page_title: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey
hierarchical_section_title: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the US House election results in New Jersey for 2008
context_page_description: The 2008 congressional elections in New Jersey were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who would represent the state of New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives. New Jersey has thirteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
  The statewide Party primary elections were held June 3, 2008.
  District 3 was the only seat which changed party, although CQ Politics had forecasted districts 3, 5 and 7 to be at some risk for the incumbent party.
context_section_description: The 2008 congressional elections in New Jersey were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who would represent the state of New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives. New Jersey has thirteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011.  The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
  The statewide Party primary elections were held June 3, 2008.
  District 3 was the only seat which changed party (from open Republican to Democratic), although CQ Politics had forecasted districts 3, 5 and 7 to be at some risk for the incumbent party.
caption: Results:
        Democratic hold       Democratic gain
        Republican hold
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