New Jersey's 8th congressional district

"NJ 8" redirects here. For New Jersey Route 8, see New Jersey Route 94.

New Jersey's 8th congressional district
The district from 2003 to 2013
Current Representative		Albio Sires (D–West New York)
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 represented by Democrat Albio Sires.

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2000 Census), the congressional 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)

Recent elections

2010 elections

Candidates:

• Roland Straten (Republican)
• Raymond Giangrasso (Independent)

Recent election results in presidential races

Year	Results
2000	Gore 60 - 37%
2004	Kerry 59 - 41%
2008	Obama 63 - 36%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1893
John T. Dunn	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
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	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Le Gage Pratt	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William H. Wiley	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
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	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Cornelius A. McGlennon	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Herbert W. Taylor	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Frank J. McNulty	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Herbert W. Taylor	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Paul J. Moore	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
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	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
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	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Herb Klein	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William J. Martini	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William J. Pascrell, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013	Redistricted to the 9th district
Albio Sires	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – Present	Redistricted from the 13th district

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