About this race

Cory Booker, a Democrat, currently holds this Senate seat and is running for re-election. It’s considered a safe Democratic seat. Cory Booker, a Democrat, has taken $707,803 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Justin Murphy, a Republican, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.

Key issues in New Jersey

Major issues facing New Jersey, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Property taxes — Property taxes remain voters' top concern, with affordability dominating the 2026 debate.
Utility costs — Electric bills rose sharply after regional capacity auction prices spiked.
Cost of living — Prices rising faster than income rank as very important to nearly nine in ten voters.
Housing affordability — More than eight in ten voters say making housing affordable matters to their vote.
Healthcare access — Quality, affordable health care ranks as very important to nearly three-quarters of voters.

Candidates & funding

Cory Booker Democrat Nominee

Campaign raised $19,600,000

AIPAC / pro-Israel $707,803Small-dollar / grassroots $9.7M

AIPAC-linked $707,803FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending

AIPAC PAC — $481,175 Q1–Q2 2025 + $226,628 Q3 2025 = $707,803 in a single year. #1 Senate Democrat AIPAC recipient in 2025. FundVoter FEC total: $702,091 (2026 cycle).

No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle

A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →

2026 fundraising (FEC)$18,869,341 raised · $7,000,887 spent · $23,060,940 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Focus: Fighting for justice and opportunity for all; refuses lobbyist and corporate PAC money, grassroots-powered

Campaign site ↗

Justin Murphy Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record

2026 fundraising (FEC)$27,316 raised · $26,297 spent · $123 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Focus: Universal health coverage without government-run care; portable HSAs, national insurance competition

Campaign site ↗

View the full funding breakdown for this race on OpenSecrets ↗

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

	Cory Booker D	Justin Murphy R
Raised	$18.9M	$27K
Individuals	$13.9M74%	$21K79%
PACs & parties	$501K3%	$6502%
Self-funded	$0	$5K18%
Other	$4.5M24%	$2501%
AIPAC-linked*	$708K	—
Outside spending†	—	—

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Cory Booker 13152 donors

FINANCIAL POSITION

Campaign raised$18.9M

Campaign spent$7.0M

Cash on hand$23.1M

FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026

CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY

Individuals74%

PACs / committees3%

Self-funding0%

Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.

ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS

No 2026 conduit activity detected

FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →

Individual$14K
Individual$13K
Individual$13K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
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PAC$10K
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PAC$10K
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PAC$10K
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Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
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PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$9K
Individual$8K
Individual$8K
Leadership PAC$8K
Leadership PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 13152 donors. The other 13102 gave $5.5M combined.

Plus $8.4M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Cory Booker’s full FEC filings →

Justin Murphy 24 donors

FINANCIAL POSITION

Campaign raised$27K

Campaign spent$26K

Cash on hand$123

FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026

CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY

Individuals79%

PACs / committees2%

Self-funding18%

Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.

Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$500
Individual$500
Individual$500
Individual$312
Individual$300
Individual$260
Individual$260
Individual$250
Individual$250
Individual$250
Individual$250
Individual$206
Individual$206
Individual$200
Individual$125
Individual$104
Individual$100

Plus $7K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Justin Murphy’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

2026 New Jersey Senate Election