New Jersey · U.S. House · District 08 · 2026

New Jersey District 08 House race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · New Jersey District 08 House race

Robert Menendez ranks No. 2 in money raised.

Candidates in the New Jersey District 08 House race, 2026 report raising $4M between them. Robert Menendez reports $1.9M and Robert Menendez reports $1.9M, a gap of $0. Of what Robert Menendez reports, 60% came from individuals and 39% from PACs. Outside groups spent for MENENDEZ, ROBERT J. ($1.5M).

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Robert Menendez

D · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 39% from PACs and 60% from individuals.

60% individuals39% PACs1% other

$1.9M

raised

Robert Menendez

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 39% from PACs and 60% from individuals.

60% individuals39% PACs1% other

$1.9M

raised

Mussab Ali

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

98% individuals2% PACs0% other

$274K

raised

Richard Barilla

I · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$6K

raised

Where the money came from

$1.5M in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$1.5M

Labor / Unions$30K

Tech & Telecom$24K

Small donors & unclassified$24K

Health & Pharma$17K

Transportation$15K

Real Estate & Construction$11K

Law & Lobbying$9K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

THINK BIG · super pac$1.3M
PROTECT PROGRESS · super pac$228K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$11K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$10K
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS · pac$10K
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC) · pac$9K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

37%63%

37% PACs63% individuals0% other

The incumbent's record

Robert Menendez is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$526K

−$550K - $1.6M. up $461K since 2022.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Ideological / Leadership$1.5M

Labor / Unions$30K

Tech & Telecom$24K

Small donors & unclassified$24K

Health & Pharma$17K

Transportation$15K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Robert Menendez D · challenger	vs	Robert Menendez D · incumbent
$1.9M	Raised	$1.9M
$680K	Cash on hand	$680K
39%	From PACs	39%
60%	From individuals	60%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Ideological / Leadership
No	Incumbent	Yes