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2026 race

NJ-06 — U.S. House

3 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Frank Pallone.

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Democratic primary · Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Frank PalloneWon65.0%
  • DJohn HsuDefeated27.0%
  • DKatie BansilDefeated8.0%
Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Disclosed money in race
$2.0M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent

Currently in office

Challengers

Sorted by fundraising

2 defeated candidates — show

John Hsu

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H0NJ06214

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Raised this cycle$97K
Cash on hand: $64K

Katie Bansil

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6NJ06260

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Raised this cycle$40K
Cash on hand: $5K
Local signal

Early read on NJ-06 — U.S. House

A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.

Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Frank Pallonelimited coverage
No tracked coverage in the last 90 days yet.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race

Finance breakdown

Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.

Total disclosed
$2.0M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$2.0M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$0
No outside spending reported yet.
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Frank Pallone(D)incumbent
$1.9M$1.9M
2 defeated candidates — show finances
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
John Hsu(D)defeated
$97K$97K
Katie Bansil(D)defeated
$40K$40K
Where the money comes from

In-state vs out-of-state

Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside NJ versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.

Frank Pallone(D)30% in-state · $703K itemized
$212K in-state$491K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't

Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.

Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.

In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.

Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.

About this race page

Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.

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