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County and city races for Princeton are listed from official election filings on the Mercer County page; hand-verified profiles are added county by county.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateCory Booker (D) · Justin Murphy (R) · Veronica Fernandez (Independent) · Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party)
Cory Booker
Cory Booker is New Jersey's sitting U.S. senator, serving since 2013, per the campaign site. He attended Stanford University on a football scholarship, studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and graduated from Yale Law School in 1997, per the campaign site. He lived in Newark's Central Ward and later served as a tenant lawyer, city councilman and mayor of Newark, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he helped write and pass the First Step Act in 2018. The campaign site lists no issues as of October 15, 2026.
- Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the Senate 64-35 in January 2025. Opposed
Justin Murphy
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Abolish the IRS and enact a flat income tax
- Home ownership for American families
- Education and parental rights, with school choice
About Justin Murphy
Justin Murphy is a self-employed small business owner from Tabernacle in Burlington County's Pine Barrens, per his campaign site and the New Jersey Globe. He served four years in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Comte De Grasse, including six months in the Persian Gulf, per WHYY, and served one term on the Tabernacle Township Committee after his 2000 election, per the New Jersey Globe.
Veronica Fernandez
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Campaign finance reform
- Healthcare through Medicare for All
- Abolish ICE and create a fast-tracked path to citizenship
About Veronica Fernandez
Veronica Fernandez is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from New Jersey, running under the slogan "End the Corruption." A lifelong New Jersey resident, Fernandez co-owns a small commercial electrical contracting business with her husband, according to the campaign site. Fernandez's platform centers on campaign finance reform, affordability and answering to constituents rather than party leadership.
Joanne Kuniansky
Joanne Kuniansky is the Socialist Workers Party nominee for U.S. Senate from New Jersey. Kuniansky joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1977 and has worked in oil refineries, railroads, meatpacking and as a Walmart deli worker, according to Insider NJ. No campaign website was found as of October 20, 2026.
New Jersey voters also decide 1 statewide ballot measure.
Voting info and more
Voting info and more
City boundaries and ZIP codes from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 Gazetteer, 2020 ZCTA relationships). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; confirm with the New Jersey election office before voting.
