New Jersey's 8th congressional district

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New Jersey's 8th congressional district
Map
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 PVID+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.

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 statewide election results

Year Office Results
2000 New Jersey Gore 60 - 37%
2004 New Jersey Kerry 59 - 41%
2008 New Jersey Obama 63 - 36%
2012 New Jersey Obama 78 - 21%
2016 New Jersey Clinton 76 - 21%
2017 Governor Murphy 81.8% - 16.9%
2020 New Jersey Biden 71 - 27%
2020 Senate Booker 73.7% - 23.8%
2021 Governor Murphy 73.3% - 25.8%

List of members representing the district

Member
(District Home) 		Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history Counties/Towns
District established March 4, 1893

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)

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)

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)

Le Gage Pratt
(East Orange) 		Democratic March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909 		60th Elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.

William H. Wiley
(East Orange) 		Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1911 		61st Elected in 1908.
Lost re-election.

Walter I. McCoy
(South Orange) 		Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913 		62nd Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 9th district.

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)
Vacant February 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1915

Edward W. Gray
(Newark) 		Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919 		64th
65th 		Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.

Cornelius A. McGlennon
(East Newark) 		Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921 		66th Elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.

Herbert W. Taylor
(Newark) 		Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923 		67th Elected in 1920.
Lost renomination.

Frank J. McNulty
(Newark) 		Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925 		68th Elected in 1922.
Lost re-election.

Herbert W. Taylor
(Newark) 		Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1927 		69th Elected in 1924.
Lost re-election.

Paul J. Moore
(Newark) 		Democratic March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1929 		70th Elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.

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.

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)
Vacant August 26, 1940 –
January 3, 1941 		76th

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.

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
Vacant September 4, 1969 –
November 4, 1969 		91st

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

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

Bill Martini
(Cedar Grove) 		Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		104th Elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.

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

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)

Rob Menendez
(Jersey City) 		Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present 		118th Elected in 2022. 2023–present
parts of Essex (part of Newark), Hudson, and Union (Elizabeth)

Recent election results

2012

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2012[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Albio Sires (incumbent) 130,857 78.8
Republican Maria Karczewski 31,767 19.1
Independent Herbert Shaw 1,841 1.1
Independent Stephen Deluca 1,710 1.0
Total votes 166,175 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Albio Sires (incumbent) 61,510 77.4
Republican Jude Anthony Tiscornia 15,141 19.0
Independent Herbert H. Shaw 1,192 1.5
Independent Pablo Olivera 1,022 1.3
Independent Robert Thorne 653 0.8
Total votes 79,518 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Albio Sires (incumbent) 134,733 77.0
Republican Agha Khan 32,337 18.5
Independent Pablo Olivera 4,381 2.5
Libertarian Dan Delaney 3,438 2.0
Total votes 174,889 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Albio Sires (incumbent) 119,881 78.1
Republican John R. Muniz 28,752 18.7
Independent Mahmoud Mahmoud 3,658 2.4
Libertarian Dan Delaney 1,191 0.8
Total votes 153,455 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2020[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Albio Sires (incumbent) 176,758 74.0
Republican Jason Mushnick 58,686 24.6
Libertarian Dan Delaney 3,329 1.4
Total votes 238,773 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2022[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rob Menendez 70,837 72.9
Republican Marcos Arroyo 23,540 24.2
Socialist Workers Joanne Kuniansky 894 0.9
Libertarian Dan Delaney 687 0.7
Independent David Cook 647 0.7
Independent Pablo Olivera 361 0.4
Independent John Salierno 226 0.2
Total votes 97,192 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Plan Components", New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2021. Accessed November 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. December 2, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "Official General Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "2022 Official General Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State - Division of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

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