DemocraticIncumbent
Rob Menendez
Incumbent U.S. representative
- Experience
- Statewide office or Congress
- Raised
- $2.2M
- From individuals
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $1.8M
- Cash on hand
- $662.3K
Money: FEC, through Sep 30, 2026.
New Jersey › U.S. House of Representatives · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
New Jersey's 8th District
Rob Menendez has no major-party opponent.
Rob Menendez has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
Socialist Workers
Craig Honts
Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey in 2025
- Experience
- No elected office
Money: no FEC filings matched.
Independent
Da'Shone Hughey
Money: no FEC filings matched.
Independent
Aristotle Eliopoulos
Teacher
- Experience
- No elected office
Money: no FEC filings matched.
The district
Lean D+30: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 771,488
- People per km²
- 4,459
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 41%
- White, no degree
- 11%of adults
- White 25%
- Hispanic 51%
- Black 8%
- Asian 11%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
196,255 votes · D+26.3✓ Robert Menendez (D)59.0%
Anthony Valdes (R)34.4%
Christian J. Robbins (G)2.8%
Pablo R. Olivera (OTH)2.2%
Lea Sherman (SWP)1.2%
2024 President Vote in this district
216,675 two-party votes · D+24.8 · D+26.3 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)62.4%
Donald Trump (R)37.6%
2022
319,419 votes · D+51.7✓ Robert J Menendez (D)73.6%
Marcos Arroyo (R)23.4%
Joanne Kuniansky (SWP)1.0%
Dan Delaney (L)0.7%
David W Cook (OTH)0.7%
2020 Earlier district lines
238,773 votes · D+50.1✓ Albio Sires (D)74.0%
Jason Todd Mushnick (R)24.6%
Dan Delaney (L)1.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
249,043 two-party votes · D+45.1 · D+40.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)72.6%
Donald Trump (R)27.4%
2018 Earlier district lines
153,534 votes · D+61.3✓ Albio Sires (D)78.1%
John R Muniz (R)18.7%
Mahmoud Mahmoud (OTH)2.4%
Dan Delaney (L)0.8%
2016 Earlier district lines
174,998 votes · D+61.3✓ Albio Sires (D)77.0%
Agha Khan (R)18.5%
Pablo Olivera (OTH)2.5%
Dan Delaney (L)2.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
212,510 two-party votes · D+55.9 · D+53.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)78.0%
Donald Trump (R)22.0%