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New Jersey's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)
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Incumbent Rep. Robert Menendez, Jr. (D) won the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 8th Congressional District on June 4, 2024. Menendez received 54.1% of the vote. Ravinder Bhalla (D) finished in second with 35.3% of the vote. Kyle Jasey (D) also ran in the primary. Menendez and Bhalla led in media attention, polls, and campaign finance.
The election took place against the backdrop of the federal indictment of Menendez’s father, Sen. Bob Menendez Sr. (D-NJ), on multiple charges. Following the indictment, the younger Menendez said, “I have unwavering confidence in my father and his dedication to the New Jerseyans who he has relentlessly fought for in his long career as a public servant. I strongly believe in his integrity and his values, and look forward to seeing him move past this distraction to continue fighting for our state in the United States Senate.”[1]
In a video launching his candidacy, Bhalla said, “I believe that America is better than the demagogues who seek to divide us or the politicians who strive only to serve themselves,” while an image of both the elder and younger Menendez played.[2] In response to Bhalla, Menendez said, “While we have advocated tirelessly for Hoboken, it seems the only reason Ravi has entered the race after endorsing me in 2022 and publicly applauding our work this year is because a week after losing control of the city council, he sees no political future for himself in Hoboken.”[2]
Menendez was elected to the U.S. House in 2022 after defeating Marcos Arroyo (R) 72.9% to 24.2%.[3] Menendez said, "I am focused on working every single day to represent my neighbors to the best of my ability. And I will be running for reelection based on that record so I can continue to serve the residents of this district that I love, in stark contrast to those who may run to further their own naked political ambition."[1]
Bhalla was, at the time of the election, the Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, and previously worked as a civil rights attorney.[4] He said he ran because "I think we're at an inflection point in this country and I think we have a great track record of success in Hoboken in terms of finding solutions. We want to bring that to Washington."[5]
On March 29, 2024, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi issued a preliminary injunction blocking the use of the county line ballot design in 2024 Democratic primaries in New Jersey.[6] According to Politico: "The county line is New Jersey's unique primary ballot design where party-backed candidates are placed in a single column or row from the highest office to the lowest. Candidates not endorsed by county parties are often placed less prominently on primary ballots. Candidates who are on the county line have been shown to have a significant electoral advantage."[7] At the time of the injunction, the county line ballot design was used in 19 of New Jersey's 21 counties.[8]
Before Judge Quraishi issued the injunction, all three counties in the district endorsed Menendez.[9] Rider University's Micah Rasmussen said, "What you have at this point is you have an incumbent who has all the advantages of incumbency, who also has the support of the county organizations but who's lost the lines. So I would say Menendez is probably still the front runner. But he's a diminished front runner."[10]
As of June 4, 2024, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rated the general election Solid Democratic. Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball rated the general election Safe Democratic.
Kyle Jasey (D) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.
This page focuses on New Jersey's 8th Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- New Jersey's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)
- New Jersey's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Candidates and election results
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8
Incumbent Robert Menendez Jr. defeated Ravinder Bhalla and Kyle Jasey in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Menendez Jr. | 52.0 | 22,465 |
 | Ravinder Bhalla | 37.5 | 16,218 | |
 | Kyle Jasey  | 10.5 | 4,528 | |
| Total votes: 43,211 | |||
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Voting information
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Candidate comparison
Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office:
- U.S. House (Assumed office: 2023)
Biography: Menendez received a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. from Rutgers Law School. Menendez's professional experience included work at the law firm Lowenstein Sandler LLP. He also served as a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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Sources: Robert Menendez Jr. 2024 campaign website, "Issues: Affordability," accessed April 17, 2024; Robert Menendez Jr. 2024 campaign website, "Issues: Climate Change," accessed April 17, 2024; Robert Menendez Jr. 2024 campaign website, "Issues: Organized Labor," accessed April 17, 2024; Robert Menendez Jr. 2024 campaign website, "Issues: Transportation," accessed April 17, 2024; LinkedIn, "Rob Menendez," accessed April 17, 2024
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 in 2024.
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey (Assumed office: 2018)
- Hoboken, New Jersey City Council Member (2010-2018)
Biography: Bhalla received a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley, a master's degree from the London School of Economics, and a J.D. from Tulane University Law School. Bhalla's professional experience included work as a civil rights lawyer.
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am a dad, a husband a small business owner and a first time candidate running to represent NJ 08."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 in 2024.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Kyle Jasey (D)
I believe in Universal Healthcare, strong schools, green energy, and equality of opportunity.
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Campaign advertisements
Robert Menendez Jr.
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Kyle Jasey
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Endorsements
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Election competitiveness
Polls
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The links below show polls for this race aggregated by FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, where available. Click here to read about FiveThirtyEight's criteria for including polls in its aggregation.
Race ratings
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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[13]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[14][15][16]
| Race ratings: New Jersey's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 5, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Election spending
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Robert Menendez Jr. | Democratic Party | $2,384,983 | $2,463,493 | $276,686 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Ravinder Bhalla | Democratic Party | $2,213,858 | $2,213,858 | $0 | As of November 25, 2024 |
| Kyle Jasey | Democratic Party | $51,350 | $42,385 | $8,965 | As of March 31, 2024 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[17][18]
If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.[19]
Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.
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District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in New Jersey.
| New Jersey U.S. Senate competitiveness, 2014-2024 | ||||||||||||||
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| Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 100.0% | ||||
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 100.0% | ||||
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||
U.S. House
| New Jersey U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024 | ||||||||||||||
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| Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 50 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 66.7% | 7 | 63.6% | ||||
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 56 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 62.5% | 6 | 54.5% | ||||
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 62.5% | 8 | 66.7% | ||||
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% | 5 | 50.0% | ||||
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 41.7% | 7 | 58.3% | ||||
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 50.0% | 4 | 44.4% | ||||
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in New Jersey in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 14, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Fifty candidates, including 25 Democrats and 25 Republicans, ran for New Jersey’s 12 U.S. House districts. That’s 4.17 candidates per district, less than the 4.67 candidates per district that ran in 2022 but the same as the 4.17 candidates per district that ran in 2020.
This was the first election to take place after U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi issued a preliminary injunction blocking the use of the county line primary ballot design in the Democratic Primary.
The 3rd Congressional District was the only open district, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That’s the same as in 2022, when one district was open. There were no open districts in 2020, two in 2018, none in 2016, and three in 2014.
Incumbent Andrew Kim (D-3rd) did not run for re-election to run for the U.S. Senate.
Nine candidates—five Democrats and four Republicans—ran for the open 3rd Congressional District, the most candidates that ran for a seat in New Jersey in 2024.
Sixteen primaries—seven Democratic and nine Republican—were contested in 2024, the most this decade. Fifteen primaries were contested in 2022 and 2020, respectively. There were 12 contested primaries in 2018, 10 contested primaries in 2016, and 12 in 2014.
Seven incumbents—five Democrats and two Republicans—faced primary challengers in 2024. That’s one more than in 2022, when six incumbents faced primary challengers, but less than in 2020, when eight faced primary challengers.
Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all twelve districts, meaning no seats were guaranteed to either party.Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Jersey's 8th the 56th most Democratic district nationally.[20]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in New Jersey's 8th based on 2024 district lines | ||||
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| 72.1% | 26.8% | |||
Inside Elections Baselines
- See also: Inside Elections
Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district.[21] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.
| Inside Elections Baseline for 2024 | ||||
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| 74.5 | 23.1 | R+51.3 | ||
Presidential voting history
New Jersey presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 15 Democratic wins
- 16 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of New Jersey's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from New Jersey | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Republican | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 12 | 14 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in New Jersey's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.
| State executive officials in New Jersey, May 2024 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Phil Murphy
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| Lieutenant Governor | Tahesha Way
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| Secretary of State | Tahesha Way
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| Attorney General | Matt Platkin
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State legislature
New Jersey State Senate
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
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| Democratic Party | 25 | |
| Republican Party | 15 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | |
New Jersey General Assembly
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 52 | |
| Republican Party | 28 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | |
Trifecta control
The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.
New Jersey Party Control: 1992-2024
Thirteen years of Democratic trifectas • Eight years of Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Assembly | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Election context
Ballot accessrequirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in New Jersey in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New Jersey, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| New Jersey | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 200 | N/A | 3/25/2024 | Source |
| New Jersey | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 100 | N/A | 6/4/2024 | Source |
District election history
2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 8
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Menendez Jr. (D) | 72.9 | 70,837 |
| Marcos Arroyo (R) | 24.2 | 23,540 | ||
| Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party) | 0.9 | 894 | ||
 | Dan Delaney (L) | 0.7 | 687 | |
 | David W. Cook (Other) | 0.7 | 647 | |
 | Pablo Olivera (Labour Party) | 0.4 | 361 | |
| John Salierno (Truth and Merit) | 0.2 | 226 | ||
| Total votes: 97,192 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8
Robert Menendez Jr. defeated David Ocampo Grajales and Ane Roseborough-Eberhard in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Menendez Jr. | 83.0 | 26,490 |
 | David Ocampo Grajales | 11.7 | 3,749 | |
 | Ane Roseborough-Eberhard | 5.2 | 1,668 | |
| Total votes: 31,907 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eugene Mazo (D)
- Ricardo Luis Rojas (D)
- Brian Varela (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8
Marcos Arroyo defeated Ana Rivera in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marcos Arroyo | 100.0 | 3,127 | |
 | Ana Rivera (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 3,127 | |||
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 8
Incumbent Albio Sires defeated Jason Mushnick and Dan Delaney in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Albio Sires (D) | 74.0 | 176,758 |
 | Jason Mushnick (R) | 24.6 | 58,686 | |
| Dan Delaney (L) | 1.4 | 3,329 | |
| Total votes: 238,773 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kaylin Guzman (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8
Incumbent Albio Sires defeated Hector Oseguera and Will Sheehan in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Albio Sires | 70.3 | 47,814 |
 | Hector Oseguera | 27.3 | 18,557 | |
 | Will Sheehan | 2.4 | 1,612 | |
| Total votes: 67,983 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8
Jason Mushnick advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Mushnick | 100.0 | 5,899 |
| Total votes: 5,899 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Winkler (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 8
Incumbent Albio Sires defeated John Muniz, Mahmoud Mahmoud, and Dan Delaney in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Albio Sires (D) | 78.1 | 119,881 |
| John Muniz (R) | 18.7 | 28,725 | ||
 | Mahmoud Mahmoud (New Way Forward Party) | 2.4 | 3,658 | |
| Dan Delaney (L) | 0.8 | 1,191 | |
| Total votes: 153,455 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8
Incumbent Albio Sires advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Albio Sires | 100.0 | 31,583 |
| Total votes: 31,583 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8
John Muniz advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on June 5, 2018.
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2024 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:
- New Jersey's 10th Congressional District special election, 2024 (July 16 Democratic primary)
- New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- United States Senate election in California, 2024
See also
- New Jersey's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)
- New Jersey's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- United States House elections in New Jersey, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in New Jersey, 2024 (June 4 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2024
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2024
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2024
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Politico, "The son of Sen. Bob Menendez says he’s seeking reelection in the House 3 days after father’s indictment," September 25, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Jersey Monitor, "Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla will challenge Rep. Rob Menendez," December 12, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Rob Menendez," accessed April 21, 2024
- ↑ Ravinder Bhalla campaign website, "About," accessed April 21, 2024
- ↑ NBC New York, "Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla to challenge Rep. Rob Menendez for House seat," December 13, 2023
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Federal judge blocks New Jersey ballot design, saying it favors party-backed candidates," March 29, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "Appeals panel denies NJ clerks’ request to block new ballot design, another win for Andy Kim," April 3, 2024
- ↑ North Jersey, "Judge establishes timeline for Andy Kim's lawsuit over the NJ line. Here's what comes next," March 3, 2024
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "No lines hits reset button in key races, including Conaway vs. Murphy," March 29 2024
- ↑ TAPintoHoboken, "'This is a Street Fight': Two Experts Weigh in On State of Race between Menendez and Bhalla," April 12, 2024
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Amee LaTour, Email correspondence with the Center for Responsive Politics, August 5, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023
