Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Rikin Mehta
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · New Jersey
- Filing address
- Cester, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MEHTA, RIKIN
- Next election
- Primary June 2, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Jersey
FEC candidate ID S0NJ00217 · Principal campaign committee: RIK FOR NEW JERSEY INC
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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$259,707.1044%
- PACs and other committees$12,000.002%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$315,000.0054%
Self-funding: $315,000.00 (54% of money raised): $0.00 given and $315,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
5 committees reported giving $13,871.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- KEAN FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$4,000.00
- WINREDHybrid PAC$2,871.00
- AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICANS FOR REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Rikin Mehta$1,325.66
- Independent expenditures opposing Rikin Mehta$59.76
FEC totals for the 2020 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.
- NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE FEDERAL PACSupporting$825.00
- FAMILY POLICY ALLIANCESupporting$500.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESOpposing$59.00
The race
New Jersey U.S. Senate, 2020 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rikin Mehta (R) | $586,707.10 | $553.01 | 2020-12-31 |
| Cory A. Booker (D) | $8,290,750.95 | $5,887,106.29 | 2020-12-31 |
| Hirsh Singh V (R) | $694,015.88 | $2,551.36 | 2020-12-31 |
| Stuart Meissner (R) | $316,535.00 | $75.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Lawrence Hamm (D) | $100,795.97 | $683.16 | 2020-12-31 |
| Patricia Flanagan (R) | $21,359.35 | $5,100.94 | 2020-06-30 |
| Veronica Fernandez (I) | $12,632.70 | $0.00 | 2020-11-27 |
| Daniel C. Burke (I) | $7,220.00 | $120.06 | 2020-11-23 |
| Madelyn R Hoffman (G) | $6,218.86 | $455.50 | 2020-11-23 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Co. | October 31 – November 1, 2020 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Cory Booker 55% · Rik Mehta 32% |
| Swayable | October 23–26, 2020 | 363 (LV) | ± 6.7% | Cory Booker 61% · Rik Mehta 39% |
| Rutgers University | October 19–24, 2020 | 851 (LV) | ± 4% | Cory Booker 61% · Rik Mehta 31% |
| Stockton University | October 7–13, 2020 | 721 (LV) | ± 3.7% | Cory Booker 57% · Rik Mehta 32% |
| Emerson College | September 4–7, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Cory Booker 52% · Rik Mehta 28% |
| Monmouth University | April 16–19, 2020 | 635 (RV) | ± 3.9% | Cory Booker 55% · Rik Mehta 32% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election 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: RIK FOR NEW JERSEY INC.
- 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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