2026 general election
New Jersey 1st District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$2.0M was spent on the 2026 New Jersey 1st District race: $2.0M raised by the campaigns, $1.0M of it from PACs, plus $216 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Donald Norcross (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.0M
Raised by campaigns
$2.0M
PAC checks
$1.0M
Outside money
$216
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Donald NorcrossDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.0M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- From individuals
- $785K
- From PACs
- $1.0M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $216
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 52% of Norcross's money came from PACs
Corporate $352K (40%)Trade group $129K (15%)Leadership PAC $11K (1%)Membership $74K (8%)Union $276K (32%)Super PAC $1K (0%)Other $29K (3%)
- National Electrical Contractors Association Trade group$13K
- Honeywell International Inc. Corporate$12K
- American Federation of Gov't Employees Union$11K
- Exelon Corporation Corporate$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
- Transport Workers Union of America Union$10K
- National Education Association Union$10K
- United Parcel Service, Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters) · $216 supporting
Damon GaldoRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $16K
- Spent
- $16K
- From individuals
- $16K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $550
- Own money & loans
- $100
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 New Jersey 1st District race?
- $2.0M was spent on the 2026 New Jersey 1st District race: $2.0M raised by the campaigns, $1.0M of it from PACs, plus $216 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Donald Norcross (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 New Jersey 1st District race?
- Donald Norcross (Democrat) raised $2.0M and had $216 in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 New Jersey 1st District race?
- D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters) ($216).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 New Jersey 1st District race?
- National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee gave $13K to Donald Norcross; Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac) gave $12K to Donald Norcross; American Federation of Govt. Empl. Political Action Committee gave $11K to Donald Norcross.