Regular updates to this page ceased on March 22; newer endorsements and developments in races will not be reflected here.
New Jersey is set to host an unusually large number of competitive primary elections in 2024, including campaigns for the U.S. Senate on both sides of the aisle and Democratic primaries for the 3rd and 8th congressional districts. This is an exhaustive list of every endorsement in those races; it was last updated on March 22, 2024.
See here for a list of endorsements in New Jersey’s 2025 gubernatorial race.
U.S. Senate (Democratic)
Tammy Murphy
| Official county party lines | •Bergen County Democrats •Middlesex County Democrats •Hudson County Democrats •Camden County Democrats •Union County Democrats •Passaic County Democrats •Somerset County Democrats •Gloucester County Democrats |
| County Democratic chairs | •Essex Democratic Chair LeRoy Jones (also the state party chair) •Bergen Democratic Chair Paul Juliano •Middlesex Democratic Chair Kevin McCabe •Hudson Democratic Chair Anthony Vainieri •Camden Democratic Chair/State Sen. Jim Beach •Union Democratic Chair/State Senate President Nick Scutari •Passaic Democratic Chair John Currie •Somerset Democratic Chair Peg Schaffer •Gloucester Democratic Chair Chad Bruner |
| N.J. members of Congress | •Rep. Donald Norcross •Rep. Josh Gottheimer •Rep. Frank Pallone •Rep. Bill Pascrell •Rep. Donald Payne Jr. •Rep. Mikie Sherrill |
| State legislators | •State Sen. Renee Burgess •State Sen. Angela McKnight •State Sen. Raj Mukherji •State Sen./Union City Mayor Brian Stack •State Sen./Wood-Ridge Mayor Paul Sarlo (also the Wood-Ridge Democratic municipal chair) •State Sen. Gordon Johnson •State Sen. Joe Lagana •Assemblyman Joe Danielsen •Assemblyman William Sampson •Assemblywoman Barbara McCann Stamato •Assemblyman John Allen •Assemblywoman Jessica Ramirez •Assemblyman Julio Marenco •Assemblyman Gabe Rodriguez •Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese •Assemblyman Gary Schaer •Assemblywoman Shama Haider •Assemblywoman Ellen Park •Assemblywoman Lisa Swain •Assemblyman Chris Tully •Former State Senate President Steve Sweeney •Former State Sen./former Gov. Richard Codey •Former State Sen. John D’Amico •Former Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling |
| County officeholders | •Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco •Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo •Hudson County Executive Craig Guy •Bergen County Commissioners Mary Amoroso, Rafael Marte, Germaine Ortiz, Thomas Sullivan, Steven Tanelli, Joan Voss, and Tracy Silna Zur •Essex County Commissioner Romaine Graham •Somerset County Commissioners Shanel Robinson, Paul Drake, Melonie Marano, Doug Singleterry, and Sara Sooy •Atlantic County Commissioner Ernest Coursey •Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton •Bergen County Clerk John Hogan •Somerset County Sheriff Darrin Russo •Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter |
| Mayors | •Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora •Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen •Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis •East Orange Mayor Ted Green •Franklin Township (Somerset) Mayor Philip Kramer •North Bergen Mayor/former State Sen. Nicholas Sacco •Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss •West New York Mayor/former Rep. Albio Sires •Kearny Mayor Carol Jean Doyle •Teaneck Mayor Michael Pagan •Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich •Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small •Ewing Mayor Bert Steinmann •Lawrence (Mercer) Mayor Patricia Farmer •Garfield Mayor Richard Rigoglioso •Long Branch Mayor John Pallone •Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes •Bergenfield Mayor Arvin Amatorio •Neptune Township Mayor Tassie York •Lodi Mayor Scott Luna •Ridgewood Mayor Paul Vagianos •Cliffside Park Mayor Thomas Calabrese •Montgomery Mayor Neena Singh •Lyndhurst Mayor Robert Giangeruso •Secaucus Mayor Mike Gonnelli •Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty •Harrison Mayor James Fife •Rutherford Mayor Frank Nunziato •Aberdeen Mayor Fred Tagliarini •Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner •New Milford Mayor Michael Putrino •Tenafly Mayor Mark Zinna •Fairview Mayor Violetta Berisha •Edgewater Mayor Michael McPartland •Saddle Brook Mayor Bob White •Glen Rock Mayor Kristine Morieko •River Edge Mayor Thomas Papaleo •Guttenberg Mayor Wayne Zitt •Bound Brook Mayor Dominic Longo •Ridgefield Mayor Hugo Jimenez •Little Ferry Mayor Mauro Raguseo •Hillsdale Mayor Michael Sheinfield •Maywood Mayor Richard Bolan •East Rutherford Mayor Jeffrey Lahullier •Park Ridge Mayor Keith Misciagna •Matawan Mayor Joe Altomonte •Demarest Mayor Brian Bernstein •South Bound Brook Mayor Chris Schoffner •Atlantic Highlands Mayor Lori Hohenleitner •Bradley Beach Mayor Larry Fox •Haworth Mayor Heather Wasser •Moonachie Mayor Dennis Vaccaro •Spring Lake Mayor Jenn Naughton •Clinton Town Mayor Janice Kovach •East Newark Mayor Dina Grilo •Lake Como Mayor Kevin Higgins •Rocky Hill Mayor Robert Uhrik •Millstone (Somerset) Mayor Raymond Heck •Loch Arbour Mayor Paul Fernicola •Former Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer •Former Fair Lawn Mayor Kurt Peluso •Former Flemington Mayor Betsy Driver |
| Unions & labor leaders | •Eastern Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters •International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 194 •New Jersey Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association State Troopers Fraternal Association •International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Ironworkers •International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 21 •Sheet Metal Workers Local 25 •New Jersey State Electrical Workers Association Construction Division •International Longshoremen’s Association •United Food and Commercial Workers International Union |
| National groups | •EMILYs List •National Women’s Political Caucus |
| Out-of-state Democrats | •Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro •Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell •Former Vermont Gov. and DNC Chairman Howard Dean |
| Local officeholders | •Franklin Township Councilmembers Alex Kharazi, Charles Onyejlaka, Kimberly Francois, and Sivaraman Anbarasan •All seven members of the Irvington Town Council •Evesham Councilwomen Ginamarie Espinoza and Pat Hansen •Hillsborough Committeewoman Samantha Hand •Fort Lee Councilmen Peter Suh and Paul Yoon •Atlantic City Council President Aaron “Sporty” Randolph and Councilman Kaleem Shabazz •Orange Councilwoman Tency Eason •Long Branch Councilmembers Mary Jane Celli and Lorenzo Dangler •Neptune Township Committeeman Kevin McMillian •Montgomery Township Committeemembers Devra Keenan and Vincent Barragan •North Plainfield Councilwomen Kelona Miller and Wendy Schaefer •Aberdeen Councilmembers Arthur Hirsch, Concetta Kelley, Joe Martucci, and Robert Swindle •Asbury Park Councilwoman Amy Quinn •Bound Brook Councilmembers Kendall Lopez, Shawn Guerra, and Vinnie Petti •Keansburg Councilman Michael Donaldson •Matawan Councilmen Arlan Feiles and Steven Russell •Raritan Borough Councilman Adam Armahizer •Fair Haven Councilman Michal DiMiceli •Flemington Councilwoman Adrienne Fusaro •South Bound Brook Councilwoman Elizabeth Konkle •Atlantic Highlands Councilman Brian Dougherty •Clinton Town Councilwoman Molly Padmos •Lake Como Councilwoman Hawley Scull |
| Municipal Democratic chairs & other party officials | •Irvington Democratic Chair Annette Beasley •Bergen County Democratic municipal chairs in Alpine, Bergenfield, Bogota, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, East Rutherford, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Emerson, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fair Lawn, Fairview, Fort Lee, Franklin Lakes, Garfield, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Hasbrouck Heights, Haworth, Hillsdale, Ho-H0-Kus, Leonia, Little Ferry, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Mahwah, Maywood, Midland Park, Montvale, Moonachie, New Milford, North Arlington, Northvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Tappan, Palisades Park, Paramus, Park Ridge, Ramsey, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Ridgewood, River Edge, Rochelle Park, Rutherford, Saddle Brook, Saddle River, South Hackensack, Upper Saddle River, Wallington, Washington, Westwood, Woodcliff Lake, and Wyckoff •Monmouth County Democratic municipal chairs in Atlantic Highlands, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Hazlet, Howell, Keansburg, Keyport, Middletown, Millstone, Neptune Township, Ocean Township, Wall, and Union Beach •Bergen Democratic State Committeemembers Lorraine Joewono, Kenneth Martin, Jone Montag, and Theresa Thomas •Monmouth Democratic State Committeewoman Tricia Maguire •Bergen Democratic Vice-Chair Balpreet Grewal-Virk •Democratic district chairs in LDs 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40 |
| Others | •Several dozen faith and community leaders, including Rev. Ronald Slaughter •Former NJ-2 candidate Amy Kennedy •Garden State Equality Action Fund Chair Jeannine LaRue |
Andy Kim
| Official county party lines | •Burlington County Democrats •Monmouth County Democrats •Mercer County Democrats •Morris County Democrats •Ocean County Democrats •Atlantic County Democrats •Hunterdon County Democrats •Sussex County Democrats (endorsement only, no county line) •Warren County Democrats |
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| N.J. members of Congress | •Former Rep. Tom Malinowski •Former Rep. Rush Holt |
| State legislators | •State Sen. Troy Singleton •Assemblywoman Carol Murphy •Assemblyman Herb Conaway |
| County officeholders | •Burlington County Commissioners Felicia Hopson, Dan O’Connell, Allison Eckel, Tom Pullion, and Balvir Singh |
| Mayors | •Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop (switched endorsement from Murphy) •Evesham Mayor Jaclyn Veasy •Willingboro Mayor Kaya McIntosh •Burlington Township Mayor Pete Green •Hillside Mayor Dahlia Vertreese •Lumberton Mayor Terrance Benson •Florence Mayor Kristan Marter •Mount Holly Mayor Chris Banks •Edgewater Park Mayor Kevin Johnson •Washington Borough Mayor Ethel Conry •Riverton Mayor Jim Quinn •Beverly Mayor Randy Miller |
| Unions & labor leaders | •International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers •American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (both national and NJ Council 63) |
| National groups | •VoteVets •End Citizens United •Defend the Vote PAC •ASPIRE PAC (PAC for Asian American congressional candidates) •Daily Kos •College Democrats of America (national & New Jersey branches) •Indivisible (national & New Jersey branches) •AAPI Victory Fund •National Organization for Women •MoveOn |
| Out-of-state Democrats | •Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman •New York Rep. Grace Meng •Pennsylvania Reps. Brendan Boyle, Dwight Evans, Madeleine Dean, Mary Gay Scanlon, Chrissy Houlahan, and Susan Wild •Former U.S. National Security Advisor and Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice •Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang •Former Massachusetts Rep. John Tierney |
| Local officeholders | •Jersey City Council President Joyce Watterman •Evesham Councilwoman Heather Cooper (also the Burlington County Democratic vice-chair) •Mount Laurel Councilwoman Karen Cohen •Willingboro Councilwoman Tiffany Worthy |
| Municipal Democratic chairs & other party officials | •Hoboken Democrats •Burlington County Democratic Municipal Committees in Evesham, Moorestown, and Florence •Burlington County Democratic municipal chairs in Willingboro and Mount Holly •Monmouth County Democratic Municipal Committees in Allentown, Freehold Township, and Manalapan •Ocean County Democratic Municipal Committees in Toms River, Lacey, Stafford, Barnegat, Ocean Township (Ocean), Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Park, South Toms River, and Surf City •Mercer County Democratic Municipal Committee in Robbinsville •Sussex County Democratic Municipal Committees in Sparta, Byram, Franklin, Ogdensburg, Wantage, and Frankford •Democratic clubs in Waretown, Lacey, Stafford, Barnegat, Point Pleasant Beach, South Toms River, Beachwood, Manchester, Point Pleasant, Long Beach Island, Seaside Park, Berkeley, Robbinsville, Hightstown, Hopewell Valley, Riverton, and Hainesport |
| Others | •SOMA Action (South Orange/Maplewood progressive group) •Democratic Coalition of Ocean County •Princeton Community Democratic Organization •Mercer County Democratic Progressive Caucus |
Bob Menendez (not running in Democratic primary)
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| National groups | •American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) |
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Patricia Campos-Medina
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| State legislators | •Former Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer |
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| Mayors | •Former Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz |
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| Out-of-state Democrats | |
| Local officeholders | •Dover Councilwoman Karol Ruiz |
| Municipal Democratic chairs & other party officials | •Oceanport Democratic Chair Mike Sikand |
| Others | •Latina Civic PAC |
U.S. Senate (Republican)
Christine Serrano Glassner
| Official county party lines | •Bergen County Republicans •Morris County Republicans •Union County Republicans •Hunterdon County Republicans •Warren County Republicans |
| County GOP chairs | •Morris Republican Chair Laura Marie Ali •Hudson Republican Chair Jose Arango |
| N.J. members of Congress | •Rep. Tom Kean Jr. |
| State legislators | •State Sen. Jon Bramnick •State Sen. Joe Pennacchio •Assemblywoman Nancy Muñoz •Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis •Assemblyman Mike Inganamort •Assemblyman Christian Barranco •Assemblyman Brian Bergen |
| County officeholders | •Morris County Commissioners Christine Myers, John Krickus, Stephen Shaw, Tayfun Selen, Deborah Smith, and Doug Cabana |
| Mayors | •Rockaway Township Mayor Joe Jackson •Montville Mayor Matt Kayne •Jefferson Mayor Eric Wilsusen •Washington Township (Morris) Mayor Matthew Murello •Denville Mayor Tom Andes •Pequannock Mayor Dave Kohl •Hanover Mayor Thomas Gallagher •Florham Park Mayor Mark Taylor •Kinnelon Mayor Jim Freda •Rockaway Borough Mayor Tom Mulligan •Mendham Township Mayor Sarah Neibart •Mount Arlington Mayor Mike Stanzilis •Mine Hill Mayor Sam Morris •Riverdale Mayor Paul Carelli •Chester Borough Mayor Janet Hoven •Former Mount Olive Mayor Robert Greenbaum •Former Chatham Township Mayor Ashley Felice •Former Butler Mayor Bill Chegwidden |
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| Local officeholders | •Roxbury Councilman Jim Rilee •Hanover Committeeman Ron Francioli •Long Hill Committeeman Scott Lavender •Mendham Township Committeeman Nick Monahan |
| Municipal Republican chairs & other party officials | •Entire Morris GOP Executive Committee |
| Others |
Curtis Bashaw
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•Ocean County Republicans •Middlesex County Republicans •Burlington County Republicans •Camden County Republicans •Somerset County Republicans •Gloucester County Republicans •Essex County Republicans •Atlantic County Republicans •Mercer County Republicans •Cape May County Republicans •Cumberland County Republicans •Salem County Republicans (endorsement only, no county line) |
| County Republican chairs | •Camden Republican Chair Tom Crone •Cape May Republican Chair Michael Donohue •Cumberland Republican Chair/State Sen. Mike Testa |
| N.J. members of Congress | |
| State legislators | •Assemblyman Antwan McClellan •Assemblyman Erik Simonsen •Former State Sen. Jean Stanfield |
| County officeholders | •Cape May County Commissioners Len Desiderio (also the mayor of Sea Isle City), Bobby Barr, Melanie Collette, and Will Morey |
| Mayors | •Vineland Mayor Anthony Fanucci •Lower Township Mayor Frank Sippel •Middle Township Mayor Chris Leusner •Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian •Dennis Mayor Zeth Matalucci •North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello •Wildwood Crest Mayor Don Cabrera •Woodbine Mayor William Pikolycky •Avalon Mayor John McCorristin •Stone Harbor Mayor Judy Davies Dunhour |
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| Municipal Republican chairs & other party officials | •Cape May County Republican municipal chairs in Avalon, Cape May City, Dennis, Lower Township, Middle Township, North Wildwood, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Stone Harbor, Upper Township, West Wildwood, Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, and Woodbine •Cape May Republican State Committeemembers Lynda Pagliughi and Tom Rotondi (also an Ocean City councilman) |
| Others | •South Jersey talk radio host Harry Hurley |
Alex Zdan
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•Monmouth County Republicans •Passaic County Republicans |
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Fred Schneiderman
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| Others | •Melinda Ciattarelli |
3rd congressional district (Democratic)
Herb Conaway
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•Burlington County Democrats •Mercer County Democrats •Monmouth County Democrats |
| County Democratic chairs | •Burlington Democratic Chair Joe Andl |
| N.J. members of Congress | |
| State legislators | •State Sen. Vin Gopal |
| County officeholders | •Burlington County Commissioners Felicia Hopson, Tom Pullion, and Dan O’Connell •Burlington County Clerk Joanne Schwartz •Burlington County Sheriff James Kostoplis |
| Mayors | •Evesham Mayor Jaclyn Veasy •Delran Mayor Gary Catrambone •Burlington City Mayor Barry Conaway (Conaway’s cousin) •Bordentown City Mayor Jennifer Sciortino |
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| Out-of-state Democrats | |
| Local officeholders | •Evesham Councilwoman Heather Cooper (also the Burlington County Democratic vice-chair) •Mount Laurel Councilwoman Karen Cohen •Bordentown Township Committeeman Eugene Fuzy •Eastampton Township Committeeman Dominic Santillo |
| Municipal Democratic chairs & other party officials | •Burlington County Democratic municipal chairs in Bordentown, Burlington City, Eastampton, and Mount Holly |
| Others |
Carol Murphy
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| N.J. members of Congress | |
| State legislators | •Assemblywoman Andrea Katz (also the Chesterfield Democratic chair) |
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| Mayors | •Mount Laurel Mayor Fozia Janjua |
| Unions & labor leaders | •Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters |
| National groups | •Emily’s List |
| Out-of-state Democrats | |
| Local officeholders | •Mount Laurel Councilmen Stephen Steglik, Kareem Pritchett, Nikitas Moustakas |
| Municipal Democratic chairs & other party officials | •Mount Laurel Democratic Chair Michael Muller (Murphy’s husband) |
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7th congressional district (Democratic)
Sue Altman
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•Union County Democrats •Hunterdon County Democrats •Warren County Democrats •Sussex County Democrats (endorsement only, no county line) |
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| Members of Congress | •Former Rep. Tom Malinowski |
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| Mayors | •Washington Borough (Warren) Mayor Ethel Conry •High Bridge Mayor Michelle Lee •Former Summit Mayor Jordan Glatt •Former Flemington Mayor Betsy Driver |
| Unions & labor leaders | •Communications Workers of America •32BJ Service Employees International Union •Hotel and Gaming Trades Council •Former Communications Workers of America NJ State Director Hetty Rosenstein |
| National groups | •Working Families Party (Altman’s former employer) •Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC •EMILYs List •Elect Democratic Women •End Citizens United •League of Conservation Voters |
| Out-of-state Democrats | •Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal •Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin •Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan •Florida Rep. Lois Frankel |
| Local officeholders | •Summit Councilman/former NJ-7 candidate Greg Vartan •Cranford Committeeman Terrence Curran •Phillipsburg Councilmen Lee Clark and Keith Kennedy •Flemington Councilmen Trent Levitt and Jeremy Long •High Bridge Councilwoman Natalie Ferry •Former Summit Councilwoman Phyllis Sank |
| Municipal Democratic chairs & other party officials | •Hunterdon County Democratic municipal chairs in Califon, Franklin Township, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Union Township •Warren County Democratic municipal chairs in Blairstown and Lopatcong |
| Others | •Former NJ-7 candidate Jason Blazakis •Former U.S. Treasury Undersecretary/former gubernatorial candidate Jim Johnson •Westfield 20/20 cofounder Marci Bandelli •Latina Civic PAC Chair Patricia Campos-Medina •Former NJ-7 candidate David Pringle •New Jersey Citizen Action •Make the Road Action •College Democrats of New Jersey |
Jason Blazakis (withdrew 2/6/24)
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| National groups | •New Democrat Action Fund |
| Out-of-state Democrats | •Former New York Rep. Max Rose (Blazakis’s former co-worker) •New Hampshire Rep. Annie Kuster |
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8th congressional district (Democratic)
Rob Menendez
Ravi Bhalla
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| National groups | •AAPI Victory Fund |
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| Local officeholders | •Jersey City Councilman James Solomon |
| Municipal Democratic chairs & other party officials | •Hoboken Democrats |
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