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Midterm Races Costing Billions in New Jersey and Beyond
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In Short: This year’s midterms are projected to break records for the total amount of spending in a political election cycle, with Americans expected to be inundated by more than $11 billion in advertising by the time polls close.
On Tuesday, voters across the United States will cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections, with control of Congress potentially hinging on a few closely contested Senate and House races.
The most expensive House race is in New Jersey’s 7th District, where Democrat Rebecca Bennett is challenging Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., son of a popular former governor. Spending on this year’s New Jersey congressional races has topped $100 million, fueled by several hotly contested primaries, two special elections, a well-financed Senator, and the critical 7th District race.
In the 7th District, CLF, one of two GOP committees, has backed away from the race, as Republicans seek to prevent losses in other states where they had not initially thought incumbents to be vulnerable.
The RealClearPolitics average showed Ossoff ahead by 8.2 points, 51.2% to 43%, and Cook rates the race Likely Democratic.
This year’s midterms are projected to break records for the total amount of spending in a political election cycle, with Americans expected to be inundated by more than $11 billion in advertising by the time polls close.
Trump said during remarks at the White House that he planned to visit all 35 targeted races before Election Day, Nov. 3, and supplement his appearances with a series of virtual town halls.
A key national pro-life group said it plans to spend $160 million in the 2026 midterm elections and the 2028 presidential election cycles to elect its preferred candidates.
What this adds
The most expensive House race is in New Jersey’s 7th District, where Democrat Rebecca Bennett is challenging Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., son of a popular former governor. CLF, one of two GOP committees, has backed away from the race.
The RealClearPolitics average showed Ossoff ahead by 8.2 points, 51.2% to 43%, and Cook rates the race Likely Democratic.
Background
The most expensive House race is in New Jersey’s 7th District, where Democrat Rebecca Bennett is challenging Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., son of a popular former governor.
What's confirmed
- The race is expected to serve as a referendum on Republican President Donald Trump’s job performance so far, at the halfway mark of his second term.
- On Tuesday, voters across the United States will head to the polls to cast a ballot in the 2026 midterm elections.
- The most expensive House race is unsurprisingly in Central Jersey’s 7 th District, where Rebecca Bennett, a Democrat with a resume similar to Gov Mikie Sherrill’s, is trying to unseat Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., son of a popular former governor who was trailing in InsiderNJ’s only independent poll in the race this year.
- Trump said during remarks at the White House that he planned to visit all 35 targeted races before Election Day, Nov. 3, and supplement his appearances with a series of virtual town halls.
- The RealClearPolitics average showed Ossoff ahead by 8.2 points, 51.2% to 43%, and Cook rates the race Likely Democratic.
- Spending on this year’s New Jersey congressional races has topped $100 million, fueled by several hotly contested primaries, two special elections, a well-financed Senator and the critical 7 th District House race.
What's still developing
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