| Winner | Losers |
| JOSH GOTTHEIMER | SCOTT GARRETT |
| The human fundraising machine has $4.5 million cash on hand in his bid for a second term in Congress. | The former New Jersey Congressman is the target of Rep. Bill Pascrell, who wants to cut his salary at the SEC to $1. |
| MIKIE SHERRILL | WILLIE SAMBOGNA |
| The Democratic congressional candidate raised $1.9 million in the second quarter and has $2.9 million cash-on-hand in her bid to win seat the GOP has held since 1984. | The independent candidate for mayor of Palisades Park tells voters not to vote for Korean candidates. |
| BOB MENENDEZ | MICHAEL PAULHAUS |
| The Democratic U.S. Senator, in a tough race against a self-financing opponent, has $6.4 million cash-on-hand. | The former assistant Ocean County Prosecutor is fired for creating a hostile work environment. |
| DONALD NORCROSS | RON DEFILIPPIS |
| The Democratic Congressman has raised $1.6 million to defend his safe 1st district seat, | The newly-elected Morris County GOP Chairman refuses to speak to his own candidates unless they sign a non-disclosure agreement. |
| AFSCME | HUDSON COUNTY FREEHOLDERS |
| The public employee labor union gets a new contract under Gov. Phil Murphy that undoes some of the longevity pay increases frozen by his predecessor. | Not much political risk to voting themselves a pay increase, since Republicans haven’t won freeholder seats since 1984. |