2024 general election
New Jersey 7th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$26M was spent on the 2024 New Jersey 7th District race: $12M raised by the campaigns, $1.8M of it from PACs, plus $13M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Thomas H. Kean Jr. (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$26M
Raised by campaigns
$12M
PAC checks
$1.8M
Outside money
$13M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Sue AltmanDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $6.3M
- Spent
- $6.2M
- From individuals
- $5.4M
- From PACs
- $452K
- From party
- $12K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $1.7M
- Outside money against
- $7.5M
Who paid: 7% of Altman's money came from PACs
Corporate $13K (3%)Leadership PAC $121K (30%)Membership $29K (7%)Union $68K (17%)Super PAC $74K (19%)Party $9K (2%)Other $84K (21%)
- Working Families Party PAC Super PAC$15K
- Women Vote Other$14K
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC Other$10K
- Pro-Choice Women Other$10K
- Communications Workers of America Union$10K
- Stop These Oppressive People: Tyrants Racists Unqualifieds Misogynists Propagandists (Stop Trump) Super PAC$10K
- Hoyer Leadership PAC$10K
- Jeffries Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $6.8M attacking
- Working Families Party PAC · $823K supporting
- America PAC · $609K attacking
- House Majority PAC · $606K supporting
- Lcv Victory Fund · $100K supporting
Thomas H. Kean Jr.Republican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $6.0M
- Spent
- $6.1M
- From individuals
- $3.4M
- From PACs
- $1.4M
- From party
- $20K
- Own money & loans
- $7K
- Outside money for
- $1.1M
- Outside money against
- $3.0M
Who paid: 23% of Jr.'s money came from PACs
Corporate $345K (30%)Trade group $191K (16%)Leadership PAC $299K (26%)Membership $59K (5%)Union $83K (7%)Super PAC $35K (3%)Party $20K (2%)Other $135K (12%)
- Norpac Other$22K
- National Ready Mixed Concrete Assoc Trade group$15K
- Winred Super PAC$13K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC Other$10K
- National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association Trade group$10K
- Team Fitz Leadership PAC$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- American Revival PAC Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $2.9M attacking
- America PAC · $941K supporting
- Jersey Real · $127K supporting
- Nrdc Action Votes · $55K attacking
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $52K supporting
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2024 New Jersey 7th District race?
- $26M was spent on the 2024 New Jersey 7th District race: $12M raised by the campaigns, $1.8M of it from PACs, plus $13M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Thomas H. Kean Jr. (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 New Jersey 7th District race?
- Sue Altman (Democrat) raised $6.3M and had $1.7M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 New Jersey 7th District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($6.8M), House Majority PAC ($3.5M), America PAC ($1.5M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 New Jersey 7th District race?
- Norpac gave $22K to Thomas H. Kean Jr.; Working Families Party PAC gave $15K to Sue Altman; National Ready Mixed Concrete Assn. PAC (Concretepac) gave $15K to Thomas H. Kean Jr..