New Jersey U.S. House District 4

The count.

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Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• DCOC PACPAC with no sponsoring organization$2,000 for Rachel Peace

Each campaign.

• Christopher H SmithFEC filing: Christopher H Smith · H8NJ04014 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Christopher H. Smith

  In the U.S. House (NJ-4) since 1981 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 1 committee: Foreign Affairs · 2 subcommittees
  • 63 committees reported contributions to them this cycle

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H8NJ04014) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $778K

  Spent

  $608K

  Cash on hand

  $553K

  • Individuals 65% $506K
  • PACs & other committees 35% $269K
  • Party committees 0.4% $2,725
  • Other receipts <0.1% $88

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $19K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSUnion PAC · United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $10K
  2. ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERSUnion PAC · International Union Of Operating Engineers Local 965 Pef $10K
  3. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · National Association Of Realtors $10K

  Where the money went $456K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $456K of the $608K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 14% $63K
  • Consultants & strategy 19% $86K
  • Staff & payroll 41% $187K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 1% $5,991
  • Travel, meals & events 5% $21K
  • Office, technology & overhead 6% $25K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.1% $250
  • Other or unclassified 15% $67K

  Largest payees

  1. CHASE CARD SERVICES $67K
  2. PAYCHEX, INC. $56K
  3. MINUTEMAN PRESS $55K
  4. MAI & ASSOCIATES LLC $49K
  5. SAGE STRATEGIES LLC $40K

  Paid to individuals: $131K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 3, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (312 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Rachel PeaceFEC filing: Rachel Peace · H6NJ04257 ↗

  Raised

  $101K

  Spent

  $87K

  Cash on hand

  $14K

  Debts

  $19K

  • Individuals 87% $88K
  • PACs & other committees 6% $6,000
  • Candidate's own money & loans 7% $6,712
  • Other receipts 0.2% $217

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  Outside groups: $2,000 supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. DCOC PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $2,000

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC of Cory A. Booker $5,000
  2. SHORE PACLeadership PAC of Frank Pallone Jr. $1,000

  Where the money went $26K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $26K of the $87K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 9% $2,233
  • Consultants & strategy 45% $12K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 9% $2,225
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $475
  • Office, technology & overhead 8% $2,165
  • Legal & compliance 27% $7,207
  • Other or unclassified 1% $274

  Largest payees

  1. ZIPADVISOR LLC $4,000
  2. PEM LAW LLP $3,207
  3. HOUSE OF MURASAKI $2,700
  4. SOLIDARITY SOFTWARE INC. $1,462
  5. GRASSROOTS ANALYTICS $1,026

  Paid to individuals: $11K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 6, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (60 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• John David BlakeFEC filing: John David Blake · H6NJ04224 ↗

  Raised

  $5,421

  Spent

  $0

  Cash on hand

  $6,646

  • Individuals 8% $421
  • PACs & other committees 92% $5,000

  Campaign totals through Mar 31, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEUnion PAC · International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers $5,000

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Kevin Cupples, Kevin Cupples, Julie Susan Flynn, Peter Alexander Linardakis, Robert Joseph English.