House districts / New Jersey
New Jersey's 8th congressional district
NJ-8. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Robert Menendez Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.2mSpent $1.8m · Cash $722k
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 1 other candidate has not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 60.9% | Trump 36.5% | 2.6% | D+24.4 |
| 2020 | Biden 72.1% | Trump 26.8% | 1.0% | D+45.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 75.7% | Trump 21.4% | 2.9% | D+54.2 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 763,596 | |
| Adults (18+) | 605,067 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 70.8% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 21.9% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 34.2% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 29.0% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 14.9% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 24.6% | 57.4% |
| Black | 7.9% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 51.2% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 11.4% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 41.4% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $84,356 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Robert Menendez Democrat | 59.2% | Anthony Valdes Republican others 6.2% | 34.6% | D+24.5 |
| 2022 | Robert J. Menendez Democrat | 73.6% | Marcos Arroyo Republican others 2.9% | 23.4% | D+50.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 13 to 12 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Albio Sires Democrat | 74.0% | Jason Todd Mushnick Republican others 1.4% | 24.6% | D+49.5 |
| 2018 | Albio Sires Democrat | 78.1% | John R. Muniz Republican others 3.2% | 18.7% | D+59.4 |
| 2016 | Albio Sires Democrat | 77.0% | Agha Khan Republican others 4.5% | 18.5% | D+58.5 |
| 2014 | Albio Sires Democrat | 77.3% | Jude Anthony Tiscornia Republican others 3.6% | 19.0% | D+58.3 |
| 2012 | Albio Sires Democrat | 78.0% | Maria Karczewski Republican others 3.1% | 18.9% | D+59.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Bill Bascrell, Jr. Democrat | 62.7% | Roland Straten Republican others 1.2% | 36.1% | D+26.5 |
| 2008 | Bill Pascrell Jr. Democrat | 71.1% | Roland Straten Republican others 0.7% | 28.2% | D+42.9 |
| 2006 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democrat | 70.9% | Jose M. Sandoval Republican others 0.7% | 28.4% | D+42.5 |
| 2004 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democrat | 69.5% | George Ajjan Republican others 1.9% | 28.7% | D+40.8 |
| 2002 | Bill Pascrell Jr. Democrat | 66.8% | Jared Silverman Republican others 2.6% | 30.6% | D+36.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 14 to 13 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democrat | 67.0% | Anthony Fusco, Jr. Republican others 2.7% | 30.3% | D+36.7 |
| 1998 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democrat | 62.1% | Matthew J. Kirnan Republican others 2.5% | 35.5% | D+26.6 |
| 1996 | William J. Pascrell Jr. Democrat | 51.2% | William J. Martini Republican others 0.8% | 48.0% | D+3.2 |
| 1994 | William J. Martini Republican | 49.9% | Herb Klein Democrat others 1.6% | 48.6% | R+1.3 |
| 1992 | Herb Klein Democrat | 47.0% | Joseph L. Bubba Republican others 11.9% | 41.1% | D+5.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 15 to 14 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Robert A. Roe Democrat | 76.9% | Stephen Sibilia Conservative others 4.9% | 18.2% | D+58.8 |
| 1988 | Robert A. Roe Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1986 | Robert A. Roe Democrat | 62.8% | Thomas P. Zampino Republican | 37.2% | D+25.6 |
| 1984 | Robert A. Roe Democrat | 62.7% | Marguerite A. Page Republican others 0.3% | 37.0% | D+25.8 |
| 1982 | Robert A. Roe Democrat | 70.7% | Norm Robertson Republican others 0.8% | 28.5% | D+42.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Robert A. Roe Democrat | 67.2% | William R. Cleveland Republican others 1.5% | 31.4% | D+35.8 |
| 1978 | Robert A. Roe Democrat | 74.5% | Thomas Melani Republican | 25.5% | D+48.9 |
| 1976 | Robert A. Roe Democrat | 70.6% | Bessie Doty Republican others 0.4% | 29.0% | D+41.5 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits