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New Jersey 8th Congressional District

Congressional District 8

Covers parts of Hudson County, Union County and Essex County.

Who Holds This Seat

Robert Menendez

Democrat · U.S. Representative

Holds This SeatOn the 2026 ballot

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Running in 2026

IncumbentNov 3 General
Robert Menendez

Democrat · U.S. Representative

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$1,975,881cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$679,737cycle to date through Jun 30

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ChallengerNov 3 General
Aristotle Eliopoulos

Independent

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

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ChallengerNov 3 General
Craig Honts

Other party

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

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ChallengerNov 3 General
Da'Shone Hughey

Independent

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

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On File, Not Running

Mussab Ali

Democrat · Ran for 8th Congressional District

Lost the 2026 primary

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Richard Joseph Barilla

Independent · Ran for 8th Congressional District

Not on the 2026 ballot

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The District

Includes Elizabeth (part), Jersey City (part), Bayonne (part), Kearny (part), Hoboken (part), Newark (part), West New York, Union City, Guttenberg (part), Kean University (part) and East Newark (part).

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459 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: New Jersey Office of GIS / Division of Elections, Election Districts for New Jersey statewide layer (Nov 2021)

Results in This District

ContestFirstSecondMarginVotes
2024 President456 precinctsNew Jersey County Clerks' official election resultsOfficial resultsKamala D. Harris (D)136,163 · 60.3%Donald J. Trump (R)82,996 · 36.7%D+23.5225,892
2024 U.S. Senate456 precinctsNew Jersey County Clerks' official election resultsOfficial resultsAndy Kim (D)127,685 · 63.4%Curtis Bashaw (R)65,697 · 32.6%D+30.8201,497

Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.

Past Results

U.S. House District 8

2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Rob MenendezDemocrat103,58252.4%
Anthony ValdesRepublican61,40131.1%
Rob Menendez12,8526.5%
Anthony Valdes6,7513.4%
Christian J. RobbinsOther party5,1222.6%
Pablo R. OliveraOther party3,8722.0%
Lea ShermanOther party2,2011.1%
Write-in8700.4%
Pablo R. Olivera4230.2%
Christian J. Robbins3430.2%
Lea Sherman2180.1%

Official results · New Jersey County Clerks' official election results

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  • Official results (County Clerk election-district results, Clarity ENR) — partial state coverage — counties: Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Union, Hunterdon (County Clerk official PDF), Sussex (County Clerk official Amended precinct report), Bergen (Bergen County Clerk Official 2024 General Election District Report), Warren (Warren County Clerk Official Precinct 2024 General (Custom Table Report 11/21/2024))

U.S. House District 8

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Robert J. MenendezDemocrat78,38273.5%
Marcos ArroyoRepublican24,95723.4%
Joanne KunianskySOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY1,0161.0%
Dan DelaneyLibertarian7580.7%
David W. CookOther party7140.7%
Pablo OliveraLABOUR PARTY4000.4%
John V. SaliernoTRUTH AND MERIT2460.2%
Write-in1900.2%

Official results (County Clerk election-district results, Clarity ENR) — partial state coverage — counties: Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Union · New Jersey County Clerks' official election results

U.S. House District 8

2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Albio SiresDemocrat143,73360.1%
Jason Todd MushnickRepublican47,12319.7%
Albio Sires33,02513.8%
Jason Todd Mushnick11,5634.8%
Dan DelaneyNonpartisan2,9751.2%
Dan Delaney3540.1%
Write-in3320.1%

Official results (County Clerk election-district results, Clarity ENR) — partial state coverage — counties: Hudson, Morris, Somerset, Union · New Jersey County Clerks' official election results