Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / NJ-7New Jersey's 7th district 2026 · held by Republicans

Rebecca Bennett is favored in NJ-7

Rebecca Bennett83%Democrat
Thomas Kean Jr.17%Republican · incumbent
Median marginD+6.080%: R+2.0 to D+13.0
Cook PVIEVEN2026 lines
Tipping point2.2%decides the majority
District pollsD+5.01 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookToss-up
Inside ElectionsTilt D
SabatoToss-up
Race to the WHTilt D
EconomistLean D
Split TicketLean D
DDHQLean D
FiftyPlusOneLikely D
Fox NewsLean D
Silver BulletinLikely D

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
StimSight Research/Insider NJSep 12498 LV47–42 D+5.0