Christopher H. Smith
- Republican · US Representative, New Jersey District 4 · On the Nov 3 ballot for re-election · vs. Rachel Peace (D)
- 95.3%
- Votes with own party · of 470 split votes
- 676
- Roll calls · 119th Congress
- $797K
- Raised · 2026 cycle
- $553K
- Cash on hand · through Oct 14, 2026
- 23
- Races won · in our records
- 1
- Races lost · in our records
Spectrum
1 published measureThe marker is the one published measure below. The middle means centrist on that measure’s own scale, not the middle of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2024 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Method and limits
Published score 0.546 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 597 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
Now
US House, New Jersey District 4 · Tue, Nov 3
Rachel Peace DemocraticChristopher H. Smith Republican (inc.)
Career
Newest first| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US House, NJ-04 | Won | 67.4% | |
| 2022 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 57.8% | 66.9% | |
| 2020 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 94.8% | 59.9% | |
| 2018 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 100% | 55.4% | |
| 2016 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 92% | 63.7% | |
| 2014 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 100% | 68% | |
| 2012 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 83.6% | 63.7% | |
| 2010 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 68.8% | 69.4% |
Earlier races (16 more races)
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 100% | 66.2% | |
| 2006 | US House, NJ-04 | Won | 65.7% | |
| 2004 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 100% | 67% | |
| 2002 | US House, NJ-04 | Won | 66.1% | |
| 2000 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 100% | 63.2% | |
| 1998 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 100% | 62.2% | |
| 1996 | US House, NJ-04 | Won | 63.6% | |
| 1994 | US House, NJ-04 | Won | 67.9% | |
| 1992 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 100% | 61.8% | |
| 1990 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 100% | 62.7% | |
| 1988 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 100% | 65.7% | |
| 1986 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 100% | 61.1% | |
| 1984 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 100% | 61.3% | |
| 1982 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 100% | 52.7% | |
| 1980 | US House, NJ-04 | Won · primary won 82.9% | 56.6% | |
| 1978 | US House, NJ-04 | Lost | 36.9% | Frank Thompson Jr 61.1% |
This is the record in our results files, FEC candidate lists and DIME, not a complete career. Results for other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss. Some races are matched to this person by name and seat, not by an ID, so one could belong to someone with the same name.
Money
FEC, through Oct 14, 2026Spent $608K · Debts owed $0
Reports through Oct 14, 2026.
How these are counted
Later filings are not in yet. Totals for the 2025 to 2026 cycle. Raised $797,217. Cash on hand $553,017. Spent $608,265. Debts owed $0. Main committee: Friends of Chris Smith. No donor names are shown.
House votes
119th Congress, through Sept 16, 2026676 roll calls. Yea 522, Nay 145, Present 2, Not voting 6.
- Roll calls missed
- 0.9%
- Voted with own party when parties split
- 95.3%
How these are counted
Missed is Not Voting divided by every roll call the member was listed on, including quorum calls and procedural votes. It covers any absence, including illness and leave.
Party split: a roll call counts when the Democratic majority and the Republican majority voted opposite ways. That was 470 roll calls, and the member matched their own party on 448. We pick no votes ourselves.
Showing the newest 8 of 676
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 314
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 401 to 14
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 313
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H R 9497
Water Resources Development Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 415 to 9
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 312
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H R 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 417 to 3
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 311
On Passage · H J RES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
Vote: YeaPassed, 214 to 208
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 310
On Passage · H R 10326
PROOF Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 217 to 207
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 309
On Passage · H R 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 352 to 72
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 308
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H R 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
Vote: YeaPassed, 262 to 159
Sep 15, 2026 · House roll call 307
On Agreeing to the Resolution · H CON RES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Vote: NayPassed, 220 to 204
Legislation
119th Congress, congress.gov, as of Oct 30, 2026Sponsored 46 bills and 16 resolutions. Cosponsored 188 bills and 42 resolutions. Amendments are not counted.
Latest bills Christopher H. Smith sponsored
- Sami’s LawH.R. 10897, introduced Oct 22, 2026
- Somaliland Travel and Investment ActH.R. 10461, introduced Sep 16, 2026
- Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026H.R. 10406, introduced Sep 16, 2026
- Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining ActH.R. 10346, introduced Sep 10, 2026
- No PRC Seafood in Congress ActH.R. 10176, introduced Aug 27, 2026
More about Christopher H. Smith
Offices held (23 terms and offices)
- 1981 to nowUS House, New Jersey District 4Republican
Committees (3 assignments)
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Chair of the Africa subcommittee
- Western Hemisphere subcommittee
Official pages (6 links)
Sources (12 sources)
Name, party, office and status. Retrieved Sep 4, 2026.
unitedstates/congress-legislators (current)
Office, terms, committees, official links, age. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns. Not an official source.
Federal 2026 candidates: money totals (web/data/people/money) and the MN federal filing list. Bulk files, no API and no key. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain. Totals and committee names only; no donor names or addresses are stored.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Clerk of the House: roll call votes, 119th Congress
House roll calls. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work.
Congress.gov API: sponsored and cosponsored legislation, nominations
Bills and resolutions. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: US government work.
Election Wrld 2026 candidate files (state election office lists)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: state public records; see each row's sourceUrl.
unitedstates/congress-legislators
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
FEC candidate master file (cnYY.zip bulk download)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Age: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), official birthday field, counted to Nov 3, 2026. We show the age, never the birth date.
- Took office in Congress 1981-01-05. Basis: congress-legislators terms (CC0).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
Not available for Christopher H. Smith: a background.
DataDownload votes (JSON)Sources: FEC, House Clerk, congress.gov, DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits