Election Update: Menendez Faces Ali For Congress In Primary On Tuesday

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — In this year's elections for Congress, campaigns will be won and lost based on the candidate's record in office and support for the sitting president.

In New Jersey's 8th Congressional District — which includes Elizabeth, Hoboken, part of Jersey City, part of Newark, and several other Hudson County towns — both candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in June have been critical of Pres. Donald Trump.

Incumbent Rob. Menendez must defend his record against former Jersey City school board President Mussab Ali.

Menendez is currently serving his second two-year term, and is seeking a third.

Patch will be publishing candidate profiles this year in major contested races, including this one.

Use the links below to read candidate profiles in the upcoming primary, which will be held Tuesday:

• Robert J. Menendez profile
• Mussab Ali profile

The 8th Congressional District includes Bayonne, East Newark, Elizabeth, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, part of Jersey City, part of Kearny, North Bergen, Union City, Weehawken, and West New York.

See the map of the district here.

See the election calendar and voter information for New Jersey here.