Race

U.S. House, New Jersey 8th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.6

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Robert Menendez1DemocratIncumbent$2.0M$1.6M$680K$880K$0
Robert Menendez2DemocratChallenger$2.0M$1.6M$680K$35K$0
Mussab Ali3DemocratChallenger$278K$278K$0$0$0
Richard Joseph Barilla4IndependentChallenger$5,600$3,749$1,851$0$0
Da'shone Hughey5IndependentChallenger$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Robert J. Menendezhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2NJ08232/
    H2NJ08232
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Robert Menendezhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2NJ13075/
    H2NJ13075
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Mussab Alihttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ08209/
    H6NJ08209
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Richard Joseph Barillahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ08183/
    H6NJ08183
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Da'shone Hugheyhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ08217/
    H6NJ08217
  6. 6
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record