New Jersey's 8th congressional district

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New Jersey's 8th congressional district
New Jersey's 8th congressional district (since 2023).svg
New Jersey's 8th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 100.00% urban
  • 0.00% rural
Population (2023)749,983
Median household
income
$82,118 [1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+22 [2]

New Jersey's 8th congressional district is currently represented by Democrat Rob Menendez, who has served in Congress since January 2023. The district is majority Hispanic, and includes some of the most urban areas of New Jersey, including parts of Newark and Jersey City, as well as Elizabeth.

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Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 13 municipalities. [3]

Essex County (1):

Newark (part; also 10th)

Hudson County (11):

Bayonne, East Newark, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City (part; also 10th), Kearny (part; also 9th), North Bergen, Union City, Weehawken, West New York

Union County (1):

Elizabeth

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults [4] [5]
2008 President Obama 73% - 26%
2012 President Obama 79% - 21%
2016 President Clinton 76% - 21%
2017 Governor Murphy 81% - 17%
2018 Senate Menendez 77% - 20%
2020 President Biden 72% - 27%
Senate Booker 74% - 24%
2021 Governor Murphy 74% - 25%
2024 President Harris 61% - 37%
Senate Kim 64% - 33%

List of members representing the district

Member
(District Home)
PartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyCounties/Towns
District established March 4, 1893
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John T. Dunn
(Elizabeth)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53rd Elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.
1893–1895
Union and parts of Essex (East Orange, Irvington, Maplewood, Millburn, South Orange, and parts of Newark) and Hudson (Bayonne)
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Charles N. Fowler
(Elizabeth)
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1903
54th
55th
56th
57th
Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 5th district .
1895–1903
Union, Essex (except East Orange and parts of Newark), and parts of Hudson (Bayonne)
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William H. Wiley
(East Orange)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907
58th
59th
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.
1903–1913
Parts of Essex (East Orange, Irvington, Maplewood, Millburn, Newark and South Orange)
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Le Gage Pratt
(East Orange)
Democratic March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909
60th Elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.
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William H. Wiley
(East Orange)
Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1911
61st Elected in 1908.
Lost re-election.
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Walter I. McCoy
(South Orange)
Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913
62nd Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 9th district .
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Eugene F. Kinkead
(Jersey City)
Democratic March 4, 1913 –
February 4, 1915
63rd Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1912.
Retired and resigned to become Sheriff of Hudson County
1903–1933
Parts of Essex and Hudson (Bayonne, East Newark, Harrison, Kearney)
VacantFebruary 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1915
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Edward W. Gray
(Newark)
Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919
64th
65th
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
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Cornelius A. McGlennon
(East Newark)
Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921
66th Elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.
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Herbert W. Taylor
(Newark)
Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923
67th Elected in 1920.
Lost renomination.
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Frank J. McNulty
(Newark)
Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925
68th Elected in 1922.
Lost re-election.
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Herbert W. Taylor
(Newark)
Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1927
69th Elected in 1924.
Lost re-election.
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Paul J. Moore
(Newark)
Democratic March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1929
70th Elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.
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Fred A. Hartley Jr.
(Kearny)
Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933
71st
72nd
Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 10th district .
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George N. Seger
(Passaic)
Republican March 4, 1933 –
August 26, 1940
73rd
74th
75th
76th
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Died.
1933–1963
Passaic (except Ringwood and West Milford)
VacantAugust 26, 1940 –
January 3, 1941
76th
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Gordon Canfield
(Paterson)
Republican January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1961
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Retired.
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Charles S. Joelson
(Paterson)
Democratic January 3, 1961 –
September 4, 1969
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Resigned to become judge of Superior Court of New Jersey.
1963–1973
Passaic
VacantSeptember 4, 1969 –
November 4, 1969
91st
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Robert A. Roe
(Wayne)
Democratic November 4, 1969 –
January 3, 1993
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Elected to finish Joelson's term.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.
1973–1983
Passaic (except Little Falls and West Paterson)
1973–1985
parts of Bergen, Morris, and Passaic
1985–1993
southern Passaic and parts of Bergen, Essex, and Morris
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Herb Klein
(Clifton)
Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
103rd Elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.
1993–2003
southern Passaic and parts of Essex
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Bill Martini
(Cedar Grove)
Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
104th Elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.
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Bill Pascrell
(Paterson)
Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2013
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 9th district .
2003–2013
southern Passaic and parts of Essex
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Albio Sires
(West New York)
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2023
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired.
2013–2023
parts of Bergen (Fairview), Essex (Belleville and part of Newark), Hudson, and Union (Elizabeth)
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Rob Menendez
(Jersey City)
Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present
118th
119th
Elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present
parts of Essex (part of Newark), Hudson, and Union (Elizabeth)
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Recent election results

2012

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2012 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Albio Sires (incumbent) 130,857 78.8
Republican Maria Karczewski31,76719.1
Independent Herbert Shaw1,8411.1
Independent Stephen Deluca1,7101.0
Total votes166,175 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2014 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Albio Sires (incumbent) 61,510 77.4
Republican Jude Anthony Tiscornia15,14119.0
Independent Herbert H. Shaw1,1921.5
Independent Pablo Olivera1,0221.3
Independent Robert Thorne6530.8
Total votes79,518 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2016 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Albio Sires (incumbent) 134,733 77.0
Republican Agha Khan32,33718.5
Independent Pablo Olivera4,3812.5
Libertarian Dan Delaney3,4382.0
Total votes174,889 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2018 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Albio Sires (incumbent) 119,881 78.1
Republican John R. Muniz28,75218.7
Independent Mahmoud Mahmoud3,6582.4
Libertarian Dan Delaney1,1910.8
Total votes153,455 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Albio Sires (incumbent) 176,758 74.0
Republican Jason Mushnick58,68624.6
Libertarian Dan Delaney3,3291.4
Total votes238,773 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rob Menendez 70,837 72.9
Republican Marcos Arroyo23,54024.2
Socialist Workers Joanne Kuniansky8940.9
Libertarian Dan Delaney6870.7
Independent David Cook6470.7
Independent Pablo Olivera3610.4
Independent John Salierno2260.2
Total votes97,192 100.0
Democratic hold

2024

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2024 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rob Menendez (Incumbent) 116,434 59.2
Republican Anthony Valdes68,15234.6
Green Christian J. Robbins5,4652.8
Independent Pablo R. Olivera4,2952.2
Socialist Workers Lea Sherman2,4191.2
Total votes196,765 100.0
Democratic hold

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