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New York's 8th U.S. House District

New York · Next election 2026 · 2 active candidates · $15.0M raisedFederal

About This Office

U.S. House seat for New York's 8th congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats

435

Term Length

2 years

Salary

$174,000

Current Officeholders

Rep. Hakeem JeffriesD

U.S. Representative · NY-008

Tenure

13y

Bills Spon.

Votes Missed

0.31%

Cross-party

The 2026 Race

8 candidates filed, 2 active for the 2026 House election in New York District 8. Party primary on Jun 23, 2026. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary

Jun 23, 2026

General

Nov 3, 2026

Total Raised

$15.0M

Candidates

2 active / 8 filed

Incumbent

Hakeem S. JeffriesD

Cash on Hand

$5.0M

Election History

Year	Winner	Result	Runner-Up	Total Votes
2024	Hakeem S. Jeffries D	96.3%	John J. Delaney C 3.7%	174,530
2022	Hakeem S Jeffries D	72.9%	Yuri Dashevsky R 27.1%	135,855
2020	Hakeem S Jeffries D	98.6%	Garfield H Wallace C 1.4%	209,994
2018	Hakeem S Jeffries D	93.9%	Ernest C Johnson C 5.5%	181,878
2016	Hakeem S Jeffries D	93.0%	Daniel J Cavanagh C 7.0%	218,636
2014	Hakeem S Jeffries D	91.3%	Alan Bellone C 8.7%	77,142
2012	Hakeem S Jeffries D	97.7%	Colin M Beavan G 1.3%	182,937
2010	Jerrold Nadler D	97.6%	Susan L Kone C 2.4%	101,321
2008	Jerrold Nadler D	98.6%	Grace Lin C 1.4%	154,318
2006	Jerrold Nadler D	83.4%	Eleanor Friedman R 15.1%	115,201
2004	Jerrold Nadler D	98.9%	Peter Hort C 1.1%	155,740
2002	Jerrold L Nadler D	91.3%	Alan Jay Gerber C 4.3%	78,852
2000	Jerrold Nadler D	80.1%	Marian S Henry R 15.5%	174,632
1998	Jerrold Nadler D	85.5%	Theodore Howard R 14.5%	126,791
1996	Jerrold Nadler D	97.3%	George A Galip Jr C 1.9%	127,213

District

Population

759,088

Median HH Income

$66K

Unemployment

9.0%

Bachelor's+

36.2%

Veterans

1.7%

Median Age

38.7

Mean HH Income

$100K

Poverty Rate

20.8%

HS or Higher

86.3%

Median Home Value

$787K

Median Rent

$1,611/mo

Owner-Occupied

32.2%

Under 18 / 65+

21.2% / 17.8%