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

New Jersey District 08 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · New Jersey District 08 House race

Robert Menendez ranks No. 2 in money raised.

Democrat Robert Menendez leads the field with about $1.9M raised.

Mussab Ali reports 98% of campaign money from individuals.

The incumbent, Robert Menendez, ranks No. 2 in the money. $1.5M in itemized outside money is on file, led by THINK BIG.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

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

Small donors & unclassified$92K

Banking & Financial$41K

Law & Lobbying$33K

Labor / Unions$27K

Real Estate & Construction$25K

Tech & Telecom$20K

Health & Pharma$17K

Transportation$15K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

THINK BIG · super pac$1.3M
PROTECT PROGRESS · super pac$228K
LINDE-GRIFFITH · company$15K
BGR GROUP · company$14K
BLACKSTONE · company$14K
LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP · company$13K
SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS · company$12K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT · company$12K

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 (2024)

$370K

−$607K - $1.3M. up $305K 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

Small donors & unclassified$92K

Banking & Financial$41K

Law & Lobbying$33K

Labor / Unions$27K

Real Estate & Construction$25K

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