New Jersey's 8th congressional district

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.

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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

All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
The At-large and 14th and 15th districts are obsolete.
See also: New Jersey's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps