Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

John J Novak

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · New Jersey District 3
Filing address
Toms River, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
NOVAK, JOHN J
Next election
Primary July 7, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New Jersey with the 2020 district highlighted

New Jersey, District 3

RepublicanU.S. House · New Jersey District 3ChallengerWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H0NJ03203 · Principal campaign committee: NOVAK FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$60,380.00
Total spent$56,987.30
Cash on hand$3,392.70
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

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: $52,355.00PACs and other committees: $1,000.00Party committees: $1,425.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $5,600.00
  • Individual contributions$52,355.0087%
  • PACs and other committees$1,000.002%
  • Party committees$1,425.002%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$5,600.009%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

New Jersey U.S. House, District 3, 2020 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
John J Novak (R)$60,380.00$3,392.702020-12-31
Andy Kim (D)$7,358,014.54$551,834.562020-12-31
David Richter (R)$1,558,168.65$3,020.522020-12-31
Kate Gibbs (R)$303,870.00$1,311.502020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely DNovember 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe DOctober 29, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DOctober 20, 2020
  • PoliticoLean DNovember 2, 2020
  • NiskanenLean DJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Basswood Research (R)July 13 – 15, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%Andy Kim 45% · David Richter 42%

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: NOVAK 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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