2020Final results
2020 election for U.S. Senate in New Jersey
U.S. Senate · New Jersey
Cory Booker (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Rikin "rik" Mehta (R) by 16.3 points.
Cory BookerDemocrat · winner
57.2%2,541,239
Rikin "rik" MehtaRepublican
40.9%1,817,091
Madelyn R. HoffmanGreen
0.9%38,288
Veronica FernandezOther party
0.7%32,290
Daniel BurkeOther party
0.3%11,632
4,440,540 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.
Cory BookerRikin "rik" Mehta
$8.3M
Raised by the campaign
$586.7K
$6.5M
Spent by the campaign
$586.2K
$5.9M
Cash on hand
$553
Other candidates' campaigns: Veronica Fernandez $12.6K · Daniel Burke $7.2K · Madelyn R. Hoffman $6.2K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020
The candidates
Cory Booker (D)Rikin "rik" Mehta (R)
Also on the ballot: Madelyn R. Hoffman (Green), 0.9%; Veronica Fernandez (Other party), 0.7%; Daniel Burke (Other party), 0.3%