New Jersey State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 8
A district of about 232,000 people, 42% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+1.8 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Latham Tiver (R) · won51.0%
- Gaye Burton (D)49.0%
Source: New Jersey Division of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 1:01 PM ET
Where it sits among all 40 seats
Every New Jersey State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1971. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2023 | |||
| 2023 | Latham Tiver (R) | Gaye Burton (D) | 2.1 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Jean Stanfield (R) | Dawn Marie Addiego (D) | 2.2 |
| 2017 | Dawn Marie Addiego (R) | George B. Youngkin (D) | 4.5 |
| 2013 | Dawn Marie Addiego (R) | Javier Vasquez (D) | 27.0 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Dawn Marie Addiego (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Phil Haines (R) | Francis L. Bodine (D) | 21.8 |
| 2003 | Martha W. Bark (R) | Thomas J. Price (D) | 33.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Martha W. Bark (R) | Gary E. Haman (D) | 21.3 |
| 1997 | Martha W. Bark (R) | Marie Hall (D) | 9.8 |
| 1993 | C. William Haines (R) | Mary P. McKeon Stosuy (D) | 22.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | C. William Haines (R) | Harvey Dinerman (D) | 32.7 |
| 1987 | C. William Haines (R) | James B. Smith (D) | 33.1 |
| 1983 | H. James Saxton (R) | Charles F. Ryan (D) | 26.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | H. James Saxton (R) | Raymond J. Storck (D) | 31.4 |
| 1977 | Barry T. Parker (R) | Charles F. Ryan (D) | 10.8 |
| 1973 | Barry T. Parker (R) | Salvatore L. Didonato (D) | 5.6 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Raymond H. Bateman (R) | Benjamin Levine (D) | 41.9 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 8
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 8's area in each.
- New Jersey General Assembly
- LD-8 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+4.3 |
| U.S. Senate | D+10.3 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in New Jersey. The black marker is District 8.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Higher than 82% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Lower than 51% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Less dense than 97% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 335% college gradsR+6.6Not up in 2026District 23
45% college gradsR+9.1Not up in 2026District 4
33% college gradsD+2.2Not up in 2026District 2
20% Hispanic · 33% college gradsD+4.0Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET