2026 elections · New Jersey

New Jersey U.S. House, district 3

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 4 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat Incumbent

Herbert Conaway, Jr.

Raised
$1,110,764
From individuals
$513,560
From PACs and other committees
$593,612
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$460,237
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $0 to support and $14,213 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

150 committees reported giving $423,013 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $3K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $2K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $2K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Other party

Ryan Michael Kelly

Raised
$5,696
From individuals
$500
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$5,190
Cash on hand
$971
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

1 committees reported giving $1,000 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Republican

Michael Patrick McGuire

Raised
$210,525
From individuals
$180,525
From PACs and other committees
$9,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$21,000
Cash on hand
$68,762
Debts
$83,594

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,060 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 5, 2026.

PAC and committee money

1 committees reported giving $2,000 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Green

Steve Welzer

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Herbert Conaway, Jr.Democrat$1,110,764$460,237$0$14,213
Ryan Michael KellyOther party$5,696$971$0$0
Michael Patrick McGuireRepublican$210,525$68,762$1,060$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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