# New Jersey's 6th congressional district

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. According to estimates from The Cook Political Report, the district became slightly more Democratic after redistricting.

## 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.
Middlesex County: (12)
    Carteret, Edison, Highland Park, Metuchen, New Brunswick, Old Bridge Township (part; also 12th; includes Laurence Harbor and Madison Park), 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; includes Leonardo and part of Belford, Fairview, North Middletown, and Port Monmouth), Monmouth Beach, Neptune City, Neptune Township, Oceanport, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright, Union Beach, West Long Branch

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 60% - 39% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 64% - 36% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 58% - 39% |
| 2017 | Governor | Murphy 56% - 41% |
| 2018 | Senate | Menendez 57% - 39% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 59% - 40% |
| 2020 | Senate | Booker 59% - 38% |
| 2021 | Governor | Murphy 53% - 46% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 52% - 45% |
| 2024 | Senate | Kim 54% - 43% |

## 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. | 1873–1893 Essex |
| Thomas B. Peddie (Newark) | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | 45th | Elected in 1876. Retired. | 1873–1893 Essex |
| John L. Blake (Orange) | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | 46th | Elected in 1878. Retired. | 1873–1893 Essex |
| Phineas Jones (Newark) | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Elected in 1880. Retired. | 1873–1893 Essex |
| William H.F. Fiedler (Newark) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Elected in 1882. Lost re-election. | 1873–1893 Essex |
| 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. | 1873–1893 Essex |
| Thomas D. English (Newark) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | 52nd 53rd | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election. | 1873–1893 Essex |
| 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. | 1903–1913 Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex |
| 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. | 1903–1913 Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 27, 1912 – November 5, 1912 | 62nd | | 1903–1913 Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex |
| Archibald C. Hart (Hackensack) | Democratic | November 5, 1912 – March 3, 1913 | 62nd | Elected to finish Hughes's term. Lost renomination. | 1903–1913 Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex |
| 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 | Vacant | May 5, 1913 – July 22, 1913 | 63rd | | 1913–1933 Bergen, Sussex, and Warren; northern Passaic (Bloomingdale, Ringwood, Wanaque, West Milford) |
| Archibald C. Hart (Hackensack) | Democratic | July 22, 1913 – March 3, 1917 | 63rd 64th | Elected to finish Martin's term. Re-elected in 1914. Retired. | 1913–1933 Bergen, Sussex, and Warren; northern Passaic (Bloomingdale, Ringwood, Wanaque, West Milford) |
| John R. Ramsey (Hackensack) | Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 | 65th 66th | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination. | 1913–1933 Bergen, Sussex, and Warren; northern Passaic (Bloomingdale, Ringwood, Wanaque, West Milford) |
| 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. | 1913–1933 Bergen, Sussex, and Warren; northern Passaic (Bloomingdale, Ringwood, Wanaque, West Milford) |
| 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. | 1933–1969 Union County |
| Vacant | Vacant | August 16, 1953 – November 3, 1953 | 83rd | | 1933–1969 Union County |
| 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. | 1933–1969 Union County |
| 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. | 1933–1969 Union County |
| 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] |
| 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. | 1969–1973 Burlington, parts of Camden and Ocean |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 19, 1970 – November 3, 1970 | 91st | | 1969–1973 Burlington, parts of Camden and Ocean |
| 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. | 1969–1973 Burlington, parts of Camden and Ocean |
| 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) |
| 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. | 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 119th | 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. Re-elected in 2024. | 1993–2003 parts of Middlesex and Monmouth |
| 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 119th | 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. Re-elected in 2024. | 2003–2013 parts of Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset (Franklin), and Union (Plainfield) |
| 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 119th | 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. Re-elected in 2024. | 2013–2023: parts of Middlesex and Monmouth |
| 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 119th | 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. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present: parts of Middlesex and Monmouth |

## Recent election results
### 2012

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 239,638 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 120,457 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 263,435 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

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

### 2020

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

### 2022

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2022 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 184,919 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |