New Jersey U.S. House, district 7 · 2026

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

Rebecca Bennett

Raised: $8,193,416
From individuals: $7,183,558
From PACs and other committees: $484,369
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $327
Cash on hand: $1,729,652
Debts: $0

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,986,522 to support and $5,184,767 to oppose.

LAND I LOVE PACagainst $4.1M
VOTEVETSfor $1M
REAL CHANGE PACagainst $661K
ARTICLE ONE PACfor $254K
AMERICA PACagainst $249K
THE TURNOUT PROJECTfor $240K

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

PAC and committee money

98 committees reported giving $324,635 in all.

ZINC COLLECTIVE PAC$10,500
VOTEVETS$10,000
CROSSPARTISAN PAC I$10,000
THE JUNO FUND$10,000
THE NEXT 50 PAC$10,000
PATRIOT PAC$10,000
FRONTLINE FIGHTERS PAC$8,500
TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN$8,000

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

Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $2K
Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K

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.

Republican Incumbent

Thomas Kean, Jr.

Raised: $4,892,807
From individuals: $1,956,556
From PACs and other committees: $1,189,427
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $3,634,205
Debts: $0

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $361,534 to support and $1,413,161 to oppose.

GIFFORDS PACagainst $378K
314 ACTION FUNDagainst $331K
YOUR COMMUNITY PACagainst $289K
CFFE PACagainst $264K
AMERICA PACfor $211K
BATTLEGROUND ALLIANCE PACagainst $143K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 16, 2026.

PAC and committee money

358 committees reported giving $1,200,971 in all.

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC$10,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$10,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Tracked networks

Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $11K
Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $5K
Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $3K

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

Seamus Patrick O'Toole

No FEC registration on file. Candidates who raise or spend under $5,000 are not required to register.

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)

Rebecca Bennett	Democrat	$8,193,416	$1,729,652	$1,986,522	$5,184,767
Thomas Kean, Jr.	Republican	$4,892,807	$3,634,205	$361,534	$1,413,161

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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