Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Erik Peterson
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · New Jersey District 7
- Filing address
- Annandale, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- PETERSON, ERIK
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Jersey, District 7
FEC candidate ID H2NJ07218 · Principal campaign committee: PETERSON FOR CONGRESS
2021–2022 cycle totals through July 15, 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$62,913.3192%
- PACs and other committees$3,500.005%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$652.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,530.002%
Self-funding: $652.00 (1% of money raised): $652.00 given and $0.00 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 $500.00 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.
- NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
The race
New Jersey U.S. House, District 7, 2022 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Peterson (R) | $68,595.31 | $0.00 | 2022-07-15 |
| Tom Malinowski (D) | $8,978,834.00 | $17,068.25 | 2022-12-31 |
| Thomas H. Kean Jr. (R) | $4,476,737.53 | $94,078.89 | 2022-12-31 |
| Phil Rizzo (R) | $261,958.34 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| John Henry Isemann (R) | $128,309.89 | $0.00 | 2022-07-02 |
| John P Flora (R) | $46,937.32 | $27.39 | 2022-09-30 |
| Kevin Brendan Dorlon (R) | $33,647.62 | $1,047.95 | 2022-07-15 |
| Robert G. Trugman (R) | $20,645.00 | $0.00 | 2022-07-29 |
| Veronica Fernandez (I) | $4,692.37 | −$507.95 | 2022-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GQR Research (D) | September 26–29, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Tom Malinowski 48% · Tom Kean Jr. 48% |
| RMG Research | July 23–28, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Tom Malinowski 38% · Tom Kean Jr. 46% |
| GQR Research (D) | January 19–27, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Tom Malinowski 46% · Tom Kean Jr. 46% |
| GQR Research (D) | September 26–29, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Generic Democrat 45% · Generic Republican 50% |
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: PETERSON 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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