2008Final results
2008 election for New Jersey's 8th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Roland Straten (R) by 42.9 points.
Bill Pascrell, Jr.Democrat · winner
71.1%159,279
Roland StratenRepublican
28.2%63,107
Derek DemarcoLibertarian
0.7%1,600
223,986 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bill Pascrell, Jr.Roland Straten
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$84.1K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$82.2K
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$1.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008