New Jersey 's congressional districts - wikipedia New Jersey 's congressional districts New Jersey 's congressional districts since 2013 There were 12 United States congressional districts in New Jersey based on results from the 2010 Census. There were once as many as 15. The fifteenth district was lost after the 1980 Census, the fourteenth district was lost after the 1990 Census, and the thirteenth district was lost after the 2010 Census. In the 114th Congress, Democrats hold six seats and Republicans hold six seats, representing New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives. The 115th Congress saw Democrats holding seven seats and Republicans holding five, with seven - term Republican incumbent Scott Garrett of the 5th District replaced by Democrat Josh Gottheimer. Contents 1 Current districts and representatives 2 Historical district boundaries 3 Obsolete districts 4 See also 5 References Current districts and Representatives List of members of the New Jersey United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts ' political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 12 members, including 7 Democrats, and 5 Republicans. District Representative Party CPVI Incumbency District map 1st Donald Norcross ( Camden ) Democratic D + 13 November 4, 2014 -- present 2nd Frank LoBiondo ( Ventnor ) Republican R + 1 January 3, 1995 -- present 3rd Tom MacArthur ( Toms River ) Republican R + 2 January 3, 2015 -- present 4th Chris Smith ( Hamilton Township ) Republican R + 8 January 3, 1981 -- present 5th Josh Gottheimer ( Wyckoff ) Democratic R + 3 January 3, 2017 -- present 6th Frank Pallone ( New Brunswick ) Democratic D + 9 January 3, 1993 -- present 7th Leonard Lance ( Clinton Township ) Republican R + 3 January 3, 2009 -- present 8th Albio Sires ( West New York ) Democratic D + 27 January 3, 2013 -- present 9th William Pascrell ( Paterson ) Democratic D + 16 January 3, 2013 -- present 10th Donald Payne, Jr. ( Newark ) Democratic D + 36 November 6, 2012 -- present 11th Rodney Frelinghuysen ( Frelinghuysen Township ) Republican R + 3 January 3, 1995 -- present 12th Bonnie Watson Coleman ( Ewing Township ) Democratic D + 16 January 3, 2015 -- present Historical district boundaries Below is a table of United States congressional district boundary maps for the State of New Jersey, presented chronologically. All redistricting events that took place in New Jersey in the decades between 1973 and 2013 are shown. Year Statewide map 1973 -- 1982 1983 -- 1984 1985 -- 1992 1993 -- 2002 2003 -- 2013 Since 2013 Obsolete districts 13th District, obsolete since 2010 census 14th District, obsolete since 1990 census 15th District, obsolete since 1980 census At - large District, obsolete since 1843 See also United States portal New Jersey portal United States congressional delegations from New Jersey List of United States congressional districts References Jump up ^ `` The national atlas ''. nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789 -- 2012 ''. Retrieved October 18, 2014. New Jersey 's congressional districts Current districts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th All districts At - large 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th The At - large and 13th -- 15th districts are obsolete. See also New Jersey 's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations Recent U.S. House elections in New Jersey : 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 All U.S. districts Apportionment Redistricting Gerrymandering New Jersey 's current delegation to the United States Congress Senators Bob Menendez ( D ) Cory Booker ( D ) Representatives ( ordered by district ) 1 : Donald Norcross ( D ) 2 : Frank LoBiondo ( R ) 3 : Tom MacArthur ( R ) 4 : Chris Smith ( R ) 5 : Josh Gottheimer ( D ) 6 : Frank Pallone ( D ) 7 : Leonard Lance ( R ) 8 : Albio Sires ( D ) 9 : Bill Pascrell ( D ) 10 : Donald Payne Jr. ( D ) 11 : Rodney Frelinghuysen ( R ) 12 : Bonnie Watson Coleman ( D ) Other states ' delegations Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Non-voting delegations American Samoa District of Columbia Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey%27s_congressional_districts&oldid=839813275 '' Categories : Congressional districts of New Jersey Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 5 May 2018, at 21 : 05 ( UTC ). 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