New Jersey's 3rd congressional district

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New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
District map as of 2013
Current Representative Tom MacArthur (R–Toms River)
Distribution 96.17% urban, 3.83% rural
Population (2000) 647,258
Median income $55,282
Ethnicity 85.6% White, 8.8% Black, 2.8% Asian, 3.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% other
Cook PVI R+1

New Jersey's Third Congressional District is represented by Republican Tom MacArthur.

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2000 Census), this congressional district contains all or portions of two counties and 52 municipalities in New Jersey.

Burlington County: (28)

Bass River Township, Beverly, Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, Burlington Township (part, also 4), Cinnaminson Township, Delanco Township, Delran Township, Eastampton Township, Edgewater Park Township, Evesham Township, Fieldsboro, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Moorestown Township, Mount Holly Township, Mount Laurel Township, New Hanover Township, North Hanover Township, Pemberton Borough, Pemberton Township, Riverside Township, Shamong Township (part, also 2), Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township, Westampton Township, Willingboro Township, Woodland Township, Wrightstown

Ocean County: (23)

Barnegat, Barnegat Light, Beach Haven, Beachwood, Berkeley Township, Eagleswood Township, Harvey Cedars, Island Heights, Lacey Township, Lavallette, Little Egg Harbor Township, Long Beach Township, Ocean Gate, Ocean Township, Pine Beach, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Ship Bottom, South Toms River, Stafford Township, Surf City, Toms River Township, Tuckerton

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2008 President Obama 52 – 47%
2004 President Bush 51 – 49%
2000 President Gore 54 – 43%

List of representatives

Representative Party Years District home Note
District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district in 1799
James Linn Democratic-Republican March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1801 Hunterdon and Somerset Counties
District organized to New Jersey's At-large congressional district in 1801

1813–1815: Two seats

From 1813 to 1815, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket. This district was organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district.

Seat A

Representative Party Years District home Note
William Coxe, Jr. Federalist March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815 Burlington Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties

Seat B

Representative Party Years District home Note
Jacob Hufty Federalist March 4, 1813 – May 20, 1814 Salem Redistricted from the At-large congressional district, died
Vacant May 20, 1814 – November 2, 1814
Thomas Bines Democratic-Republican November 2, 1814 – March 4, 1815 Pennsville

District organized to New Jersey's At-large congressional district in 1815

1843–present: One seat

Representative Party Years District home Note
District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district
Isaac G. Farlee Democratic March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845 Flemington Hunterdon, Sussex, and Warren Counties
John Runk Whig March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1847 Kingwood Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset Counties
Joseph E. Edsall Democratic March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849 Hamburg Redistricted from the 4th congressional district (return to 1843 alignment)
Isaac Wildrick Democratic March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1853 Blairstown
Samuel Lilly Democratic March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 Lambertville Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, and Warren Counties
James Bishop Opposition March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857 New Brunswick
Garnett Adrain Democratic March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859 New Brunswick
Lecompton Democrat March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861
William G. Steele Democratic March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865 Somerville Union County added 1862
Charles Sitgreaves Democratic March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1869 Phillipsburg
John T. Bird Democratic March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873 Flemington
Amos Clark, Jr. Republican March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 Elizabeth Middlesex, Monmouth, and Union Counties
Miles Ross Democratic March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883 New Brunswick
John Kean Republican March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 Elizabeth
Robert S. Green Democratic March 4, 1885 – January 17, 1887 Elizabeth resigned after being elected Governor of New Jersey
Vacant January 17, 1887 – March 3, 1887
John Kean Republican March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889
Jacob A. Geissenhainer Democratic March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1895 Middlesex, Monmouth, and Somerset Counties from 1892
Benjamin F. Howell Republican March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1911 Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean Counties from 1902
Thomas J. Scully Democratic March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1921
T. Frank Appleby Republican March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923
Elmer H. Geran Democratic March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925
Vacant March 3, 1925 – November 3, 1925
Stewart H. Appleby Republican November 3, 1925 – March 4, 1927 installed after special election due to death of rep-elect T. Frank Appleby
Harold G. Hoffman Republican March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1931
William H. Sutphin Democratic March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1943 Part of Middlesex County north of the Raritan River removed 1932
James C. Auchincloss Republican January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1965 Remainder of Middlesex County to the new 15th District 1962
James J. Howard Democratic January 3, 1965 – March 25, 1988 died From 1966 election New Jersey Districts no longer follow county lines.
Vacant March 25, 1988 – November 8, 1988
Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic November 8, 1988 – January 3, 1993 Long Branch Redistricted to the 6th congressional district
H. James Saxton Republican January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009 Mount Holly Redistricted from the 13th congressional district
John Adler Democratic January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 Cherry Hill
Jon Runyan Republican January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015 Mount Laurel Township
Tom MacArthur Republican January 3, 2015 – Toms River Incumbent

References

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