Rachel Peace
Candidate for New Jersey 4th Congressional District · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · New Jersey 4th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: NJ Division of Elections — Official List of Candidates, House of Representatives, General Election 11/03/2026 · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (2)
- NJ Division of Elections — Official List of Candidates, House of Representatives, General Election 11/03/2026 (amended 09/04/2026) — CD-04, 'RACHEL PEACE', Democratic
- primary won 20,782 total votes (NJ Division of Elections — Official Primary Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives, Primary Election 06/02/2026 (07/27/2026))
The District
What New Jersey 4th Congressional District covers
Covers parts of Ocean County and Monmouth County.
Includes Toms River, Tinton Falls, Lakewood, Holiday City-Berkeley, Holiday Heights, Lincroft (part), Crestwood Village, Eatontown (part), New Egypt, Point Pleasant, Forked River, Vista Center and 44 more.
524 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: New Jersey Office of GIS / Division of Elections, Election Districts for New Jersey statewide layer (Nov 2021)
Results
Certified results for New Jersey 4th Congressional District
U.S. House District 4
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher H. Smith | 265,652 | 67.4% | |
| Matthew Jenkins | 124,803 | 31.7% | |
| John Morrison | 1,950 | 0.5% | |
| Barry Bendar | 1,823 | 0.5% |
Official results · New Jersey County Clerks' official election results
Sources (1)
- Official results (County Clerk election-district results, Clarity ENR) — partial state coverage — counties: Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Union, Hunterdon (County Clerk official PDF), Sussex (County Clerk official Amended precinct report), Bergen (Bergen County Clerk Official 2024 General Election District Report), Warren (Warren County Clerk Official Precinct 2024 General (Custom Table Report 11/21/2024))
U.S. House District 4
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher H. Smith | 173,288 | 66.9% | |
| Matthew Jenkins | 81,233 | 31.4% | |
| Jason Cullen | 1,902 | 0.7% | |
| David Schmidt | 1,197 | 0.5% | |
| Hank Schroeder | 905 | 0.3% | |
| Pam Daniels | 437 | 0.2% |
Official results (County Clerk election-district results, Clarity ENR) — partial state coverage — counties: Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Union · New Jersey County Clerks' official election results
U.S. House District 4
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher H. Smith | 254,103 | 59.9% | |
| Stephanie Schmid | 162,420 | 38.3% | |
| Hank Schroeder | 3,195 | 0.8% | |
| Michael J. Rufo | 2,583 | 0.6% | |
| Andrew Pachuta | 2,067 | 0.5% |
Official results (County Clerk election-district results, Clarity ENR) — partial state coverage — counties: Hudson, Morris, Somerset, Union · New Jersey County Clerks' official election results
Key Votes
The record
No congressional voting record
Rachel Peace has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for NJ, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $34,352cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $5,363cycle to date through Jun 30
- Spent
- $28,989cycle to date through Jun 30
- Debts Owed
- $25,692cycle to date through Jun 30
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Zipadvisor Llc$4,000.00
- Pem Law Llp$3,207.00
- Solidarity Software Inc$1,462.41
- Black Dog Apparel Co$631.00
- Kintech Inc$602.46
Campaign finance — Rachel Peace For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance — Rachel Peace For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $34,351.97 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $28,988.78 · cash on hand $5,363.19 · debts owed by the committee $25,692.22 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $27,640.00 (80%); Candidate loans $6,711.97 (20%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): staff, contractors and reimbursements $10,570.00; digital $4,637.05; compliance and treasurer $4,000.00; legal $3,207.00; direct mail $1,233.46; fundraising $1,025.96.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against Rachel
Independent Expenditures
FEC independent expenditures on file: $2,000 supporting, $0 opposing, across 1 reports.
DCOC PACSupporting · $2,000
1 report, newest Jul 1, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“I'm campaigning as a regular person, NOT a career politician; I never planned on running for office, but if no one else will run (& win), I have to.”
“I'm doing this with the conviction that we the people belong in power, so that we can all go from surviving to thriving.”
“I'm running to represent you, me, and our families in Congressional District 4, which includes portions of Monmouth and Ocean County.”
“While I'm not a politician, I'm not an establishment candidate. But I've definitely put in the work to make sure I understand the issues that people are facing, and how to translate those issues in a way that regular people understand.”
In the News
Press coverage
- New Jersey election 2026: What to know about the 4th Congressional District race between U.S. Rep. Chris Smith and Rachel PeaceSep 17, 2026 · Press · WHYY
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website and social accounts
Campaign site: https://www.peace4shore.com/
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for New Jersey 4th Congressional District
- Christopher H. SmithRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Representative, NJ-04 — Democratic
Listed as “Rachel Peace”, Democratic. Other candidates in the race: Christopher H. Smith (Republican).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State election authority (certified candidate list) · sourceU.S. Representative · NJ-04
Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official
Not on file for Rachel yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_wy7sbwyjj.
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