This is currently considered to be a blue congressional district. No matter how you vote the Democrat is going to win this seat!. You can safely vote third party without affecting the outcome:
Vote for Democrat, Cleo Fields on November 3, 2026!
If you are not comfortable with that choice, swap your vote with someone in another district to stop MAGA Republicans and corporate Democrats from destroying our future! Find out more about vote swapping, go to: https://votetosurvive.org/vote-swap/
You can also go to vote.org to find information about voter registration, the candidates, mail-in ballots and early voting.
Background
In 2024, the Democrat, Rob Menendez, won this seat with a margin of 24.5 percent, or 48,282 votes, over the Republican, Anthony Valdes. An estimated 232,375 eligible voters (54.1%) did not vote at that election in New Jersey District 8, and 12,179 voted for a third (or fourth) party.
To find out more about the Senate race in this state, if you have one, and your options for vote swapping, click on your state to the right.