New Jersey's 6th congressional district
New Jersey's 6th congressional district is represented by Democrat Frank Pallone, who has served in Congress since 1993. The district includes the northern and eastern portions of Middlesex County and the coastal areas of Monmouth County, including towns along the Raritan Bay.
| New Jersey's 6th congressional district | |||
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.svg.png) District map as of 2013 | |||
| Representative |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2017) | 742,483 | ||
| Median income | $82,451[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+9[2] | ||
Counties and municipalities in the district
For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the congressional district contains all or portions of two counties and 32 municipalities.[3]
Middlesex County: (12)
- Carteret, Edison Township, Highland Park, Metuchen, New Brunswick, Old Bridge Township (part; also 12th), Perth Amboy, Piscataway Township, Sayreville, South Amboy, South Plainfield and Woodbridge Township
Monmouth County: (20)
Recent results in statewide elections
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 61 - 35% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 57 - 43% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 60 - 39% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 61 - 37% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 56 - 41% |
List of members representing the district
| Member (District home) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Counties/Towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1873 | |||||
_circa_1860.jpg) Marcus L. Ward ([data unknown/missing] |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | [data unknown/missing] | 1873–1893 Essex |
 Frederick H. Teese ([data unknown/missing] |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | [data unknown/missing] | |
 Thomas B. Peddie ([data unknown/missing] |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
45th | [data unknown/missing] | |
.jpg) John L. Blake ([data unknown/missing] |
Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
46th | [data unknown/missing] | |
 Phineas Jones ([data unknown/missing] |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | [data unknown/missing] | |
 William H.F. Fiedler ([data unknown/missing] |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | [data unknown/missing] | |
.png) Herman Lehlbach ([data unknown/missing] |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 |
49th 50th 51st |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 Thomas D. English ([data unknown/missing] |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
52nd 53rd |
[data unknown/missing] | |
| 1893–1895 city of Newark | |||||
.jpg) Richard W. Parker ([data unknown/missing] |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 |
54th 55th 56th 57th |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 7th district. |
1895–1903 Newark and East Orange |
 William Hughes ([data unknown/missing] |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 |
58th | [data unknown/missing] | 1903–1913 Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex |
.jpg) Henry C. Allen ([data unknown/missing] |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 |
59th | [data unknown/missing] | |
William Hughes ([data unknown/missing] |
Democratic | March 4, 1907 – September 27, 1912 |
60th 61st 62nd |
[data unknown/missing] Resigned after appointment as judge of Court of Common Pleas of Passaic County. | |
| Vacant | September 27, 1912 – November 5, 1912 |
62nd | |||
.jpg) Archibald C. Hart ([data unknown/missing] |
Democratic | November 5, 1912 – March 3, 1913 |
[data unknown/missing] | ||
.jpg) Lewis J. Martin ([data unknown/missing] |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – May 5, 1913 |
63rd | [data unknown/missing] Died. |
1913–1933 Bergen, Sussex, and Warren; northern Passaic (Bloomingdale, Ringwood, Wanaque, West Milford) |
| Vacant | May 5, 1913 – July 22, 1913 | ||||
Archibald C. Hart ([data unknown/missing] |
Democratic | July 22, 1913 – March 3, 1917 |
63rd 64th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
.jpg) John R. Ramsey ([data unknown/missing] |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 |
65th 66th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 Randolph Perkins (Woodcliff Lake) |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1933 |
67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 7th district. | |
 Donald H. McLean (Elizabeth) |
Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945 |
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th |
[data unknown/missing] | 1933–1969 Union County |
 Clifford P. Case (Rahway) |
Republican | January 3, 1945 – August 16, 1953 |
79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd |
[data unknown/missing] Resigned. | |
| Vacant | August 16, 1953 – November 3, 1953 |
83rd | |||
 Harrison A. Williams Jr. (Westfield) |
Democratic | November 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957 |
83rd 84th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 Florence P. Dwyer (Elizabeth) |
Republican | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967 |
85th 86th 87th 88th 89th |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 12th district. | |
 William T. Cahill (Collingswood) |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 19, 1970 |
90th 91st |
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1966. Resigned when elected Governor of New Jersey. |
1967–1969 [data unknown/missing] |
| 1969–1973 Burlington, parts of Camden and Ocean | |||||
| Vacant | January 19, 1970 – November 3, 1970 |
91st | |||
 Edwin B. Forsythe (Moorestown) |
Republican | November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1983 |
91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 13th district. | |
| 1973–1983 parts of Burlington, Camden, and Ocean | |||||
 Bernard J. Dwyer (Edison) |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired. |
1983–1985 parts of Middlesex and Union (Linden and Rahway) |
| 1985–1993 parts of Middlesex, Monmouth (Aberdeen and Matawan), and Union (Linden, Rahway, and Roselle) | |||||
 Frank Pallone (Long Branch) |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – present |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. |
1993–2003 parts of Middlesex and Monmouth |
2003–2013 | |||||
| 2013–present parts of Middlesex and Monmouth | |||||
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References
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=34&cd=06
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed November 6, 2016.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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