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2026 New Jersey Senate Election

Solid D
Cory Booker (D) incumbent

About this race

Cory Booker has raised the most in this race — $21,275,163, ahead of Justin Murphy at $68,189. Cory Booker has taken the most PAC and party-committee money: $512,780. On AIPAC: Cory Booker has taken $707,803 in AIPAC-linked contributions.

Share card for the 2026 New Jersey Senate race on PoliVion. AIPAC-funded: Cory Booker. Follow the money in all 470 midterm races at polivion.com.

Cory Booker, a Democrat, currently holds this Senate seat and is running for re-election. It’s considered a safe Democratic seat. Cory Booker, a Democrat, has taken $707,803 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 3 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Justin Murphy, a Republican. The November ballot lists 4 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and two independent.

Key issues in New Jersey

Major issues facing New Jersey, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Cory Booker Democrat Nominee

Campaign raised $19,600,000
AIPAC / pro-Israel $707,803Small-dollar / grassroots $9.7M
AIPAC-linked $707,803FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC — $481,175 Q1–Q2 2025 + $226,628 Q3 2025 = $707,803 in a single year. #1 Senate Democrat AIPAC recipient in 2025. FundVoter FEC total: $702,091 (2026 cycle).
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
2026 fundraising (FEC)$21,275,163 raised · $9,568,238 spent · $22,899,411 cash on hand through Oct 14, 2026
Focus: Fighting for justice and opportunity for all; refuses lobbyist and corporate PAC money, grassroots-powered

Justin Murphy Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$68,189 raised · $57,102 spent · $10,191 cash on hand through Oct 14, 2026
Focus: Universal health coverage without government-run care; portable HSAs, national insurance competition

Veronica Fernandez Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Focus: Independent: 'We're not being governed, we're being looted'; pragmatic solutions over big donors

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Oct 14, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Cory Booker DJustin Murphy RVeronica Fernandez IJoanne Kuniansky I
Raised$21.3M$68K——
Individuals$15.7M74%$57K83%——
PACs & parties$513K2%$3K4%——
Self-funded$0$5K7%——
Other$5.1M24%$4K6%——
AIPAC-linked*$708K———
Outside spending†————

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Cory Booker 13152 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$21.3M
Campaign spent$9.6M
Cash on hand$22.9M
FEC 2026 through 10/14/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals74%
PACs / committees2%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$13K
  • Individual$13K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
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  • Leadership PAC$10K
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  • Leadership PAC$10K
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  • Leadership PAC$10K
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  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 13152 donors. The other 13102 gave $5.5M combined.

Plus $8.4M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Cory Booker’s full FEC filings →

Justin Murphy 24 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$68K
Campaign spent$57K
Cash on hand$10K
FEC 2026 through 10/14/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals83%
PACs / committees4%
Self-funding7%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$312
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$260
  • Individual$260
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$206
  • Individual$206
  • Individual$200
  • Individual$125
  • Individual$104
  • Individual$100

Plus $7K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Justin Murphy’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

Common questions

Who has raised more money in the New Jersey Senate race?

Cory Booker has raised more: $21,275,163, ahead of Justin Murphy at $68,189.

Who takes PAC money in the New Jersey Senate race?

Cory Booker has taken the most money from PACs and party committees: $512,780. Justin Murphy has taken $2,720.

Who takes AIPAC money in the New Jersey Senate race?

Cory Booker has taken $707,803 in AIPAC-linked contributions.

When is the New Jersey Senate election?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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