8th District Congressional Election Voter Guide: Who's Running, Where To Vote

NORTH JERSEY — Congressional incumbent Rep. Rob Menendez is facing three challengers to keep representing New Jersey's 8th District in Congress. The district includes much of Hudson County and parts of Newark and Elizabeth.

Menendez, a Democrat who run the primary in June, faces no Republican opponents on the ballot this time around.

He does face candidates Craig Honts from the Socialist Workers Party, Da'Shone Hughey from the We The People Party, and independent Aristotle Eliopoulos.

The winner will serve a two-year term.

The general election will be held the first Tuesday in November.

Click here to read candidate profiles and come back there on Election Night for results.

Voting Basics

See sample ballots here.

• Check if you are registered to vote.
• Early voting: Runs from Oct. 24 through Nov. 1, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Vote by mail: The last day to register to vote by mail is Oct. 27. Find out more about voting by mail here.
• Track your mail-in ballot.
• Where to vote in person You can find your polling place here. Find out by entering your street address and town.
• Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3, and received by the Board of Elections by Nov. 10.

How To Submit A Letter And More

Are you running or have a letter or release share? Here's how to post candidate releases and letters on any local Patch.

See the New Jersey voter information portal and election timelines here.

More Information

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.