New Jersey's 8th congressional district
New Jersey's 8th congressional district is currently represented by Democrat Albio Sires, who has served in Congress since November 2006. The district is majority Hispanic and includes some of the most urban areas of New Jersey, including parts of Newark and Jersey City, as well as Elizabeth.
| New Jersey's 8th congressional district | |||
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.svg.png) District map as of 2013 | |||
| Representative |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2018) | 764,837 | ||
| Median income | $65,465[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+27[2] | ||
Counties and municipalities in the district
For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the congressional district contains portions of four counties and 15 municipalities.[3][4]
- Belleville and Newark (part; also 10th)
- Bayonne (part; also 10th), East Newark, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City (part; also 10th), Kearny (part; also 9th), North Bergen, Union City, Weehawken and West New York
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 (District Home) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Counties/Towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1893 | |||||
.jpg) John T. Dunn ([data unknown/missing]) |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | [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 ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 |
54th 55th 56th 57th |
[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 ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 |
58th 59th |
[data unknown/missing] | 1903–1913 parts of Essex (East Orange, Irvington, Maplewood, Millburn, Newark and South Orange) |
.jpg) Le Gage Pratt ([data unknown/missing]) |
Democratic | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 |
60th | [data unknown/missing] | |
William H. Wiley ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 |
61st | [data unknown/missing] | |
 Walter I. McCoy ([data unknown/missing]) |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd | [data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 9th district. | |
 Eugene F. Kinkead ([data unknown/missing]) |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – February 4, 1915 |
63rd | 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 ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 |
64th 65th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 Cornelius A. McGlennon ([data unknown/missing]) |
Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
66th | [data unknown/missing] | |
 Herbert W. Taylor ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
67th | [data unknown/missing] | |
 Frank J. McNulty ([data unknown/missing]) |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
68th | [data unknown/missing] | |
Herbert W. Taylor ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927 |
69th | [data unknown/missing] | |
| Paul J. Moore ([data unknown/missing]) |
Democratic | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 |
70th | [data unknown/missing] | |
 Fred A. Hartley Jr. ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 |
71st 72nd |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 10th district. | |
.jpg) George N. Seger ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1933 – August 26, 1940 |
73rd 74th 75th 76th |
Redistricted from the 7th district. Died. |
1933–1963 Passaic (except Ringwood and West Milford) |
| Vacant | August 26, 1940 – January 3, 1941 |
76th | |||
 Gordon Canfield (Paterson) |
Republican | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1961 |
77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 Charles S. Joelson (Paterson) |
Democratic | January 3, 1961 – September 4, 1969 |
87th 88th 89th 90th 91st |
[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become judge of Superior Court of New Jersey. | |
| 1963–1973 Passaic | |||||
| Vacant | September 4, 1969 – November 4, 1969 |
91st | |||
 Robert A. Roe (Wayne) |
Democratic | November 4, 1969 – January 3, 1993 |
91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
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 (Clifton) |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
103rd | [data unknown/missing] | 1993–2003 southern Passaic and parts of Essex |
 William J. Martini (Clifton) |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 |
104th | [data unknown/missing] | |
 Bill Pascrell (Paterson) |
Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 9th district. | |
| 2003–2013 southern Passaic and parts of Essex  | |||||
 Albio Sires (West New York) |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present |
113th 114th 115th 116th |
Redistricted from the 13th district. [data unknown/missing] |
2013–present parts of Bergen (Fairview), Essex (Belleville and part of Newark), Hudson, and Union (Elizabeth) |
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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.
- 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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