War, high prices, typical midterm backlash spurred NJ GOP losses, party says

Republicans took a drubbing nationally and lost two of their three New Jersey House seats Tuesday. Now they're asking why.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 918

Last Updated: 4 days, 4 hours ago

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New Jersey’s top Republican party official said a dour national political climate and economic fallout from the Iran War helped seed the party’s broad losses Tuesday, but she said it is too soon to chart the GOP’s course into the future.

The electoral losses cost New Jersey Republicans two of their three House seats and cemented for national Democrats their largest congressional majorities in nearly 20 years.

“I would say that …

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