NJ-4

New Jersey — U.S. House District 4

Nov 3, 2026New Jersey2 candidates

Incumbent

CS

Christopher Smith

(R)Incumbent

In office since 1981 · 23 terms

Participation

99%

Party Unity

93%

Bipartisan

7%

Coverage Scorecard

Net +34214 votes

Good Look (143)Bad Look (71)

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CS

Christopher Smith

(R)Incumbent

Since 1981

Participation

99%

Party Unity

93%

Bipartisan

7%

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Challengers

1

RP

(D)

Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

Recent Coverage

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Republican Rep. Chris Smith urges Trump to confront Xi about Americans jailed in China

Washington TimesSep 21, 2026

Hyde Amendment Has Saved Almost 3 Million Babies From Abortions

Life NewsSep 18, 2026

New Jersey election 2026: Your 4th Congressional District voter guide

WHYYSep 17, 2026

New Jersey election 2026: Your 4th Congressional District voter guide

WHYYSep 17, 2026

GAO finds millions of Obamacare enrollees have abortions covered

Washington ExaminerSep 15, 2026

New Report Shows 1,719 Obamacare Plans Used Tax Dollars to Pay for Abortions

Life NewsSep 15, 2026

Election History

2024

2022

2020

2018

2026

Rachel Peace(D)N/A

Christopher Smith(R)N/A

2024

Christopher H. Smith(R)67.4%

Matthew Jenkins(D)31.7%

John Morrison(L)0.5%

Barry Bendar(G)0.5%

2022

Christopher H Smith(R)66.9%

Matthew Jenkins(D)31.4%

Jason Cullen(L)0.7%

David Schmidt(W)0.5%

Hank Schroeder(N)0.3%

Pam Daniels(P)0.2%

2020

Christopher H Smith(R)59.9%

Stephanie Schmid(D)38.3%

Hank Schroeder(M)0.8%

Michael J Rufo(L)0.6%

Andrew Pachuta(C)0.5%

2018

Christopher H Smith(R)55.4%

Joshua Welle(D)43.1%

Michael Rufo(L)0.5%

Edward C Stackhouse Jr(E)0.4%

Brian J Reynolds(C)0.3%

Felicia Stoler(T)0.3%

Allen Yusufov(T)0.1%

Campaign finance data sourced from FEC filings. Election results from MIT Election Lab. ChamberLight is not an official government source.