Herb Conaway, 2026 New Jersey 3rd District House Democratic candidate
Herb Conaway*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-NJ)
2025 – Present
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New Jersey3rd District2026 HOUSE FORECAST

Michael McGuire, 2026 New Jersey 3rd District House Republican candidate
Michael McGuire
REPUBLICAN
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2026 New Jersey 3rd District House Forecast:

Proprietary forecast for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district House election between Democrat Herb Conaway and Republican Michael McGuire. This page will update with a daily set of 100,000 new simulations as race fundamentals change in order to produce race odds, projected margin, and forecasted vote share. This page also includes polling averages when available.

The 2026 New Jersey 3rd District House election features Democrat Herb Conaway and Republican Michael McGuire. Incumbent Representative Herb Conaway is seeking reelection to a second term. In 2024, Donald Trump won New Jersey's 3rd congressional district by 3.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.

Year
2026
Race
House
District
NJ-3
Democratic candidate
Herb Conaway
Republican candidate
Michael McGuire
Incumbent / open seat
Herb Conaway
Forecast rating
Solid D
Projected vote
57.8% D / 42.2% R
Projected margin
D +15.6
Forecast odds
95.8% D / 4.2% R
Forecast last updated
12:00 AM on July 2, 2026
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