Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Michael Roth

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · New Jersey District 7
Filing address
Mountainside, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ROTH, MICHAEL
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 7ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6NJ07235 · Principal campaign committee: MICHAEL ROTH FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$1,283,730.71
Total spent$1,275,716.51
Cash on hand$8,014.20
Debts owed by the campaign$30,000.00
Loans from the candidate$400,000.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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: $859,253.55PACs and other committees: $1,300.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $416,678.31Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $6,498.85
  • Individual contributions$859,253.5567%
  • PACs and other committees$1,300.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$416,678.3132%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$6,498.851%

Self-funding: $416,678.31 (32% of money raised): $16,678.31 given and $400,000.00 lent by the candidate. $370,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$111,239.6213%
  • Contributions over $200$747,013.9387%
  • Itemized from inside New Jersey$515,428.9066%
  • Itemized from other states$261,568.8334%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $72,267.00 · California $58,780.00 · Florida $42,025.00 · District of Columbia $26,863.83 · Maryland $13,499.00. 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

$726K$0 JULY QUARTERLY: raised $302,880.37JULY QUARTERLY: spent $77,636.89OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $147,467.99OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $82,409.36YEAR-END: raised $159,930.26YEAR-END: spent $120,363.84APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $555,675.82APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $159,258.36PRE-PRIMARY: raised $65,865.34PRE-PRIMARY: spent $106,748.50JULY QUARTERLY: raised $49,263.58JULY QUARTERLY: spent $694,586.23OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $2,647.35OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $34,713.332025-062025-122026-052026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Michael Roth$120,296.24
  • Independent expenditures opposing Michael Roth$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

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

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Michael Roth (D)$1,283,730.71$8,014.202026-09-30
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
Megan O'Rourke (D)$570,759.37$0.002026-06-30
Gregory Vartan III (D)$193,029.59$0.002026-03-31
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: MICHAEL ROTH 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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