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District established March 4, 1799
James H. Imlay (Allentown )
Federalist
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801
6th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1798 . Retired.
1799–1801 Burlington and Monmouth
District dissolved March 3, 1801
District re-established March 4, 1843
Littleton Kirkpatrick (New Brunswick )
Democratic
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
28th
Elected in 1842 . Retired.
1843–1845 Middlesex , Morris , and Somerset
Joseph E. Edsall (Hamburg )
Democratic
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
29th
Elected in 1844 . Redistricted to the 3rd district .
1845–1847 Morris , Sussex , and Warren
John Van Dyke (New Brunswick )
Whig
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
30th 31st
Elected in 1846 .Re-elected in 1848 . Retired.
1847–1853 Middlesex , Morris , and Somerset
George H. Brown (Somerville )
Whig
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
32nd
Elected in 1850 . Retired.
George Vail (Morristown )
Democratic
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857
33rd 34th
Elected in 1852 .Re-elected in 1854 . Retired.
1853–1863 Bergen , Morris , Passaic , and Sussex
John Huyler (Hackensack )
Democratic
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
35th
Elected in 1856 . Lost re-election as a Lecompton Democrat .
Jetur R. Riggs (Paterson )
Anti-Lecompton Democratic
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
36th
Elected in 1858 . Retired.
George T. Cobb (Morristown )
Democratic
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
37th
Elected in 1860 . Retired.
Andrew J. Rogers (Newton )
Democratic
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867
38th 39th
Elected in 1862 .Re-elected in 1864 . Lost re-election.
1863–1873 Bergen , Essex (except Newark ), Morris , Passaic , and Sussex
John Hill (Boonton )
Republican
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873
40th 41st 42nd
Elected in 1866 .Re-elected in 1868 .Re-elected in 1870 . Retired.
Robert Hamilton (Newton )
Democratic
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
43rd 44th
Elected in 1872 .Re-elected in 1874 . Retired.
1873–1893 Hunterdon , Somerset , Sussex , and Warren
Alvah A. Clark (Somerville )
Democratic
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
45th 46th
Elected in 1876 .Re-elected in 1878 . Retired.
Henry S. Harris (Belvidere )
Democratic
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
47th
Elected in 1880 . Lost re-election.
Benjamin F. Howey (Columbia )
Republican
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
48th
Elected in 1882 . Retired.
James N. Pidcock (Whitehouse Station )
Democratic
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889
49th 50th
Elected in 1884 .Re-elected in 1886 . Retired.
Samuel Fowler (Newton )
Democratic
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
51st 52nd
Elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 . Retired.
Johnston Cornish (Washington )
Democratic
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
53rd
Elected in 1892 . Lost re-election.
1893–1903 Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, and Warren
Mahlon Pitney (Morristown )
Republican
March 4, 1895 – January 10, 1899
54th 55th
Elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 .Re-elected in 1898 but resigned on election to New Jersey State Senate .
Vacant
January 10, 1899 – March 3, 1899
55th
Joshua S. Salmon (Boonton )
Democratic
March 4, 1899 – May 6, 1902
56th 57th
Elected to finish Pitney's term .Re-elected in 1900 . Died.
Vacant
May 6, 1902 – June 18, 1902
57th
De Witt C. Flanagan (Morristown )
Democratic
June 18, 1902 – March 3, 1903
Elected to finish Salmon's term . Retired.
William M. Lanning (Trenton )
Republican
March 4, 1903 – June 6, 1904
58th
Elected in 1902 . Resigned on appointment as district judge of 3rd circuit.
1903–1933 Hunterdon , Mercer , and Somerset
Vacant
June 6, 1904 – November 8, 1904
Ira W. Wood (Trenton )
Republican
November 8, 1904 – March 3, 1913
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd
Elected to finish Lanning's term .Also elected to the next full term .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 . Retired.
Allan B. Walsh (Trenton )
Democratic
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
63rd
Elected in 1912 . Lost re-election.
Elijah C. Hutchinson (Trenton )
Republican
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923
64th 65th 66th 67th
Elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 . Lost re-election.
Charles Browne (Princeton )
Democratic
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
68th
Elected in 1922 . Lost re-election.
Charles A. Eaton (North Plainfield )
Republican
March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933
69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 . Redistricted to the 5th district .
D. Lane Powers (Trenton )
Republican
March 4, 1933 – August 30, 1945
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th
Elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 .Re-elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 . Resigned to become member of New Jersey Public Utilities Commission.
1933–1967 Burlington and Mercer
Vacant
August 30, 1945 – November 6, 1945
79th
Frank A. Mathews Jr. (Riverton )
Republican
November 6, 1945 – January 3, 1949
79th 80th
Elected to finish Powers's term .Re-elected in 1946 . Retired.
Charles R. Howell (Pennington )
Democratic
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1955
81st 82nd 83rd
Elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Frank Thompson Jr. (Trenton )
Democratic
January 3, 1955 – December 29, 1980
84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th
Elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 . Lost re-election and resigned early.
1967–1971 : Hunterdon, Mercer, Sussex, and Warren
1971–1973 :[data missing ]
1973–1983 : Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Ocean
Vacant
December 29, 1980 – January 3, 1981
96th
Chris Smith (Manchester Township )
Republican
January 3, 1981 – present
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
Elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .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 .
1983–1985 : Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Monmouth
1985–1993 : Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean
1993–2003 : Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean
2003–2013 : Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean
2013–2023 : Parts of Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean
2023–present : Parts of Monmouth and Ocean