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2026 forecast · New Jersey 1st

Donald Norcross is all but certain to win New Jersey's 1st District.

Donald Norcross vs Damon Galdo. The model has Norcross ahead by 30.5 points, winning 100 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Safe DModel D +30.5Updated October 28, 2026
Donald Norcross
Democrat
65.3%
187,972 projected votes
Damon Galdo
Republican
34.7%
100,025 projected votes
100%Norcross
0%Galdo
Norcross all but certainEach square is one simulated election night, Norcross wins about 100 of 100
RatingSafe D100% chance for Norcross
Model marginD +30.5No polls in the race
80 percent rangeD +38.2 to D +22.92,000 simulations
Projected votes287,997Norcross 65.3%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

New Jersey districts

12 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Donald NorcrossDemocrat · 100% to win
65.3%
Damon GaldoRepublican · 0% to win
34.7%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

287,997 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Donald Norcross D187,97265.3%
Damon Galdo R100,02534.7%
Total287,997100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%100% Norcross0% Galdo18 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

Polls of the race

PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageNo polls

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
Norcross +30.5
Chance of winning
Donald Norcross100%
Damon Galdo0%
Simulated vote
Donald Norcross65.3%
Damon Galdo34.7%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanR +19.0
FundamentalsD +30.6
With pollsD +30.5

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +37R +37Partisan leanthe state's baselineR +19.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesD +30.6With pollsno pollsD +30.5
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Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.