2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey

The 2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of New Jersey. Incumbent three-term Democratic Senator Bob Menendez was re-elected with 54.0% of the vote in 2018.

2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator Bob Menendez Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Christina Khalil, social worker^[1]

Publicly expressed interest

• Bob Menendez, incumbent U.S. senator^[2][3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Daniel Cruz, teacher, former member of the Andover Township Board of Education, and candidate for New Jersey's 24th Senate district in 2021^[4]

• Shirley Maia-Cusick^[5]

Potential

• Thomas Kean Jr., U.S. Representative^{[citation needed]}

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Nicholas Carducci^[4]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections^[6]	Solid D	January 6, 2023
The Cook Political Report^[7]	Solid D	January 24, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[8]	Safe D	January 24, 2023

References

1. "Menendez gets a primary opponent". New Jersey Globe. November 14, 2022.
2. "Menendez builds warchest for 2024 re-election campaign". The New Jersey Globe. July 14, 2021.
3. Everett, Burgess. "Senate Dems face brutal 2024 map with at least eight undecided incumbents". Politico. Retrieved October 5, 2022. Robert Menendez of New Jersey said it's a 'long time from here to 2024, but I have every intention of running again.'
4. Van Vliet, John (August 11, 2022). "Cruz Wants to Challenge Menendez". Insider NJ. Retrieved November 15, 2022. [Cruz] has become the first Republican to file to run against [Menendez]...An independent candidate, Nick Carducci, has also thrown his hat into the ring
5. "United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
6. "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
7. "2024 Senate Race ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
8. Kondik, Kyle. "Initial Senate Ratings: Democrats Have a Lot of Defending to Do – Sabato's Crystal Ball". Retrieved January 25, 2023.

External links

• Campaign finance at FEC

Official campaign websites

• Bob Menendez (D) for Senate
• Daniel "Dan" Cruz (R) for Senate
• Shirley Maia-Cusick (R) for Senate