2026 General Election

Hunterdon is a blue county

For the first time in recent history, and the first time under the current CD-7 map, Hunterdon County went blue. Rebecca Bennett carried Hunterdon 33,552 to 27,723, a margin of +5,829, and Sen. Cory Booker carried it 32,258 to 27,774, a margin of +4,484, on the Clerk’s unofficial count. New Jersey Globe →

An 11,799-vote swing

Bennett’s result is an 11,799-vote swing from 2018, when we lost Hunterdon by nearly 6,000 votes. When we work hard and have the right candidates with the right message, we can make Hunterdon blue.

Every county and local race made the difference

This year HCDC built from the ground up, recruiting and running Democratic candidates in county and local races across Hunterdon, and that work paid off up the ballot. Those candidates and their volunteers knocked doors, turned out voters and gave Democrats a reason to vote in every corner of the county. Democrats won 13 contested local seats on the unofficial count, and another 14 Democrats were elected without opposition.

Thank you, county committee members

This win was built all year long, one conversation at a time. Our county committee members, municipal chairs and volunteers organized their neighborhoods month after month, knocking doors, making calls and getting neighbors to the polls. Hunterdon went blue because of you.

Thank you to every volunteer, candidate and voter. The work continues, and we want you with us for what comes next.