New Jersey's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 8th Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Albio Sires (D) defeated Agha Khan (R), Dan Delaney (L), and Pablo Olivera (Wake Up America) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Sires defeated Eloy Delgado in the Democratic primary on June 7, 2016. Sires won re-election in the November 8 election.[4][5][6]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Jersey utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is generally limited to registered party members. Unaffiliated voters can register as party members at the polls on primary election day. Otherwise, a voter must indicate his or her party preference (e.g., via an updated voter registration) no later than the 55th day preceding the primary in order to vote in that party's primary.[7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Albio Sires (D), who was first elected in 2006 to represent New Jersey's 13th Congressional District. Sires won election to the 8th District in 2012, after his former district was eliminated in the 2010 census.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, New Jersey's 8th Congressional District was located in the northeastern portion of the state and included parts of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties.[8]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Albio Sires Incumbent |
77% | 134,733 | |
| Republican | Agha Khan | 18.5% | 32,337 | |
| Wake Up America | Pablo Olivera | 2.5% | 4,381 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Delaney | 2% | 3,438 | |
| Total Votes | 174,889 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Albio Sires Incumbent |
86.9% | 45,988 | ||
| Eloy Delgado | 13.1% | 6,933 | ||
| Total Votes | 52,921 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections |
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Candidates
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General election candidates:  Agha Khan Albio Sires  Dan Delaney Pablo Olivera (Wake Up America) |
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Primary candidates:[9] |
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Democratic Eloy Delgado[10] |
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District history
2014
The 8th Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Albio Sires (D) defeated Jude Anthony Tiscornia (R), Pablo Olivera ("Wake Up USA"), Herbert Shaw ("Politicians Are Crooks") and Robert Thorne ("911 Truth Needed") in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Albio Sires Incumbent |
77.4% | 61,510 | |
| Republican | Jude Anthony Tiscornia | 19% | 15,141 | |
| Wake Up USA | Pablo Olivera | 1.3% | 1,022 | |
| Politicians Are Crooks | Herbert Shaw | 1.5% | 1,192 | |
| 911 Truth Needed | Robert Thorne | 0.8% | 653 | |
| Total Votes | 79,518 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
2012
The 8th Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. The incumbent from the 13th District, Albio Sires (D), defeated Maria Karczewski (R), Stephen Deluca (I), Pablo Olivera (I) and Herbert Shaw (I) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Albio Sires Incumbent |
78% | 130,853 | |
| Republican | Maria Karczewski | 18.9% | 31,763 | |
| Independent | Stephen Deluca | 1% | 1,710 | |
| Independent | Pablo Olivera | 1% | 1,625 | |
| Independent | Herbert Shaw | 1.1% | 1,839 | |
| Total Votes | 167,790 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in New Jersey in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | ||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description |
| April 4, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for primary candidates |
| May 9, 2016 | Campaign finance | 29-day pre-primary report due |
| May 27, 2016 | Campaign finance | 11-day pre-primary report due |
| June 7, 2016 | Election date | Primary election |
| June 7, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for independent candidates |
| June 27, 2016 | Campaign finance | 20-day post-primary report due |
| October 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | 29-day pre-general report due |
| October 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | 11-day pre-general report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election |
| November 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | 20-day post-general report due |
| Sources: New Jersey Department of State, "Candidate Information," accessed November 25, 2015 New Jersey Campaign Financing and Lobbying Disclosure, "2016 Reporting Dates," accessed January 11, 2016 | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "New Jersey House 08 Results," November 8, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "N.J. Rev. Stat. § 19:23–45," accessed October 21, 2025
- ↑ New Jersey Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Eloy Delgado for Congress, "Home," accessed March 29, 2016
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
