NJ-08 — 2016 U.S. House election
Recent presidential results, current district lines
Akashiccongressional district2016 US House electionNJ-08 · U.S. HouseSiresD+58.5
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Albio Sires (i) ✓Democrat | 77.0% | 134,733 |
|---|---|---|
| Agha KhanRepublican | 18.5% | 32,337 |
| Pablo OliveraIndependent | 2.5% | 4,381 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 2016 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
The boundary drawn is the current NJ-08 (cd:120, the 2026 map); the 2016 election ran under that decade's own lines. The result shown is the certified 2016 contest.
Margin history
NJ-08 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 196,765 | |
| 2022 | D | 106,473 | |
| 2020 | D | 238,773 | |
| 2018 | D | 153,455 | |
| 2016 | D | 174,889 | |
| 2014 | D | 79,518 | |
| 2012 | D | 167,790 | |
| 2010 | D | 141,208 | |
| 2008 | D | 223,986 | |
| 2006 | D | 137,639 | |
| 2004 | D | 218,820 | |
| 2002 | D | 131,819 | |
| 2000 | D | 200,132 | |
| 1998 | D | 130,588 | |
| 1996 | D | 193,091 | |
| 1994 | R | 141,368 | |
| 1992 | D | 205,828 | |
| 1990 | D | 72,540 | |
| 1988 | D | 96,036 | |
| 1986 | D | 92,089 | |
| 1984 | D | 189,395 | |
| 1982 | D | 127,297 | |
| 1980 | D | 142,201 | |
| 1978 | D | 93,338 | |
| 1976 | D | 154,196 |
Same ballot, 2016NJ
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · results as certified for the 2016 contest; the boundary drawn and the presidential strip use the current district map (cd:120, the 2026 lines) — the election itself ran under earlier lines. Real returns — nothing estimated.