New Jersey 3rd District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Herb ConawayIncumbent
$1.15M
+$10 for
RMichael McGuire
$221K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Herb Conaway	D	$1,152,632	$10	$0	5%
Michael McGuire	R	$221,324	$0	$0	1%

$1.37M

Raised by candidates

$958K

Spent by candidates

$10

Outside spending

1 spender · + $15K in 24/48-hour notices (may overlap; not included)

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Herb Conaway (D)	$1.15M^†	$431K	$501K	5%	69%	$754K^†	492
Michael McGuire (R)	$221K^†	$58K	$0	1%	75%	$205K^†	46

† The FEC's official total. Poliscope's figure disagreed (usually a report it has not loaded yet), so the other columns for that candidate may cover an earlier period.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.Provisional

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION C00483693	Herb Conaway	Support	$10 1 filing		—

Candidates

Herb Conaway

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $1.15M
Small-dollar: 5%
In-state: 69%
Outside for / against: $10 / $0

Backed byAndreessen & Horowitz AIPAC VoteVets End Citizens United 314 Action Union PAC Realtors PAC Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Michael McGuire

R Republican

Raised: $221K
Small-dollar: 1%
In-state: 75%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.