Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Samuel Buccola

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · New Jersey District 9
Filing address
Hawthorne, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BUCCOLA, SAMUEL
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 9

DemocraticU.S. House · New Jersey District 9ChallengerRegistered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000

FEC candidate ID H6NJ09272 · Principal campaign committee: SAM

No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.

The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

The race

New Jersey U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Nelida Pou (D)$3,131,321.73$1,080,499.992026-10-14
Rosemary Pino (R)$548,325.95$13,132.562026-10-14
Tiffany Burress (R)$145,672.01$814.802026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DSeptember 25, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLikely DApril 7, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DOctober 15, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DJuly 30, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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: SAM.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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