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Bergen County, New Jersey

2026 election results. Cory Booker (D) has 61% of the U.S. Senate vote in Bergen County, with about 99% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 21.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Bergen County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Bergen County

U.S. Senate

Cory Booker
60.9%190,856
Justin Murphy
36.4%114,027
Veronica Fernandez
1.9%5,930
Joanne Kuniansky
0.8%2,548
99% counted

Statewide: Cory Booker wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Jersey 5th District

Josh Gottheimer
65.7%144,598
Sean Kirrane
31.3%68,833
Adam Rueda
3.1%6,787
100% counted

Only part of Bergen County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Josh Gottheimer wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Jersey 9th District

Nellie Pou
61.2%55,275
Rosie Pino
37.6%33,903
Terrisa Bukovinac
1.2%1,100
93% counted

Only part of Bergen County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Nellie Pou wins. Called.

The leader in Bergen County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 6, 2:50 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NJ SenateD +25.2D +3.5D +21.7
NJ-05 part of the countyD +35.5D +8.2D +27.3
NJ-09 part of the countyD +24.0R +7.6D +31.5

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Bergen County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris51.7%Donald Trump46.6%D +5.1498,894
2020Joe Biden57.7%Donald Trump41.2%D +16.5495,956
2016Hillary Clinton55.1%Donald Trump41.9%D +13.3419,296
2012Barack Obama55.2%Mitt Romney43.9%D +11.3385,407
2008Barack Obama54.6%John McCain45.1%D +9.5412,638
2004John Kerry51.9%George W. Bush47.4%D +4.5400,244
2000Al Gore55.3%George W. Bush41.6%D +13.6366,721

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +8.5.

Other counties in New Jersey

New Jersey results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until New Jersey certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. New Jersey's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.