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2026 candidates we're tracking in NJ-12
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Adam Hamawy
Democratic
Adam Hamawy is a surgeon and business owner who served in the U.S. Army from 2003 to 2011. He is running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) endorsed Hamawy, whom he operated on in 2004 aft…
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Adrian O. Mapp
Democratic
Adrian O. Mapp is a Democratic candidate on New Jersey's official 2026 primary candidate list for U.S. House NJ-12. The New Jersey Division of Elections lists the candidate for the June 2, 2026 primary ballot.
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Brad Cohen
Democratic
Brad Cohen is a physician and surgeon running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. He was first elected mayor of East Brunswick in 2016, following his service on the East Brunswick Board of Education from 2010 to 2016.
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Elijah Dixon
Democratic
Elijah Dixon, a father, community builder, and democratic socialist, was a Democratic candidate for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. He previously served as an ambassador for President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative and worked in community dev…
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Gregg Mele
Republican
Gregg Mele is a Republican candidate for U.S. House in New Jersey's 12th Congressional District in the 2026 primary. His campaign describes him as a lifelong New Jersey resident, businessman, attorney, graduate-level professor, and family man with advanced deg…
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Jay Vaingankar
Democratic
Jay Vaingankar, a 28-year-old former White House and Department of Energy official, is running as a Democrat for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. A native of Hightstown, New Jersey, he previously worked as a com…
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Kyle Little
Democratic
Kyle Little is a Democratic candidate for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. His campaign biography says he was raised in Union County, earned bachelor's and master's degrees in exercise science, founded Isolation Fitness and teaches as an adjunct profe…
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Matt Adams
Democratic
Matt Adams is a federal government contracts attorney in the defense technology sector, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, and a former Middlesex Borough councilman and fire commissioner. He is running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 12t…
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Sam Wang
Democratic
Sam Wang is a Democratic candidate on New Jersey's official 2026 primary candidate list for U.S. House NJ-12. The New Jersey Division of Elections lists the candidate for the June 2, 2026 primary ballot.
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Shanel Y. Robinson
Democratic
Shanel Y. Robinson, a Democrat, is running for the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. She currently serves as the Somerset County Commissioner Director, the highest-ranking elected official in the county. An Air Force veteran, Ro…
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Squire Servance
Democratic
Squire Servance is a Democratic candidate for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. His campaign biography describes him as an attorney, health-equity advocate, Rutgers trustee, former Wistar Institute board member and community leader focused on faith, se…
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Sue Altman
Democratic
Sue Altman is a Democratic candidate on New Jersey's official 2026 primary candidate list for U.S. House NJ-12. The New Jersey Division of Elections lists the candidate for the June 2, 2026 primary ballot.
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Sujit Singh
Democratic
Sujit Singh is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House representing New Jersey's 12th Congressional District in the 2026 election. With three decades of experience in technology, public service, and community advocacy, Singh previously served as an elected C…
About this race
New Jersey's 12th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The New Jersey primary is Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.