2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2020 election for New Jersey's 2nd District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Jeff Van Drew (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Amy Kennedy (D) by 5.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jeff Van DrewRepublican · winner
51.9%195,526
Amy KennedyDemocrat
46.2%173,849
Jenna HarveyOther party
1.1%4,136
Jesse EhrnstromLibertarian
0.8%3,036
376,547 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Amy KennedyJeff Van Drew
$5M
Raised by the campaign
$4.3M
$5M
Spent by the campaign
$4.1M
$5.5K
Cash on hand
$191.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020
The candidates
Jeff Van Drew (R)Amy Kennedy (D)
Also on the ballot: Jenna Harvey (Other party), 1.1%; Jesse Ehrnstrom (Libertarian), 0.8%