New Jersey 4th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Chris SmithIncumbent
$592K
DRachel Peace
$34K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Chris Smith	R	$592,016	$0	$0	7%
Rachel Peace	D	$34,352	$0	$0	14%

$626K

Raised by candidates

$497K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Chris Smith (R)	$592K	$356K	$214K	7%	65%	$468K	319
Rachel Peace (D)	$34K	$28K	$0	14%	76%	$29K	21

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Chris Smith

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $592K
Small-dollar: 7%
In-state: 65%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by AIPAC Union PAC money Realtors PAC money

Rachel Peace

D Democrat

Raised: $34K
Small-dollar: 14%
In-state: 76%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.