Christopher H. Smith
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 37% from PACs and 62% from individuals.
62% individuals37% PACs1% other
$573K
raised
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New Jersey · U.S. House · District 04 · 2026
New Jersey District 04 House race
General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · New Jersey District 04 House race
Christopher H. Smith has raised more than 17 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the New Jersey District 04 House race, 2026 report raising $612,353 between them. Christopher H. Smith reports $572,580 and Rachel Peace reports $34,352, a gap of $538,228. Of what Christopher H. Smith reports, 62% came from individuals and 37% 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.
RP
Rachel Peace
DD · challenger
80% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 20% from other sources.
80% individuals0% PACs20% other
$34K
raised
JB
John Blake
DD · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 92% from PACs and 8% from individuals.
8% individuals92% PACs0% other
$5K
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$65K
Small donors & unclassified$15K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Health & Pharma$6K
Ideological / Leadership$5K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$10K
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · pac$10K
- SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$9K
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$6K
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$6K
- DISTRICT NO. 1-PCD, MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOC. - POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF) · pac$5K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
36%63%
36% PACs63% individuals1% other
The incumbent's record
Christopher H. Smith is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$383K
$215K - $550K. up $142K since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Labor / Unions$65K
Small donors & unclassified$15K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Health & Pharma$6K
Ideological / Leadership$5K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Christopher H. Smith R · incumbent | vs | RP Rachel Peace D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $573K | Raised | $34K |
| $488K | Cash on hand | $5K |
| 37% | From PACs | 0% |
| 62% | From individuals | 80% |
| Labor / Unions | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |