Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

David Ocampo Grajales

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · New Jersey District 8
Filing address
Jersey City, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
OCAMPO GRAJALES, DAVID
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New Jersey with the 2022 district highlighted

New Jersey, District 8

DemocraticU.S. House · New Jersey District 8Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H2NJ08240 · Principal campaign committee: DAVID OCAMPO GRAJALES FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$41,191.70
Total spent$41,191.70
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$1,000.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through September 30, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $35,111.76Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $6,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $79.94
  • Individual contributions$35,111.7685%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$6,000.0015%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$79.940%

Self-funding: $6,000.00 (15% of money raised): $5,000.00 given and $1,000.00 lent by the candidate. $1,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

New Jersey U.S. House, District 8, 2022 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
David Ocampo Grajales (D)$41,191.70$0.002022-09-30
Robert J. Menendez (D)$1,752,969.49$355,195.442022-12-31
Brian Varela (D)$632,657.10$1,358.752022-06-30
Albio Sires (D)$224,140.00$87,861.812022-12-31
Ricardo Luis Rojas (D)$13,658.00$6,904.922022-03-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DJune 15, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DJanuary 10, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJanuary 4, 2022
  • PoliticoSolid DApril 5, 2022
  • RCPSafe DJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsSolid DJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQSolid DJuly 20, 2022
  • 538Solid DJune 30, 2022
  • The EconomistSafe DSeptember 28, 2022

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: DAVID OCAMPO GRAJALES FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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