Shah
$150K
ACTIVATE AMERICA
Opposing Kean
$2K
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $123.2M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $39.1M in campaign spending in this race.
253
Corporate Clients
$123.2M
Lobbying Spend
$39.1M
Campaign Spending
982
Lobbyists
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🏥 Healthcare & Pharma 🛡️ Defense & Security 🏭 Trade & Manufacturing 🤖 Tech & AI
Company Lobbying $ Campaign $ Candidate
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 🏥 ⚡ 🛡️
$40.4M
$150K
SHAH
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA 🏥 🏭 🛡️
$7.7M
$150K
SHAH
BP AMERICA, INC ⚡ 🏭 🛡️
$7.3M
$2K
KEAN
ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSN 🏥 🛡️ 🏭
$4.9M
$150K
SHAH
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 🏥 🛡️ 💰
$4.1M
$150K
SHAH
GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE 🏥 💰
$4.0M
$150K
SHAH
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 🤖 🛡️ 🏥
$3.7M
$150K
SHAH
SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 🏥
$3.6M
$150K
SHAH
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence. Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide). Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
KEAN (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$14K (4)
FOUNDERS FUND
$14K (4)
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
$14K (4)
BEST TRANSPORTATION
$10K (2)
INREMEL
$9K (3)
NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL
$8K (4)
CASTLE HARLAN
$8K (4)
WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK
$7K (3)
AUDAX GROUP
$7K (4)
LIBERTY MEDIA
$7K (2)
BENNETT (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (3 also lobby Congress)
US NAVY
$21K (60)
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
$17K (38)
KPMG
$12K (5)
CABOT CABOT & FORBES
$8K (3)
JPMORGAN CHASE
$7K (3)
MEDSTAR HEALTH
$7K (3)
CORE AND MAIN
$7K (2)
GOLDMAN SACHS
$7K (2)
MENLO REALTY VENTURES
$7K (2)
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT GROUP
$7K (2)
GOTTHEIMER (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
BLACKSTONE
$32K (9)
COINBASE
$18K (5)
MONTGOMERY CAPITAL
$14K (4)
DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$14K (4)
JPMORGANCHASE
$12K (7)
PACHULSKI, STANG, ZIEHL & JONES
$10K (3)
MILLER BARONDESS
$10K (5)
SAGESURE
$7K (2)
BAIN CAPITAL
$7K (2)
SUPERSTATE
$7K (2)
POU (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (4 also lobby Congress)
SCHUSTERMAN INTERESTS
$7K (2)
THE RING GROUP
$7K (2)
SI
$7K (2)
DE SHAW
$7K (2)
ARISTEIA CAPITAL
$7K (2)
ARCHER FINANCIAL
$7K (2)
CITY OF NEW YORK
$7K (2)
JANESTREET
$7K (2)
STREAM LINE CIRCLE
$7K (2)
NACHMAN & GUILLEMARD PSC
$7K (2)
VARELA (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
CME ASSOCIATES
$10K (3)
DECOTIIS, FITZPATRICK, COLE & GIBLIN L
$10K (15)
HARKER
$7K (4)
GUARDY'S PHARMACY
$7K (3)
DON NECO TRANSPORT
$7K (3)
DAUGHTER OF ISRAEL
$7K (4)
OMNIA
$7K (3)
EURO EXCHANGE
$7K (2)
WAYPOINT
$7K (2)
ROIVANT
$7K (2)
MCIVER (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
STONO PUBLIC AFFAIRS
$4K (4)
BERGER ORGANIZATION
$4K (2)
WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PAC
$4K (1)
JREI
$4K (1)
LAW OFFICE OF ERIC ALAN ISAACSON
$3K (3)
RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL
$3K (2)
DONALD HENLEY
$2K (1)
NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY
$2K (1)
PSEG
$2K (4)
TPAG
$2K (6)
PALLONE (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
ANTHROPIC PBC
$21K (6)
COMCAST LOBBY+DONATE
$13K (14)
GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
$10K (7)
SALT POINT STRATEGIES
$9K (11)
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
$8K (16)
ACADEMIA.EDU
$7K (2)
MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$7K (2)
PATIENTSRIGHTSADVOCATE.ORG
$7K (2)
TIBER CREEK GROUP
$7K (10)
GREENBERG TRAURIG PA
$6K (5)
VAN DREW (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
ENTREPRENEUR
$17K (34)
HENDERSON AQUATICS
$14K (14)
LUNDS FISHERIES
$14K (6)
PULSE VASCULAR
$10K (6)
SILVI MATERIALS
$8K (5)
OPEX CORP
$7K (3)
OCEAN DRIVE CAPITAL
$7K (4)
PHARMASPHERE
$7K (7)
BRODIE GERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS
$7K (3)
HEXA
$7K (3)
🔀 9 SPLIT DONORS — Employers whose staff donate to both sides
JOHNSON & JOHNSON: BENNETT $16,862 / PALLONE $3,500. COINBASE: GOTTHEIMER $17,500 / MCIVER $1,000. MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL: BENNETT $7,000 / PALLONE $7,000.
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (CD-07)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
$40.5B
Total Awards
17%
Defense ($56.9M)
9,005,644
Population
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Medical, Dental, and Hospital · $66.1M Research and Development in th · $56.9M Wireless Telecommunications Ca · $52.8M Remediation Services · $47.1M Wireless Telecommunications Ca · $38.7M Industrial Gas Manufacturing · $17.9M
Recipient Amount
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP
$192.2M
PERATON LABS INC
$62.7M
GRIDUNITY, INC.
$49.5M
NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION
$44.9M
IMPERIAL CONSTRUCTION & ELECTRIC INC.
$41.3M
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC
$40.2M
CARBRO CONSTRUCTORS CORP
$34.1M
MESSER LLC
$32.8M
Candidate Comparison
Candidate
RCP Avg
Raised
COH
Sm $
Burn
IE For
IE Agst
Kean (R)
$4.5M
$3.4M
11%
26%
$2K
Bennett (D)
$2.9M
$764K
15%
74%
$1.9M
$726K
Shah (D)
$2.1M
$607K
17%
72%
$150K
Financial Breakdown
Kean (R)
Total Raised
$4,542,250
Cash on Hand
$3,390,691
Disbursements
$1,199,846
Individual Contributions
$1,857,293
PAC Contributions
$1,141,427
Small Dollar %
11.4%
Burn Rate
26.4%
Net IE Advantage
$-2K
Bennett (D)
Total Raised
$2,944,138
Cash on Hand
$764,068
Disbursements
$2,180,070
Individual Contributions
$2,748,173
PAC Contributions
$113,550
Small Dollar %
14.6%
Burn Rate
74.0%
Net IE Advantage
+$1.2M
Shah (D)
Total Raised
$2,148,461
Cash on Hand
$607,352
Disbursements
$1,541,110
Individual Contributions
$1,392,485
PAC Contributions
$58,550
Small Dollar %
16.7%
Burn Rate
71.7%
Net IE Advantage
+$150K
📜 Historical Context — New Jersey
Partisan Lean D+12
→ Stable

NJ has a partisan lean of D+12. The state's partisan lean has been stable. Democrats won 4 of the last 4 Senate races here (avg margin D+15).

Presidential Results
2020 D+15.9
2016 D+14.1
2012 D+17.7
2008 D+15.6
2004 D+6.7
Senate Results
2020 D+16.3
2018 D+11.2
2014 D+13.5
2012 D+19.5