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U.S. House · New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District

South Jersey, covering Cape May, Cumberland, Salem, and Atlantic counties and parts of Gloucester and Ocean counties, including Atlantic City, Vineland, and the Jersey Shore from Long Beach Island south to Cape May.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Zack Mullock, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Zack Mullock137,79150.8%
Jeff Van Drew130,53148.1%
Ramon Mora Jr.2,8311%

About 97% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Jeff Van Drew ran unopposed in the June 2, 2026 Republican primary. Zack Mullock won a four-way Democratic primary with 39.8% of the vote (17,698 votes), ahead of Tim Alexander (27.4%), Bayly Winder (22.2%), and Terri Reese (10.6%).[1]
  • Van Drew was first elected to the U.S. House as a Democrat in 2018. On December 19, 2019, he announced he was switching his party affiliation to Republican, after having voted against both articles of impeachment against President Trump the prior day.[1]
  • Cook Political Report rated the district's Partisan Voter Index as R+5 as of September 2026; Donald Trump won the district 55.6%–43.0% under the current district lines in the 2024 presidential election.[2]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Jeff Van DrewRINCUMBENTU.S. Representative for New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District (since 2019)Full profile →Zack MullockDPROJECTED WINNERMayor of Cape May, New Jersey (elected 2020; previously a City Council member, first elected 2018)Full profile →Ramon Mora Jr.INDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Jeff Van Drew
    Recorded votes[35][36]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Zack Mullock
    —
  • Ramon Mora Jr.
    Supports[7]

    Says he is "first and foremost pro-choice."

Stricter gun laws

  • Jeff Van Drew
    Recorded votes[31][32][33]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Zack Mullock
    —
  • Ramon Mora Jr.
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Jeff Van Drew
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6, 2021-03-18).

  • Zack Mullock
    —
  • Ramon Mora Jr.
    Opposes[6][8]

    Supports abolishing and prosecuting ICE and replacing it with what he calls an "American Defense Unit."

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Jeff Van Drew
    Recorded votes[18][19][20][27]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Zack Mullock
    Supports[5]

    Wants a fairer tax system that holds corporations and the wealthiest accountable, and would fund an expanded Medicare through fairer corporate taxes.

  • Ramon Mora Jr.
    Supports[9]

    Lists increasing taxes on the wealthy among the ways to pay for a college-tuition program.

Expand public health coverage

  • Jeff Van Drew
    Recorded votes[18][19][20][25]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Zack Mullock
    Supports[5]

    Would expand Medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing care, protect Medicaid, expand Medicare's power to negotiate drug prices, and work toward a Medicare for All system.

  • Ramon Mora Jr.
    Supports[6][7]

    Campaign site lists Medicare / government healthcare for all and getting rid of insurance companies as healthcare priorities.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Jeff Van Drew
    Recorded votes[18][19][20][26][27]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Zack Mullock
    Supports[5]

    Wants to utilize renewable energy resources and push for federal incentives for energy-efficient homes and businesses.

  • Ramon Mora Jr.
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Jeff Van Drew
    Recorded votes[34]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Zack Mullock
    —
  • Ramon Mora Jr.
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Jeff Van Drew
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Zack Mullock
    —
  • Ramon Mora Jr.
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Jeff Van Drew
    Recorded votes[26]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Zack Mullock
    —
  • Ramon Mora Jr.
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Jeff Van Drew
    Recorded votes[24]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Zack Mullock
    —
  • Ramon Mora Jr.
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Jeff Van Drew
    Recorded votes[28][29]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Zack Mullock
    —
  • Ramon Mora Jr.
    —

Research notes & limits

Jeff Van Drew's positions and record rely mainly on his campaign website's 'Wins for South Jersey' page, which is self-published and promotional in tone; quotes are reproduced verbatim. His most recent Ballotpedia-documented committee assignments are from the 2021-2022 session; per the research brief his federal floor votes and FEC totals are added separately by script. Zack Mullock's and Ramon Mora Jr.'s entries rely on their 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses. Ramon Mora Jr.'s campaign-trail details come from his own survey responses and one local news interview; no official biography exists.

Sources · 44

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Jeff Van Drew · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2026 (Cook PVI and 2024 presidential results by district table) · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Jeff Van Drew · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  4. 4.Wins for South Jersey · Jeff Van Drew for Congress campaign Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Zack Mullock · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  6. 6.Ramon Mora Jr. · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  7. 7.HealthCare Agenda | Ramon Mora Jr for Congress · Ramon Mora Jr campaign website Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Law Enforcement & ICE | Ramon Mora Jr for Congress · Ramon Mora Jr campaign website Candidate's own words
  9. 9.General Cost Savings | Ramon Mora Jr for Congress · Ramon Mora Jr campaign website Candidate's own words
  10. 10.Jeff Van Drew · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  11. 11.About | U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew · Office of Rep. Jeff Van Drew Official record
  12. 12.Jeff Van Drew · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  13. 13.U.S. House · New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  14. 14.H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (SAVE Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.H.R. 7296, the SAVE America Act (SAVE America Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  19. 19.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  37. 37.Zack Mullock · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  38. 38.Zack Mullock launches NJ-2 campaign, with some top South Jersey Dems already behind him · New Jersey Globe News report
  39. 39.Zack Mullock gets Dem nod to challenge Jeff Van Drew in NJ-2 · New Jersey Globe News report
  40. 40.New Jersey 2nd Congressional District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  41. 41.Ramon Mora Jr. · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  42. 42.Ramon Mora Jr. Runs for Congress as Progressive Independent · Front Runner New Jersey News report
  43. 43.New Jersey election 2026: What to know about the 2nd Congressional District race · WHYY · 2026-10-01 News report
  44. 44.U.S. House · New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report