Elections Intelligence

New Jersey 7th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LEAN D
Rebecca Bennett Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 82¢21¢
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Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Republican · Incumbent
Also on the ballot: Lana Leguía (L) and Seamus Patrick O'Toole (other).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

A seat that went Republican by 3 points in 2024 is now priced for the Democrat.

Lean D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Likely DD 82¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Polling · Toss-upD+4 — Z to A Research, Jun 4. Prior result · Toss-upR+3.4 in 2024.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 82¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+4
Z to A Research ↗ May 24 - 26 · n=430 LV D+4 D SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+3.4

Thomas H. Kean Jr. (R)

51.7 — 48.3 · 2024 general election

def. Sue Altman (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
1.1 to 1
Rebecca Bennett$4.27M
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.$4.89M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 06-02 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled · L settled · other settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄