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2026 forecast · New Jersey 6th

Frank Pallone is all but certain to win New Jersey's 6th District.

Frank Pallone vs Hillary Herzig. The model has Pallone ahead by 29.3 points, winning 100 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Safe DModel D +29.3Updated October 28, 2026
Frank Pallone
Democrat
64.7%
193,619 projected votes
Hillary Herzig
Republican
35.3%
105,689 projected votes
100%Pallone
0%Herzig
Pallone all but certainEach square is one simulated election night, Pallone wins about 100 of 100
RatingSafe D100% chance for Pallone
Model marginD +29.3No polls in the race
80 percent rangeD +37.1 to D +21.42,000 simulations
Projected votes299,308Pallone 64.7%

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

Frank PalloneDemocrat · 100% to win
64.7%
Hillary HerzigRepublican · 0% to win
35.3%

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

299,308 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Frank Pallone D193,61964.7%
Hillary Herzig R105,68935.3%
Total299,308100%

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% Pallone0% Herzig18 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
Pallone +29.3
Chance of winning
Frank Pallone100%
Hillary Herzig0%
Simulated vote
Frank Pallone64.7%
Hillary Herzig35.3%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanR +6.0
FundamentalsD +29.5
With pollsD +29.3

How we got here

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

D +35R +35Partisan leanthe state's baselineR +6.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesD +29.5With pollsno pollsD +29.3
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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.