2026 elections · New Jersey

New Jersey U.S. House, district 8

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 4 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Independent / no party

Ari Eliopoulos

No FEC registration on file. Candidates who raise or spend under $5,000 are not required to register.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Other party

Craig Honts

No FEC registration on file. Candidates who raise or spend under $5,000 are not required to register.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Other party

Da'shone Hughey

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Democrat Incumbent

Rob Menendez

Raised
$2,161,300
From individuals
$1,207,599
From PACs and other committees
$855,109
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$662,328
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $877,616 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through May 27, 2026.

PAC and committee money

235 committees reported giving $726,378 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $6K · spent to help $866K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $9K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)
Rob MenendezDemocrat$2,161,300$662,328$877,616$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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