Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Gregory Vartan III

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · New Jersey District 7
Filing address
Summit, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
VARTAN, GREGORY III
Next election
Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New Jersey with the 2026 district highlighted

New Jersey, District 7

DemocraticU.S. House · New Jersey District 7ChallengerWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H4NJ07131 · Principal campaign committee: VARTAN FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · New Jersey District 7$193,029.59Withdrawn
2023–2024U.S. House · New Jersey District 7$87,248.00Withdrawn
Total raised$193,029.59
Total spent$221,139.22
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through March 31, 2026, 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: $188,860.00PACs and other committees: $391.20Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $3,500.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $278.39
  • Individual contributions$188,860.0098%
  • PACs and other committees$391.200%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,500.002%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$278.390%

Self-funding: $3,500.00 (2% of money raised): $3,500.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$58,083.0030%
  • Contributions over $200$133,277.0070%
  • Itemized from inside New Jersey$102,255.0072%
  • Itemized from other states$38,810.0028%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $18,130.00 · Georgia $2,580.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$101K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $101,269.21APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $44,818.07JULY QUARTERLY: raised $55,751.38JULY QUARTERLY: spent $61,332.21OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $30,531.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $84,453.92YEAR-END: raised $5,478.00YEAR-END: spent $12,075.75TERMINATION REPORT: raised $0.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $18,459.272025-032025-062025-092025-122026-03

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

New Jersey U.S. House, District 7, 2026 · 14 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Gregory Vartan III (D)$193,029.59$0.002026-03-31
Rebecca Bennett (D)$8,757,003.38$1,053,454.452026-10-14
Thomas H. Kean Jr. (R)$5,867,419.01$2,286,695.132026-09-30
Tina Shah (D)$2,341,544.99$38,545.002026-09-30
Brian Varela (D)$1,986,312.41−$12,585.812026-06-30
Michael Roth (D)$1,283,730.71$8,014.202026-09-30
Megan O'Rourke (D)$570,759.37$0.002026-06-30
Beth Ellen Ph.d. Adubato (D)$167,945.88$2,571.332026-09-30
Sara Sooy (D)$54,490.89$0.002026-05-27
Randall Terry (I)$45,484.00$5,694.752026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLean DSeptember 25, 2026
  • Decision Desk HQLikely DSeptember 17, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsTilt DJune 11, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean DSeptember 16, 2026
  • Silver BulletinLikely DAugust 23, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
StimSight ResearchSeptember 8–12, 2026498 (LV)± 4.7%Tom Kean Jr. 42% · Rebecca Bennett 47%
Z to A ResearchMay 24–26, 2026430 (LV)± 4.7%Tom Kean Jr. 43% · Rebecca Bennett 47%
Z to A ResearchMay 24–26, 2026430 (LV)± 4.7%Tom Kean Jr. 43% · Tina Shah 46%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey (retrieved October 22, 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: VARTAN FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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