New Jersey's 6th congressional district

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New Jersey's 6th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 100% urban
  • 0% rural
Population (2023)766,057
Median household
income		$102,014[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+8[2]

New Jersey's 6th congressional district is represented by Democrat Frank Pallone, who has served the district 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.

Following the redistricting process in 2021, the 6th district remained similar to its prior configuration, though it gained the liberal towns of Neptune Township and Red Bank, while losing the more conservative Marlboro Township, among other minor changes.[3] According to estimates from The Cook Political Report, the district became slightly more Democratic after redistricting.[2]

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of two counties and 38 municipalities.[4]

Middlesex County: (12)

Carteret, Edison, Highland Park, Metuchen, New Brunswick, Old Bridge Township (part; also 12th), Perth Amboy, Piscataway, Sayreville, South Amboy, South Plainfield, Woodbridge Township

Monmouth County: (26)

Aberdeen Township, Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Atlantic Highlands, Bradley Beach, Deal, Fair Haven, Hazlet, Highlands, Interlaken, Keansburg, Keyport, Little Silver, Loch Arbour, Long Branch, Matawan, Middletown Township (part; also 4th), Monmouth Beach, Neptune City, Neptune Township, Oceanport, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright, Union Beach, West Long Branch

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%
2017 Governor Murphy 54.9% - 43.0%
2020 President Biden 57 - 41%
2020 Senate Booker 57.6% - 40.1%
2021 Governor Murphy 51.3% - 47.7%

List of members representing the district

Member
(District home) 		Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history Counties/Towns
District established March 4, 1873

Marcus L. Ward
(Newark) 		Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875 		43rd Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election. 		1873–1893
Essex

Frederick H. Teese
(Newark) 		Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877 		44th Elected in 1874.
Renominated but declined.

Thomas B. Peddie
(Newark) 		Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879 		45th Elected in 1876.
Retired.

John L. Blake
(Orange) 		Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881 		46th Elected in 1878.
Retired.

Phineas Jones
(Newark) 		Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883 		47th Elected in 1880.
Retired.

William H.F. Fiedler
(Newark) 		Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885 		48th Elected in 1882.
Lost re-election.

Herman Lehlbach
(Newark) 		Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891 		49th
50th
51st 		Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired.

Thomas D. English
(Newark) 		Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895 		52nd
53rd 		Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.
1893–1895
City of Newark

Richard W. Parker
(Newark) 		Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1903 		54th
55th
56th
57th 		Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 7th district. 		1895–1903
Newark and East Orange

William Hughes
(Paterson) 		Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905 		58th Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election. 		1903–1913
Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex

Henry C. Allen
(Little Falls) 		Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907 		59th Elected in 1904.
Retired.

William Hughes
(Paterson) 		Democratic March 4, 1907 –
September 27, 1912 		60th
61st
62nd 		Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Resigned after appointment as judge of Court of Common Pleas of Passaic County.
Vacant September 27, 1912 –
November 5, 1912 		62nd

Archibald C. Hart
(Hackensack) 		Democratic November 5, 1912 –
March 3, 1913 		Elected to finish Hughes's term.
Lost renomination.

Lewis J. Martin
(Newton) 		Democratic March 4, 1913 –
May 5, 1913 		63rd Elected in 1912.
Died. 		1913–1933
Bergen, Sussex, and Warren; northern Passaic (Bloomingdale, Ringwood, Wanaque, West Milford)
Vacant May 5, 1913 –
July 22, 1913

Archibald C. Hart
(Hackensack) 		Democratic July 22, 1913 –
March 3, 1917 		63rd
64th 		Elected to finish Martin's term.
Re-elected in 1914.
Retired.

John R. Ramsey
(Hackensack) 		Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1921 		65th
66th 		Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost renomination.

Randolph Perkins
(Woodcliff Lake) 		Republican March 4, 1921 –
January 3, 1933 		67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd 		Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 7th district.

Donald H. McLean
(Elizabeth) 		Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1945 		73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th 		Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Retired. 		1933–1969
Union County

Clifford P. Case
(Rahway) 		Republican January 3, 1945 –
August 16, 1953 		79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd 		Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Resigned to become president of the Fund for the Republic.
Vacant August 16, 1953 –
November 3, 1953 		83rd

Harrison A. Williams Jr.
(Plainfield) 		Democratic November 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1957 		83rd
84th 		Elected to finish Case's term.
Re-elected in 1954.
Lost re-election.

Florence P. Dwyer
(Elizabeth) 		Republican January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1967 		85th
86th
87th
88th
89th 		Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
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.
Re-elected in 1968.
Resigned when elected governor. 		1967–1969
[data 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 		Elected to finish Cahill's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
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
117th
118th 		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.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022. 		1993–2003
parts of Middlesex and Monmouth
2003–2013
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parts of Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset (Franklin), and Union (Plainfield)
2013–2023:

parts of Middlesex and Monmouth
2023–present:

parts of Middlesex and Monmouth

Recent election results

2012

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2012[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Pallone (incumbent) 151,782 63.3
Republican Anna Little 84,360 35.2
Libertarian Len Flynn 1,392 0.6
Independent Karen Zaletel 868 0.4
Independent Mac Dara Lyden 830 0.3
Reform Hebrert Tarbous 406 0.2
Total votes 239,638 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Pallone (incumbent) 72,190 59.9
Republican Anthony E. Wilkinson 46,891 38.9
Libertarian Dorit Goikhman 1,376 1.2
Total votes 120,457 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2016 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Pallone (incumbent) 167,895 63.7
Republican Brent Sonnek-Schmelz 91,908 34.9
Green Rajit B. Malliah 1,912 0.7
Libertarian Judith Shamy 1,720 0.7
Total votes 263,435 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2018[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Pallone Jr. (incumbent) 140,752 63.6
Republican Richard J. Pezzullo 80,443 36.4
Total votes 221,195 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2020[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Pallone Jr. (incumbent) 199,648 61.2
Republican Christian Onuoha 126,760 38.8
Total votes 326,408 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2022[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Pallone (incumbent) 106,238 57.5
Republican Sue Kiley 75,839 41.0
Libertarian Tara Fisher 1,361 0.7
Independent Inder Soni 947 0.5
Independent Eric Antisell 534 0.3
Total votes 184,919 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ a b "PVI Map and District List". The Cook Political Report. September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "New Jersey Congressional Districts: 2022-2031" (PDF). New Jersey Redistricting Commission. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ [1], New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2021. Accessed November 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. December 2, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  8. ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Official General Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "2022 Official General Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State - Division of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

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