Race context
Christopher H Smith is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Republican profile for New Jersey, U.S. House, 04. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - New Jersey 04.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
John David Blake (Democratic), Julie Susan Flynn (Democratic), Kevin Cupples (Independent), Nicholas Small (Democratic), Peter Alexander Linardakis (Democratic), Rachel Peace (Democratic), Robert Joseph English (Democratic).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 26 background claims; 10 finance claims; 7826 votes claims; 3 controversies claims; 2176 other sourced notes claims; 1 ideology claim.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
The profile record reports 7826 vote claims. Claim text for that kind was not in the rows returned for this page.
Finance claims on file: 10. 0 are quoted above. FEC candidate id on file: H8NJ04014.
Indexed field reading
Christopher H Smith is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Republican profile for New Jersey, U.S. House, 04. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Christopher H Smith, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Christopher H Smith is 2026 U.S. House - New Jersey 04. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent for Christopher H Smith. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Christopher H Smith is H8NJ04014.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Christopher H Smith reports 10062 public claims, 10062 valid citations, and 10062 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim wording is added on this page only when a published row was returned for the profile.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Christopher H Smith: background (26), finance (10), votes (7826), controversies (3), other sourced notes (2176), ideology (1). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Christopher H Smith returned 7 other indexed profiles: John David Blake (Democratic), Julie Susan Flynn (Democratic), Kevin Cupples (Independent), Nicholas Small (Democratic), Peter Alexander Linardakis (Democratic), Rachel Peace (Democratic), Robert Joseph English (Democratic). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Christopher H Smith: FEC H8NJ04014; Other voteview:119:14863; GovTrack S000522; Wikidata Q981167; Vote Smart 26952; Wikipedia Chris Smith (New Jersey politician); Ballotpedia Chris Smith (New Jersey); OpenSecrets N00009816.
Social handles stored for Christopher H Smith: X RepChrisSmith (last polled 2026-06-30).
Profile questions
What office is Christopher H Smith indexed for?
Christopher H Smith is indexed for New Jersey, U.S. House, 04. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - New Jersey 04. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Christopher H Smith?
The party label on file for Christopher H Smith is Republican.
What is Christopher H Smith's candidate status?
Christopher H Smith is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Christopher H Smith?
FEC candidate id on file: H8NJ04014.
How many public claims are attached to Christopher H Smith?
The route record reports 10062 public claims, 10062 valid citations, and 10062 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 26, Finance 10, Votes 7826, Controversies 3, Other Sourced Notes 2176, Ideology 1. Claim text on this page is quoted from the published-claims teaser and is omitted when that teaser returns no rows.
Is Christopher H Smith indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
Who else is indexed in Christopher H Smith's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include John David Blake (Democratic), Julie Susan Flynn (Democratic), Kevin Cupples (Independent), Nicholas Small (Democratic), Peter Alexander Linardakis (Democratic), Rachel Peace (Democratic), Robert Joseph English (Democratic). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.