Rob Menendez*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-NJ)
2023 – Present
New Jersey 82026 HOUSE FORECAST
Republicans
REPUBLICAN
2026 New Jersey 8th District House Forecast:
Proprietary forecast for New Jersey's 8th congressional district House election between Democrat Rob Menendez and Republican TBD. This page will update with a daily set of 100,000 new simulations as race fundamentals change in order to produce race odds, projected margin, and forecasted vote share. This page also includes polling averages when available.
The 2026 New Jersey 8th District House election features Democrat Rob Menendez and Republican TBD. Incumbent Representative Rob Menendez is seeking reelection to a third term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won New Jersey's 8th congressional district by 25.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- NJ-8
- Democratic candidate
- Rob Menendez
- Republican candidate
- TBD
- Incumbent / open seat
- Rob Menendez
- Forecast rating
- Solid D
- Projected vote
- 65.0% D / 35.0% R
- Projected margin
- D +30.0
- Forecast odds
- 99.9% D / 0.1% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on July 2, 2026
- Polling average
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- Polling average margin
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- Polling last updated
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- Polls included
- 0
- Latest poll
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