The Winner
If you live in New Jersey's 1st U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Donald Norcross (D), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press. The seat stays in Democratic hands.
The Race
Republican Damon Galdo reached the general election ballot after winning his party's primary uncontested on June 2, 2026; Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Democrat heading into Election Day.
New Jersey's 1st Congressional District covers Maple Shade, Palmyra, Deptford, East Greenwich, Glassboro, and other municipalities across parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County and all of Camden County, according to the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission; the district has about 778,600 residents, a median household income of about $90,800, a median age of 39.1, and about 36.1 percent of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to Geographies data for the district. The district is about 60.8 percent white, 16.5 percent Black, and 16.1 percent Hispanic, with an unemployment rate of about 6.4 percent and about 11.1 percent of residents living below the poverty line.
What's Next
Norcross is set to take office on January 3, 2027, per the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Norcross named the economy, labor and workforce issues, health care, reproductive-health access, and national and community security as his top priorities, according to WHYY, which reported his comments on September 17, 2026.
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