Nellie Pou
DIncumbentFEC H4NJ09194
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Raised this cycle$3.1M
Cash on hand: $1.1M
2026 race
NJ-09 — U.S. House
3 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Nellie Pou.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the New Jersey Division of Elections.
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Disclosed money in race
$3.8M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Rosie Pino
RChallengerFEC H6NJ09264
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Raised this cycle$548K
Cash on hand: $13K
Terrisa Bukovinac
IChallengerFEC H6NJ09306
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
1 defeated candidate — show
Tiffany Burress
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6NJ09280
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Raised this cycle$146K
Cash on hand: $815
Local signal
Early read on NJ-09 — 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.
Nellie Pouleans positive
1 pos1 neutral0 neg2 articles
Rosie Pinolimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
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.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$3.8M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$3.8M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$11K
$11K for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nellie Pou(D)incumbent + THOMAS PAINE SOCIETY L.L.C. $10K + GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION $236 + SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION $10 | $3.1M | $10K | — | $3.1M |
Rosie Pino(R) + RNJ 2 SAVE AMERICA T/A RNJ 2 SA $264 | $548K | $264 | — | $549K |
Terrisa Bukovinac(I) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
1 defeated candidate — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiffany Burress(R)defeated | $146K | — | — | $146K |
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.
Nellie Pou(D)30% in-state · $1.4M itemized
$412K in-state$958K out-of-state
Rosie Pino(R)39% in-state · $151K itemized
$59K in-state$92K out-of-state
1 defeated candidate — show
Tiffany Burress(R)defeated54% in-state · $65K itemized
$35K in-state$30K 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.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Pou | Pino | Bukovinac | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Criminal Justice The federal government should send more money to local police departments. | — | |||
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | |||
Economy Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | |||
Education Parents should be able to use public funds — through vouchers — to send their kids to private or charter schools. | — | |||
Education Education policy should be set by states, not the federal Department of Education. | — | |||
Environment Government environmental reviews for energy and infrastructure projects should move faster, even if it means fewer reviews. | — | |||
Environment The government should stop subsidizing oil and gas companies. | — | |||
Healthcare The government should provide healthcare for everyone. | — | |||
Healthcare Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. | — | |||
Healthcare States, not the federal government, should decide who gets Medicaid and what it covers. | — | |||
Healthcare Enhanced ACA premium subsidies should be made permanent at expanded levels. | — | |||
Healthcare A government-run public health insurance option should be added to the ACA marketplace. | — | |||
Housing The government should spend more building affordable housing. | — | |||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | |||
Taxes People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
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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