New Jersey's 10th congressional district Urban congressional district in New Jersey
New Jersey's 10th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Distribution Population (2023) 768,591 Median household $73,615[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+30[ 2]
New Jersey's 10th congressional district is an urban congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district consists of portions of Essex , Hudson and Union counties, and includes the cities of Newark and Orange . The district is majority African American and is represented in Congress by Democrat LaMonica McIver , who was sworn in on September 23, 2024 to finish the term of the late Donald Payne, Jr.
The district was previously represented by Donald Payne Jr.'s father, Donald M. Payne Sr. , from 1989 to 2012, and became vacant as a result of the elder Payne's death on March 6, 2012. On November 15, 2012, Donald Payne Jr. was sworn into office and on January 3, 2013, he began serving his first full term.[ 3]
The 10th congressional district (together with the 9th) was created starting with the 58th United States Congress in 1903, based on redistricting predicated on the results of the 1900 census . It has been a Newark-based district since 1933, and has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1949. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+30, it is the most Democratic district in New Jersey.[ 2]
Counties and municipalities in the district
The district from 2003 to 2013 For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census ), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 18 municipalities.[ 4]
Essex County : (9)
Caldwell , East Orange , Essex Fells , Irvington , Montclair (part; also 11th ), Newark (part; also 8th ), Orange , Verona , West Orange Hudson County : (1)
Jersey City (part; also 8th )Union County : (8)
Cranford , Garwood , Hillside , Kenilworth , Linden (part; also 7th ), Roselle , Roselle Park , Union
Recent statewide election results
Recent election results
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Years
Cong
Electoral history
Counties/Towns
District established March 4, 1903
Allan Langdon McDermott (Jersey City )
Democratic
March 4, 1903 –
58th 59th
Redistricted from the 7th district re-elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 .
1903–1913 Jersey City
James A. Hamill (Jersey City )
Democratic
March 4, 1907 –
60th 61st 62nd
Elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 .12th district
Edward W. Townsend (Montclair )
Democratic
March 4, 1913 –
63rd
Redistricted from the 7th district re-elected in 1912 .
1913–1933
Frederick R. Lehlbach (Newark )
Republican
March 4, 1915 –
64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .12th district
Fred A. Hartley Jr. (Pittstown )
Republican
March 4, 1933 –
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th
Redistricted from the 8th district re-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 .Re-elected in 1946 .
1933–1967 Belleville , Bloomfield , Glen Ridge , Nutley and parts of Newark ) and Hudson (East Newark , Harrison , Kearney )
Peter W. Rodino (Newark )
Democratic
January 3, 1949 –
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th
Elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .Re-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 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .
1967–1973 Belleville , Bloomfield , Cedar Grove , Glen Ridge , Montclair , Nutley and parts of Newark )
1973–1983 East Orange , Glen Ridge , Newark )
1983–1985 East Orange , Irvington , Newark , and Orange ) and Union (Hillside )
1985–1993 East Orange , Glen Ridge , Irvington , Newark , and South Orange ) and Union (Hillside )
Donald M. Payne (Newark )
Democratic
January 3, 1989 –
101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th
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 .
1993–2003
2003–2013
Vacant
March 6, 2012 –
112th
Donald Payne Jr. (Newark )
Democratic
November 13, 2012 –
112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
Elected to finish his father's term .Elected to full term in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .
2013–2023 Hillside , Linden , Rahway , Roselle , Roselle Park and parts of Union Township )
2023–present Cranford , Hillside , Rahway , Roselle , Roselle Park , Union Township , and parts of Linden )
Vacant
April 24, 2024 –
118th
LaMonica McIver (Newark )
Democratic
September 23, 2024 –
118th
Elected to finish Payne's term .Re-elected in 2024 .
Notes
^ a b Not an actual political party. In New Jersey, independent candidates are allowed to choose a ballot label
References
^ "My Congressional District" .^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" .^ Hernandez, Raymond. "Donald M. Payne, First Black Elected to Congress From New Jersey, Dies at 77" , The New York Times
^ [1] , New Jersey Redistricting Commission , December 23, 2021. Accessed November 5, 2022.^ "Our Campaigns - NJ District 10 - Nov 08, 1988" .^ "Our Campaigns - NJ District 10 - Nov 06, 1990" .^ "Our Campaigns - NJ District 10 - Nov 03, 1992" .^ "Our Campaigns - NJ District 10 - Nov 08, 1994" .^ "Official List General Election Returns for the Office of House of Representatives for Election Held November 5, 1996" (PDF) . New Jersey Department of State . January 31, 1997. Retrieved January 24, 2022 .^ Official List Candidate Returns for House of Representatives for November 1998 General Election , New Jersey Department of State , December 1, 1998. Accessed January 24, 2022.^ Official List Candidate Returns for House of Representatives for November 2000 General Election , New Jersey Department of State , April 17, 2008. Accessed January 24, 2022.^ Official List Candidate Returns for House of Representatives for November 2002 General Election , New Jersey Department of State , December 3, 2002. Accessed January 24, 2022.^ Official List Candidate Returns for House of Representatives for November 2010 General Election , New Jersey Department of State , November 29, 2010. Accessed January 24, 2022.^ "2022 Official General Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF) . New Jersey Department of State - Division of Elections . Retrieved December 7, 2022 .^ "Official List, Candidates for House of Representatives For SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION 09/18/2024 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . July 31, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024 .
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