incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary Roger Bacon Endorsements Republican primary Candidates Nominee Thomas Kean Jr., minority leader of the New Jersey Senate and nominee for New Jersey's 7th congressional district in 2020 Eliminated in primary Kevin Dorlon, public works contractor John Flora, mayor of Fredon (2018–present) (previously filed to run in New Jersey's 5th congressional district) John Henry Isemann, businessman Erik Peterson, New Jersey Assemblymember from the 23rd district (2009–present), member of the Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders (2006–2009) Phil Rizzo, pastor and candidate for Governor in 2021 (previously filed to run in New Jersey's 11th congressional district) Sterling Irwin Schwab, U.S. Navy Veteran Withdrawn Rik Mehta, pharmaceutical executive, attorney, and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020 (running in New Jersey's 6th congressional district) Robert Trugman, salon owner Endorsements General election Veronica Fernandez was running for this seat as an independent, but later dropped out, citing no path to victory. On June 7, it was announced that the newly formed Moderate Party would seek to nominate Malinowski as their candidate via electoral fusion, although fusion voting is currently banned in New Jersey. The next day, the Secretary of State Tahesha Way blocked the nomination, but the Moderate Party filed a lawsuit to challenge this, however, a ruling isn't expected until summer of 2023 preventing them from being on the ballot. Predictions Polling Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican Results District 8 Democrat Albio Sires, who has represented the district since 2006, was re-elected with 74.0% of the vote in 2020. In December 2021, Sires announced he would not seek re-election. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Robert Menendez, Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and son of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez Eliminated in primary David Ocampo Grajales, progressive activist and healthcare startup director Ane Roseborough-Eberhard, teacher Disqualified Brian Varela, former aide to Governor Chris Christie Withdrawn Ricardo Rojas, co-founder of the Progressive Democrats of New Jersey Declined Ravinder Bhalla, Mayor of Hoboken (2018–present), former member of the Hoboken City Council At-Large (2009–2017) (endorsed Menendez) Nicholas Chiaravalloti, former Majority Whip of the New Jersey General Assembly (2020–2022), former New Jersey State Assemblymember from the 31st district (2016–2022) (endorsed Menendez) Michael Melham, mayor of Belleville (2019–present) (Independent) Raj Mukherji, former Majority Whip of the New Jersey General Assembly (2018–2019), New Jersey State Assemblymember from the 33rd district (2014–present), former Deputy Mayor of Jersey City (2012–2013), Commissioner & Chairman