New Jersey's 8th congressional district

New Jersey's 8th congressional district
	District map as of 2013
	Albio Sires; D–West New York
Distribution	100.00% urban; 0.00% rural;
Population (2017)	777,484
Median income	$59,257[1]
Ethnicity	57.3% white; 9.4% black; 9.1% Asian; 54.5% Hispanic; 0.3% Native American; 20.2% other;
Cook PVI	D+27[2]

New Jersey's 8th congressional district is a United States congressional district currently represented by Democrat Albio Sires.

The Paterson-based district from 2003 to 2013

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the congressional district contains portions of four counties and 15 municipalities.[3][4]

Bergen County:

Fairview

Essex County:

Belleville and Newark (part)

Hudson County:

Bayonne (part), East Newark, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City (part), Kearny (part), North Bergen, Union City, Weehawken and West New York

Union County:

Elizabeth

2016 Election

The following candidates will be running for U.S. Representative:[5]

Candidate	Party
Albio Sires (Incumbent)	Democratic
Agha Khan	Republican
Dan Delaney	Libertarian
Pablo Olivera	Independent

Recent election results in presidential races

Year	Results
2000	Gore 60 - 37%
2004	Kerry 59 - 41%
2008	Obama 63 - 36%
2012	Obama 78 - 21%
2016	Clinton 76 - 21.5%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	District Home	Electoral history	Counties/Towns
District created March 4, 1893
John T. Dunn	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing]	1893–1895 Union and parts of Essex (East Orange, Irvington, Maplewood, Millburn, South Orange, and parts of Newark) and Hudson (Bayonne)
Charles N. Fowler	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 5th district.	1895–1903 Union, Essex (except East Orange and parts of Newark), and parts of Hudson (Bayonne)
William H. Wiley	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing]	1903–1913 parts of Essex (East Orange, Irvington, Maplewood, Millburn, Newark and South Orange)
Le Gage Pratt	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	60th	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing]
William H. Wiley	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911	61st	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing]
Walter I. McCoy	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 9th district.
Eugene F. Kinkead	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – February 4, 1915	63rd	[data unknown/missing]	Redistricted from the 9th district. Resigned to become Sheriff of Hudson County	1903–1933 parts of Essex and Hudson (Bayonne, East Newark, Harrison, Kearney)
Vacant		February 4, 1915 – March 3, 1915
Edward W. Gray	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919	64th 65th	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing]
Cornelius A. McGlennon	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	66th	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing]
Herbert W. Taylor	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	67th	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing]
Frank J. McNulty	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	68th	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing]
Herbert W. Taylor	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927	69th	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing]
Paul J. Moore	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929	70th	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing]
Fred A. Hartley Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933	71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing]	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 10th district.
George N. Seger	Republican	March 4, 1933 – August 26, 1940	73rd 74th 75th 76th	[data unknown/missing]	Redistricted from the 7th district. Died.	1933–1963 Passaic (except Ringwood and West Milford)
Vacant		August 26, 1940 – January 3, 1941
Gordon Canfield	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1961	77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th	Paterson	[data unknown/missing]
Charles S. Joelson	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – September 4, 1969	87th 88th 89th 90th 91st	Paterson	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become judge of Superior Court of New Jersey.
Charles S. Joelson	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – September 4, 1969	87th 88th 89th 90th 91st	Paterson		1963–1973 Passaic
Vacant		September 4, 1969 – November 4, 1969
Robert A. Roe	Democratic	November 4, 1969 – January 3, 1993	91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Wayne	Elected to finish Joelson's term. [data unknown/missing]
						1973–1983 Passaic (except Little Falls and West Paterson)
						1973–1985 parts of Bergen, Morris, and Passaic
						1985–1993 southern Passaic and parts of Bergen, Essex, and Morris
Herb Klein	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd	Clifton	[data unknown/missing]	1993–2003 southern Passaic and parts of Essex
William J. Martini	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	104th	Clifton	[data unknown/missing]
Bill Pascrell	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Paterson	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 9th district.
Bill Pascrell	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Paterson	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 9th district.	2003–2013 southern Passaic and parts of Essex
Albio Sires	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th	West New York	Redistricted from the 13th district. [data unknown/missing]	2013–present parts of Bergen (Fairview), Essex (Belleville and part of Newark), Hudson, and Union (Elizabeth)

References

https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=34&cd=08
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Our District, Albio Sires. Accessed November 6, 2016.
Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2013.
"2016 New Jersey Elections, Primary, Candidates, Races and Voting". www.uselections.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=34&cd=08

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[3] Our District, Albio Sires. Accessed November 6, 2016.

[4] Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2013.

[5] "2016 New Jersey Elections, Primary, Candidates, Races and Voting". www.uselections.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.