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New Jersey’s 6th District

U.S. House · NJ-6

Election day November 3, 2026 · forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Democrats a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 27.1 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: under 1%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Democrat 63.0%

    Frank Pallone Jr., incumbent

  • Republican 35.9%

    Hillary Herzig

  • Other 1.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Democrat Republican Other
NJ-6 63.0%35.9%1.2%
National averageUnited States 54.5%+8.4 44.2%−8.4 1.2%−0.1

Simple average of the 435 districts, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Local profile

Latino citizens aged 18 and over18.5% (± 0.5)

Share of all citizens aged 18 and over (ACS 2020–2024 estimate). Not a share of registered or actual voters.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, citizen voting-age population by race and ethnicity, ACS 2020–2024, 119th Congress districts

Current member

Frank Pallone Jr. · Democrat

Primary results

Held June 2, 2026 · Certified official result · Official source

Democratic primary Frank Pallone Jr. 65.7% 32,761 votes
Republican primary Hillary Herzig 100.0% 13,055 votes

Who's running

The candidates

Candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Democrat Incumbent

    Frank Pallone Jr.

    source
  • Republican Challenger

    Hillary Herzig

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Previous election (2024)

The Democrats won by 15.7 points.

Our current projection: the Democrats ahead by 27.1 points.

Nearby districts

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

  • NJ-4 Republican, safe seat
  • NJ-8 Democrat, safe seat
  • NJ-10 Democrat, safe seat
  • NJ-12 Democrat, safe seat
  • NJ-9 Democrat, safe seat
  • NJ-11 Democrat, safe seat

Watch list

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The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

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  2. KY-6Republican53%5.8-point gap
  3. VA-1Republican58%5.8-point gap
Forecast updated