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New Jersey · U.S. House

New Jersey 8th District

Rob Menendez wins. Called.

57% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Rob Menendez D won 108,347 88.6%
Craig Honts SWP 5,204 4.3%
Aristotle Eliopoulos I 5,186 4.2%
Da'Shone Hughey WTP 3,612 3.0%
Total122,349

441 of 445 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 12:45 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Hudson 94,314 — — — 100%
Union 15,845 — — — 24%
Essex 12,190 — — — 14%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+284 votes122,349—
+1,511 votes122,065—
+3,935 votes120,554—
+14 votes116,619—
+755 votes116,605—
+2,521 votes115,850—
+1,187 votes113,329—
+7,358 votes112,142—
+2,460 votes104,784—
+10,629 votes102,324—
+682 votes91,695—
+12,710 votes91,013—