Megan O'Rourke Archives - New Jersey Globe

Megan O’Rourke endorses Rebecca Bennett, her former NJ-7 rival

April 15, 2026 8:00 amApril 15, 2026 4:54 pm

Nearly a month after ending her own campaign for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, Megan O’Rourke is endorsing one of her former Democratic primary rivals, Rebecca Bennett. O’Rourke, a climate scientist and Warren County native who previously worked at the...

The final list of who’s running for Congress in New Jersey in 2026

April 2, 2026 3:08 pm

This story was originally published on March 24, shortly after the filing deadline had passed. Now that petition challenges have been decided and the list of candidates is final, the New Jersey Globe is republishing it with minor edits to...

NJ-7 Dem race still wide open, per Shah internal poll from February

March 30, 2026 9:43 amMarch 30, 2026 9:51 am

DISCLAIMER: Polls can be a helpful tool for understanding elections, but they are an imperfect one, as demonstrated by New Jersey’s three most recent statewide general elections, all of which had results substantially different from what nearly every pollster had...

Here’s who filed to run for Congress in New Jersey in 2026

March 24, 2026 5:54 pm

With filing day in the rearview mirror and two-and-a-half months to go until the June 2 primary, the fields for New Jersey’s 2026 U.S. Senate and House elections are mostly settled. New Jersey is hosting one incredibly crowded open-seat Democratic...

With O’Rourke ending NJ-7 campaign, Warren Dems switch to Varela

March 24, 2026 3:44 pmMarch 24, 2026 4:07 pm

In the wake of Megan O’Rourke’s decision to end her campaign for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, Warren County Democrats – who endorsed O’Rourke at their convention just three days ago – will shift to Brian Varela instead. Warren County...

NJ-7 Democratic field drops to four after O’Rourke, Adubato end campaigns

March 23, 2026 9:47 pm

The Democratic field in New Jersey’s 7th congressional district has dropped from six candidates to four, with Megan O’Rourke and Beth Adubato ending their campaigns shortly before this afternoon’s filing deadline. O’Rourke, a former top climate scientist at the U.S....

Morris Democrats endorse Bennett for NJ-7 in tight vote

March 23, 2026 2:11 pmMarch 23, 2026 11:30 pm

Rebecca Bennett finished county convention season with a win in Morris County, narrowly defeating fellow 7th district candidate Michael Roth for the Morris Democratic endorsement. In the first round of ranked-choice voting, which opened following yesterday’s county convention and closed...