EXCLUSIVE: RNC Deploys Election Integrity Team To New Jersey, Virginia In Midterm Blitz

The Republican National Committee (RNC) is deploying election integrity teams to New Jersey and Virginia ahead of the midterms in a strong push to make inroads in the states, according to a memo obtained by the Daily Caller.

New Jersey has long been considered a Democratic stronghold, but in recent years — especially in the 2024 presidential election — the state has trended to the right. Similarly, Virginia is seen as an obtainable state for Republicans following Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s win in 2023 and President Donald Trump’s over performance in the 2024 presidential election. The RNC is putting election integrity staffers on the ground in both states, a memo obtained by the Caller shows, investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in the cycle so far. (RELATED: Despite Trump Win, RNC Keeps Foot On The Gas With Election Integrity Efforts)

As of April, the RNC has placed a deputy state director for election integrity in New Jersey, according to the memo. Three regional election integrity directors started in New Jersey in July, focusing on southern New Jersey, as well as the 7th and 9th Congressional Districts. There is also one in-state counsel in New Jersey.

There are 27 county captains across the state, including 17 legal captains and ten election integrity captains, the memo states. The RNC has recruited 700 grassroots volunteers and 310 volunteer attorneys in New Jersey so far, with 13,000 New Jersey residents expressing interest in becoming a volunteer.

On the ground, the team is focusing on “Logic and Accuracy Testing,” which ensures the reliability and accuracy of voting equipment. The team has also submitted open public records requests for incident reports in the states, as well as Seal Audit Logs for voting machines.

In May, a White House official told the Caller that the political team was monitoring the New Jersey governor’s race and would get involved if they felt Republicans were in “striking distance.”

That would “bode well for ’26 and in the future,” the official added at the time.

Shortly after, Trump endorsed Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election, an indication that the party feels good about their chances in the state.

Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee Lara Trump (R) speaks as RNC Chairman Michael Whatley looks on during the 2025 Republican National Committee (RNC) winter meeting on January 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

In Virginia, a deputy state director for election integrity began work in April, and in July, the RNC added four regional election integrity directors and one in-state election integrity counsel, the memo shows.

Across the state, the RNC has six legal captains and 51 election integrity captains, according to the memo. The party has made contact with close to 10,000 potential grassroots volunteers, with 151 going through the poll worker program. They have also made contact with 1612 potential volunteer attorneys.

RNC Chairman Michael Whatley attended an election integrity training in Northern Virginia on Thursday, where roughly 50 Virginians gathered to learn how to become a poll watcher or poll worker in the upcoming election. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: GOP Revs Up Election Integrity Efforts With Midterms Fast Approaching) 

A little more than a year out from the midterm elections, the RNC is working to maintain the Republican majority in the House and Senate. The election integrity training in the heart of Northern Virginia is just the beginning of those efforts, Whatley told the Caller in an exclusive interview. The party has spent six figures on election integrity efforts in both states.

Moving into the midterms, Whatley told the Caller that the party will be focusing on Senate races in Georgia, North Carolina, Maine, Michigan and Kentucky.

“We need to be working with different state parties than we necessarily worked with in the past. We need to make sure that we expand this out and have the boots on the ground for election integrity in every one of those states,” Whatley told the Caller.

“What we’re doing right now is we’re building that program in Virginia, in New Jersey because of the governor races and the legislative races that we have here. Very, very important for us to make sure that we’ve got the system in place,” Whatley told the Caller.

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to more accurately reflect financial information relating to the races.