U.S. Wealth WatcherCelebrating Political Fortunes
<- All 2026 races
New Jersey · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

New Jersey District 02 House race

General election in 56 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · New Jersey District 02 House race

Jefferson Van Drew has raised more than 2 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the New Jersey District 02 House race, 2026 report raising $3.3M between them. Jefferson Van Drew reports $1.9M and Bayly Winder reports $825,207, a gap of $1.1M. Of what Jefferson Van Drew reports, 82% came from individuals and 17% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Jefferson Van Drew

Jefferson Van Drew

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Still has cash to spend. $1.5M on hand from $1.9M raised.

82% individuals17% PACs1% other
$1.9M
raised
BW

Bayly Winder

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

93% individuals0% PACs7% other
$825K
raised
ZM

Zack Mullock

D
D · challenger

75% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 24% from other sources.

75% individuals1% PACs24% other
$463K
raised
TA

Timothy Alexander

D
D · challenger

73% from individuals, 5% from PACs, and 22% from other sources.

73% individuals5% PACs22% other
$87K
raised
TR

Terri Reese

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

94% individuals1% PACs5% other
$17K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Labor / Unions$25K
Ideological / Leadership$20K
Small donors & unclassified$15K
Health & Pharma$14K
Agriculture$10K
Real Estate & Construction$5K
Retail & Consumer$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE · pac$10K
  • ANTI-WOKE FUND · super pac$10K
  • ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · pac$10K
  • MVL PAC · pac$10K
  • PATRIOTS IN ACTION · pac$10K
  • WAKEFERN FOOD CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$9K
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) · pac$5K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

84%
10% PACs84% individuals6% other

The incumbent's record

Jefferson Van Drew is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$700K
$400K - $1.0M. down $3.1M since 2018.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Labor / Unions$25K
Ideological / Leadership$20K
Small donors & unclassified$15K
Health & Pharma$14K
Agriculture$10K
Real Estate & Construction$5K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Jefferson Van Drew
R · incumbent
Jefferson Van Drew
vs
BW
Bayly Winder
D · challenger
$1.9M
Raised
$825K
$1.5M
Cash on hand
$110K
17%
From PACs
0%
82%
From individuals
93%
Labor / Unions
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No