Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

New Jersey 7th District

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running

Democrat
Rebecca Bennett
54%
Republican
Tom Kean Jr.
46%
ForecastTilt D
Projected margin
D+0.9
80% range
R+10.4 to D+12.4
Partisan lean
R+0.2
Tipping-point chance
1.42%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.36×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 9%Fundamentals 91%
Polling average
D+0.2
Fundamentals
D+1.7
Blended
D+1.5
Similar-race shift
−1.6
Poll–fundamentals gap
1.5 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
1
Distinct pollsters
1
Most recent
May 26, 2026
Democrat
45.1%
Republican
44.9%
Undecided / other
10.0%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+0.2
Elasticity
1.02
Incumbency
−3.4
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+1.5
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
D+3.3

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