Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Shana Melius

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · New Jersey District 10
Filing address
Newark, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MELIUS, SHANA
Next election
Primary June 4, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New Jersey with the 2024 district highlighted

New Jersey, District 10

DemocraticU.S. House · New Jersey District 10ChallengerNot nominated at convention

FEC candidate ID H4NJ10184 · Principal campaign committee: MELIUS FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · New Jersey District 10—Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
2023–2024U.S. House · New Jersey District 10$18,126.71Not nominated at convention
Total raised$18,126.71
Total spent$12,755.31
Cash on hand$6,871.40
Debts owed by the campaign$10,000.00
Loans from the candidate$10,000.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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: $8,126.71Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $10,000.00
  • Individual contributions$8,126.7145%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$10,000.0055%

Self-funding: $10,000.00 (55% of money raised): $0.00 given and $10,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

The race

New Jersey U.S. House, District 10, 2024 · 11 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Shana Melius (D)$18,126.71$6,871.402024-12-31
Lamonica McIver (D)$647,863.29$163,212.472024-12-31
Donald M Payne Jr. (D)$440,639.66$280.762024-06-30
Darryl Godfrey (D)$146,899.79$0.002024-08-12
Derek Armstead (D)$119,120.00−$232.392024-12-31
Carmen Bucco (R)$20,817.07$0.002024-11-15
Brittany Claybrooks (D)$15,471.00$288.502024-12-31
Alberta Gordon (D)$12,882.00$11,863.692024-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Cook Political ReportSolid DMarch 21, 2024
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DSeptember 15, 2023
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DSeptember 26, 2023
  • Elections DailySafe DSeptember 7, 2023
  • CNalysisSolid DNovember 16, 2023
  • Decision Desk HQSafe DOctober 7, 2024

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: MELIUS 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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