Candidate profile: Peter Alexander Linardakis

The NJ-4 race

Seven candidates are listed in the contested race for New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District: five Democrats, one Republican and one independent. Peter Alexander Linardakis is running as a Democrat.

The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Voters in the district will choose among the candidates seeking the U.S. House seat. Christopher H Smith, the Republican candidate, is the incumbent.

Candidates in the race

Each candidate’s official record can be compared by party affiliation, biographical information, documented policy positions and campaign finance totals.

• Julie Susan Flynn — Democrat. Her record lists no candidate biography or documented policy positions. Campaign finance figures show $0 raised and $0 spent, while cash on hand is not listed.

• Peter Alexander Linardakis — Democrat. His record lists no candidate biography or documented policy positions. Campaign finance figures show $0 raised and $0 spent, while cash on hand is not listed.

• Rachel Peace — Democrat. Her record lists no candidate biography or documented policy positions. Campaign finance figures show $34,351.97 raised and $28,988.78 spent, while cash on hand is not listed.

• Kevin Cupples — Independent. His record lists no candidate biography or documented policy positions. Campaign finance figures show $0 raised and $0 spent, while cash on hand is not listed.

• John David Blake — Democrat. His record lists no candidate biography or documented policy positions. Campaign finance figures show $5,421.19 raised and $0 spent, while cash on hand is not listed.

• Robert Joseph English — Democrat. His record lists no candidate biography or documented policy positions. Campaign finance figures show $0 raised and $0 spent, while cash on hand is not listed.

• Christopher H Smith — Republican. Smith is the incumbent. His record lists no candidate biography or documented policy positions. Campaign finance figures show $592,016.19 raised and $467,765.20 spent, while cash on hand is not listed.

Policy positions and campaign money

No documented policy positions are listed for any of the seven candidates. That leaves no official position record for comparing where Linardakis, Flynn, Peace, Cupples, Blake, English and Smith stand on issues in the NJ-4 race.

The campaign finance figures vary across the field. Linardakis, Flynn, Cupples and English each have $0 listed for both funds raised and funds spent. Blake has raised $5,421.19 and has $0 listed as spent. Peace has raised $34,351.97 and spent $28,988.78. Smith has raised $592,016.19 and spent $467,765.20.

Those figures describe campaign fundraising and spending. They do not establish a candidate’s policy views or indicate how voters will cast their ballots. No cash-on-hand amount is listed for any candidate.

What comes next

The candidate field, finance totals and official position records may change before the general election. Updates could give voters more information about the candidates’ backgrounds, campaign activity and views on issues.

The decisive date currently listed for the race is Nov. 3, 2026, when the New Jersey general election is scheduled to take place.