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Rachel Peace earns NJ-4 Dem nod against Chris Smith

June 2, 2026 9:07 pmJune 3, 2026 12:10 am

Rachel Peace has won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey’s 4th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, sending her to the general election against long-serving Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) in the state’s reddest House seat. As of 12:09 a.m....

Less than two months from primary day, here’s where New Jersey’s congressional fundraising stands

April 17, 2026 10:25 amApril 18, 2026 9:55 am

The candidate list is set and the primary is less than two months away: any New Jersey congressional candidate who wants a spot on November’s general election ballot had better be fundraising for it. Some races, like the Democratic primaries...

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...

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...

Democratic field for Watson Coleman’s seat whittled down after four candidates don’t file

March 24, 2026 1:00 pmMarch 24, 2026 3:28 pm

The exorbitantly large, 17-candidate Democratic field to succeed Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) has been whittled down to a more manageable – but still historically crowded – 13 candidates. Millstone Mayor Raymond Heck, community advocate Mike Anderson, housing policy researcher...

Alexander, Peace get Ocean Dem endorsement for GOP-held House seats

March 16, 2026 2:17 pm

Democrats in Ocean County, which is split between New Jersey’s two reddest congressional districts, awarded endorsements at their convention yesterday to two Democrats running to flip those districts this year: Tim Alexander in the 2nd district and Rachel Peace in...

Monmouth Dems endorse Rachel Peace for NJ-4 at 2026’s first county convention

February 7, 2026 8:33 pm

Monmouth County Democrats met for the first county convention of 2026 today, awarding their endorsement to Rachel Peace for the Democratic nomination against Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester). Peace, a small business owner and single mother who became a prominent local...