Elections Intelligence

New Jersey 9th District

DEFENDED SEATLikely D to Safe D

Nellie Pou (D) has held this seat since 2025 and is running for re-election. Before that: Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D).

Nellie Pou Incumbent
96.9¢
Party market · checked 2:09 PM ETView on Kalshi ↗
3.5¢
Rosie Pino Challenger

FTP Race Signal

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The market has run well past this seat's history: a 2-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 96.9¢ today.

Safe D
Safe DLikely DLean DToss-upLean RLikely RSafe R
Market · Safe DD 96.9¢: traders' price for a Democratic hold. Fundraising · Lean DD 6.4-to-1 in receipts. Prior result · Toss-upD+1.6 in 2024.

No public polls. The market favors Pou.

As of October 12.

Market

BandPRICEToss-up50¢ to 65¢Lean65¢ to 82¢Likely82¢ to 95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 96.9¢

Kalshi party market · checked 2:09 PM ET

View market on Kalshi ↗

Polling

BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 10Likely10 to 20Safe20 and above
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Prior result

BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 12Likely12 to 25Safe25 and above
D+1.6

Nellie Pou (D)

50.8% to 49.2% · 2024 general election

def. Billy Prempeh (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

Fundraising

BandRATIO TO 1Parity1 to 5Lean5 and above
D 6.4 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026 · thru Jun 30

Nellie Pou$2.66M ↗$1.79M cash
Rosie Pino$415.9K ↗$39.6K cash

Total receipts in the 2025 to 2026 two-year cycle, through June 30, 2026.

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.