Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Robert Patterson
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · New Jersey District 2
- Filing address
- Atco, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- PATTERSON, ROBERT
- Next election
- Primary July 7, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Jersey, District 2
FEC candidate ID H0NJ02148 · Principal campaign committee: PATTERSON FOR CONGRESS
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$296,077.7097%
- PACs and other committees$3,500.001%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$6,225.002%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2.130%
Self-funding: $6,225.00 (2% of money raised): $0.00 given and $6,225.00 lent by the candidate. $19,175.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
1 committee reported giving $2,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- DAVID RICHTER FOR CONGRESS INC.Candidate committee$2,000.00
The race
New Jersey U.S. House, District 2, 2020 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Patterson (R) | $305,804.83 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Amy Kennedy (D) | $5,048,012.05 | $5,462.61 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jeff Van Drew (R) | $4,326,538.52 | $191,877.89 | 2020-12-31 |
| Brigid Callahan Harrison (D) | $450,486.01 | $13,610.38 | 2020-06-30 |
| William Cunningham (D) | $184,857.96 | $5.08 | 2020-09-30 |
| Brian Fitzherbert (R) | $37,862.20 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| John Hull Francis III (D) | $14,268.20 | $2,484.49 | 2020-09-30 |
| Ashley Bennett (D) | $9,309.00 | $0.00 | 2020-05-20 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton University | October 22–27, 2020 | 676 (LV) | ± 3.7% | Jeff Van Drew 45% · Amy Kennedy 46% |
| Monmouth University | September 26 – October 1, 2020 | 588 (RV) | ± 4.1% | Jeff Van Drew 44% · Amy Kennedy 49% |
| ALG Research (D) | September 14–17, 2020 | 505 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Jeff Van Drew 42% · Amy Kennedy 46% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | September 14–15, 2020 | 550 (V) | – | Jeff Van Drew 43% · Amy Kennedy 48% |
| GQR Research (D) | August 4–6, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Jeff Van Drew 46% · Amy Kennedy 51% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | August 1–5, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Jeff Van Drew 45% · Amy Kennedy 46% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: PATTERSON FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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