Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Carolyn Rush
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · New Jersey District 2
- Filing address
- Sea Isle City, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- RUSH, CAROLYN
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Jersey, District 2
FEC candidate ID H2NJ02219 · Principal campaign committee: CAROLYN RUSH FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 2 | $125,579.00 | Lost primary |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 2 | $64,736.08 | Lost primary |
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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$54,736.0885%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$10,000.0015%
Self-funding: $10,000.00 (15% of money raised): $5,000.00 given and $5,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
1 committee reported giving $1,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
The race
New Jersey U.S. House, District 2, 2022 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Rush (D) | $64,736.08 | $860.03 | 2022-12-31 |
| Jeff Van Drew (R) | $3,119,520.28 | $479,411.30 | 2022-12-31 |
| Timothy C Alexander (D) | $502,345.28 | $14,871.57 | 2022-12-31 |
| Hector Tavarez (D) | $82,832.19 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research (D) | April 12–15, 2021 | 641 (RV) | ± 4.0% | Jeff Van Drew 48% · Generic Democrat 42% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 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: CAROLYN RUSH 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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