U.S. Senate
Justin Murphy
51.6%29,363
Cory Booker
45.7%25,992
Veronica Fernandez
1.7%944
Joanne Kuniansky
1.0%551
Statewide: Cory Booker wins. Called.
States ยท New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey
2026 election results. Justin Murphy (R) has 52% of the U.S. Senate vote in Sussex County, with about 95% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 19.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Sussex County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.
2026 results in Sussex County
U.S. House: New Jersey 5th District
Sean Kirrane
49.9%15,461
Josh Gottheimer
47.4%14,673
Adam Rueda
2.7%841
Only part of Sussex County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Josh Gottheimer wins. Called.
U.S. House: New Jersey 7th District
Rebecca Bennett
49.3%12,398
Thomas Kean
48.8%12,274
Seamus O'Toole
1.8%456
Only part of Sussex County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Rebecca Bennett wins. Called.
The leader in Sussex 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 12, 3:03 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ Senate | R +6.1 | R +25.4 | D +19.3 |
| NJ-05 part of the county | R +2.6 | R +29.0 | D +26.4 |
| NJ-07 part of the county | D +0.5 | R +20.6 | D +21.1 |
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 Sussex County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 36.7% | Donald Trump | 61.5% | R +24.8 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 39.2% | Donald Trump | 58.8% | R +19.6 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 32.7% | Donald Trump | 62.9% | R +30.3 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 38.4% | Mitt Romney | 59.8% | R +21.4 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 39.3% | John McCain | 60.2% | R +20.9 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 34.6% | George W. Bush | 64.1% | R +29.6 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 37.1% | George W. Bush | 57.9% | R +20.7 |
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 +4.1.
Other counties in New Jersey
New Jersey resultsSources & 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.