New Jersey's 8th congressional district

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New Jersey's 8th congressional district
Current Representative		Bill Pascrell (D–Paterson)
Distribution	100.00% urban, 0.00% rural
Population (2000)	647,258
Median income	$51,954
Ethnicity	63.5% White, 13.4% Black, 5.3% Asian, 25.8% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 3.9% other
Cook PVI	D+10

New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Bill Pascrell.

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2000 Census), the district contains all, or portions of 2 counties and 21 municipalities.

Essex County:

Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge, Livingston (part), Montclair (part), Nutley , South Orange (part), Verona, West Orange (part)

Passaic County:

Clifton, Haledon, Little Falls, North Haledon (part), Passaic, Paterson, Pompton Lakes, Prospect Park, Totowa, Wayne, Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson)

2010 Candidates:

Roland Straten is the Republican challenger in the November election.

Raymond Giangrasso is the Independent challenger in the November election.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 63 - 36%
2004	President	Kerry 59 - 41%
2000	President	Gore 60 - 37%

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created March 4, 1893
John T. Dunn	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Charles N. Fowler	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903		redistricted to the 5th district
William H. Wiley	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907
Le Gage Pratt	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
William H. Wiley	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911
Walter I. McCoy	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913		redistricted to the 9th district
Eugene F. Kinkead	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – February 4, 1915		redistricted from the 9th district, resigned to become Sheriff of Hudson County
Vacant		February 4, 1915 – March 3, 1915
Edward W. Gray	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919
Cornelius A. McGlennon	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Herbert W. Taylor	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Frank J. McNulty	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Herbert W. Taylor	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927
Paul J. Moore	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929
Fred A. Hartley, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933		redistricted to the 10th district
George N. Seger	Republican	March 4, 1933 – August 26, 1940		redistricted from the 7th district, died
Vacant		August 26, 1940 – January 3, 1941
Gordon Canfield	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1961
Charles S. Joelson	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – September 4, 1969		resigned to become judge of Superior Court of New Jersey
Vacant		September 4, 1969 – November 4, 1969
Robert A. Roe	Democratic	November 4, 1969 – January 3, 1993
Herb Klein	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
William J. Martini	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997
William J. Pascrell, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – Present

References

• 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