New Jersey 8th Congressional District — 2026 General Election | Contest

Contest facts

Name: New Jersey 8th Congressional District — 2026 General Election
Election date: 2026-11-03
Election type: general
Filing deadline: —
Partisan: Yes
Number of seats: 1

Source and freshness

Last pulled: 24 days ago (2026-07-25)

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FEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)

Source record ID: fec_races:H6NJ08217:2026
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FEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)

Source record ID: fec_races:H6NJ08209:2026
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FEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)

Source record ID: fec_races:H6NJ08183:2026
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FEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)

Source record ID: fec_races:H2NJ13075:2026
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FEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)

Source record ID: fec_races:H2NJ08232:2026
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Key metrics

Candidacies: 5

Results

Results are not yet available for this contest.

Candidacies

Person	Candidacy record	Party	Status	Incumbent/challenger
ALI, MUSSAB	View candidacy detail	DEM	C	C
BARILLA, RICHARD JOSEPH	View candidacy detail	IND	C	C
HUGHEY, DA'SHONE	View candidacy detail	IND	N	C
MENENDEZ, ROBERT	View candidacy detail	DEM	C	C
MENENDEZ, ROBERT J.	View candidacy detail	DEM	C	I

Money in this race

Across 5 candidates in the 2026 cycle, Civibus has loaded $4,197,343.80 raised. Outside groups spent $1,563,144.25 supporting and $0.00 opposing candidates in this race.

Candidate	Party	Status	Money	Outside spending
MENENDEZ, ROBERT	DEM	C	Raised $1,958,765.95 Spent $1,555,714.77 Cash on hand $679,736.74	Outside spending supporting $34,889.52 Outside spending opposing $0.00
MENENDEZ, ROBERT J.	DEM	I	Raised $1,958,765.95 Spent $1,555,714.77 Cash on hand $679,736.74	Outside spending supporting $1,528,254.73 Outside spending opposing $0.00
ALI, MUSSAB	DEM	C	Raised $274,211.90 Spent $235,411.89 Cash on hand $38,800.01	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
BARILLA, RICHARD JOSEPH	IND	C	Raised $5,600.00 Spent $3,748.97 Cash on hand $1,851.03	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
HUGHEY, DA'SHONE	IND	C	Raised $0.00 Spent $0.00 Cash on hand Not available	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00

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