New Jersey's at-large congressional district

New Jersey's at-large congressional district
New Jersey's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1789; 1801; 1815
Eliminated	1799; 1813; 1843
Years active	1789-1799; 1801-1813; 1815-1843

Beginning from its inception into statehood, New Jersey elected its representatives at-large instead of from individual districts. This continued for most years until 1843, with the exception of the years 1799-1801, and 1813-1815 when they were elected in districts. After 1843, New Jersey returned to district representation. Four at-large representatives were elected in 1789 until 1793 when a 5th representative was added. 6 seats were allocated beginning in 1803, continuing until at-large representation ceased in 1843.

List of members representing the district

Cong ress	Years	Seat A			Seat B			Seat C			Seat D			Seat E			Seat F
Cong ress	Years	Rep.	Party	Electoral history	Rep.	Party	Electoral history	Rep.	Party	Electoral history	Rep.	Party	Electoral history	Rep.	Party	Electoral history	Rep.	Party	Electoral history
1st	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791	Elias Boudinot (Elizabethtown)	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1791. Re-elected in 1792. Retired.	Thomas Sinnickson (Salem)	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.	James Schureman (New Brunswick)	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.	Lambert Cadwalader (Trenton)	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.	Seat created in 1793			Seat created in 1803
2nd	March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793				Abraham Clark (Rahway)	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1791. Re-elected in 1792. Died.	Jonathan Dayton (Elizabethtown)	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1791. Re-elected in 1792. Re-elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1797. Redistricted to the 3rd district and retired to run for U.S. Senator.	Aaron Kitchell (Hanover Township)	Anti-Admin.	Elected in 1791. Lost re-election.	Seat created in 1793
3rd	March 4, 1793 – September 15, 1794				Abraham Clark (Rahway)	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1791. Re-elected in 1792. Died.				Lambert Cadwalader (Trenton)	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1792. Lost re-election.	John Beatty (Princeton)	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1792. Lost re-election.
	September 15, 1794 – January 29, 1795				Vacant
	January 29, 1795 – March 3, 1795				Aaron Kitchell (Hanover Township)	Anti-Admin.	Elected in 1794 and elected to finish Clark's term. Lost re-election.
4th	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797	Thomas Henderson (Freehold)	Fed.	Elected in 1794. Lost re-election.	Aaron Kitchell (Hanover Township)	Dem.-Rep.			Fed.		Isaac Smith (Trenton)	Fed.	Elected in 1794. Retired.	Mark Thomson (Changewater)	Fed.	Elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1797. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.
5th	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799	James Schureman (New Brunswick)	Fed.	Elected in 1797. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election.	James H. Imlay (Allentown)	Fed.	Elected in 1797. Redistricted to the 4th district and re-elected.		Fed.		Thomas Sinnickson (Salem)	Fed.	Elected in 1797. Redistricted to the 5th district. but unknown if then retired or lost.	Mark Thomson (Changewater)	Fed.
6th	March 4, 1799– March 3, 1801	District representation only			District representation only			District representation only			District representation only			District representation only
7th	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	John Condit (Orange)	Dem.-Rep.	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1800. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	Ebenezer Elmer (Bridgeton)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1800. Re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Lost re-election.	William Helms (Hackettstown)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1800. Re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired.	James Mott (Middletown)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1800. Re-elected in 1803. Retired.	Henry Southard (Basking Ridge)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1800. Re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired.
8th	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	Adam Boyd (Hackensack)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1803. Retired.							James Mott (Middletown)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1800. Re-elected in 1803. Retired.				James Sloan (Newton Township)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired.
9th	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807	Ezra Darby (Scotch Plains)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Died.							John Lambert (Lambertville)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired.
10th	March 4, 1807 – January 27, 1808	Ezra Darby (Scotch Plains)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Died.	Thomas Newbold (Springfield Township)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Retired.
	January 27, 1808 – March 8, 1808	Vacant
	March 8, 1808 – March 3, 1809	Adam Boyd (Hackensack)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected to finish Darby's term. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election.
11th	March 4, 1809 – September 12, 1810										James Cox (Monmouth)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1808. Died.				Jacob Hufty (Salem)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 3rd district and re-elected in 1813. Died May 20, 1814.
	September 12, 1810 – October 31, 1810										Vacant
	October 31, 1810 – March 3, 1811										John A. Scudder (Monmouth)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected to finish Cox's term. Retired.
12th	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813							Lewis Condict (Morristown)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 1st district and re-elected in 1813.	George C. Maxwell (Raritan)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1810. Retired.	James Morgan (South Amboy)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.
13th	March 4, 1813– March 3, 1815	District representation only			District representation only			District representation only			District representation only			District representation only			District representation only
14th	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	Ezra Baker (Tuckerton)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1814. Retired.	Ephraim Bateman (Cedarville)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Retired.	Thomas Ward (Newark)	Dem.-Rep.	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1814. Retired.	Benjamin Bennet (Middletown)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Lost re-election.	Henry Southard (Basking Ridge)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Retired.	Lewis Condict (Morristown)	Dem.-Rep.	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1814. Retired.
15th	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	Joseph Bloomfield (Burlington)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Retired.				Charles Kinsey (Paterson)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1816. Lost re-election.	Benjamin Bennet (Middletown)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Lost re-election.				John Linn (Monroe)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Died.
16th	March 4, 1819 – November 4, 1819							John Condit (Orange)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1818. Resigned to become assistant collector of the Port of New York.	Bernard Smith (New Brunswick)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1818. Retired.
	November 4, 1819 – February 2, 1820							Vacant
	February 2, 1820 – January 5, 1821							Charles Kinsey (Paterson)	Dem.-Rep.	Elected to finish Condit's term and seated February 16, 1820. Retired.
	January 5, 1821 – March 3, 1821							Charles Kinsey (Paterson)	Dem.-Rep.								Vacant
17th	March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821	George Cassedy (Hackensack)	Dem.-Rep.^[a]	Elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election.				George Holcombe (Allentown)	Dem.-Rep.^[a]	Elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Died.	James Matlack (Woodbury)	Dem.-Rep.^[b]	Elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. Retired.	Samuel Swan (Somerville)	Dem.-Rep.^[a]	Elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Retired.	Vacant
17th	December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823																Lewis Condict (Morristown)	Dem.-Rep.^[a]	Elected October 8, 1821 to finish Linn's term and seated December 3, 1821. Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.
18th	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825				Daniel Garrison (Salem)	Dem.-Rep.^[a]	Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election.											Dem.-Rep.^[a]
19th	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827		Jack.		Daniel Garrison (Salem)	Jack.	Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election.		Jack.		Ebenezer Tucker (Tuckerton)	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired.		Anti-Jack.			Anti-Jack.
20th	March 4, 1827 – January 14, 1828	Isaac Pierson (Orange)	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Lost re-election.	Hedge Thompson (Salem)	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1826. Died.		Jack.
	January 14, 1828 – July 23, 1828				Hedge Thompson (Salem)	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1826. Died.	Vacant
	July 23, 1828 – December 1, 1828				Vacant			Vacant
	December 1, 1828 – March 3, 1829				Thomas Sinnickson (Salem)	Anti-Jack.	Elected November 4, 1828 only to finish Thompson's term and seated December 1, 1828. Was not a candidate to the next term.	James F. Randolph (New Brunswick)	Anti-Jack.	Elected November 4, 1828 to finish Holcombe's term and seated December 1, 1828. Also elected the same day to the next term. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.
21st	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831				Richard M. Cooper (Camden)	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.				Thomas H. Hughes (Cold Spring)	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.
22nd	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Silas Condit (Newark)	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1830. Retired.	Richard M. Cooper (Camden)	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.				Thomas H. Hughes (Cold Spring)	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.	Isaac Southard (Somerville)	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1830. Lost re-election.
23rd	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	Philemon Dickerson (Paterson)	Jack.	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Resigned to become Governor of New Jersey.	Samuel Fowler (Hamburg)	Jack.	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.	Thomas Lee (Port Elizabeth)	Jack.	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.	James Parker (Perth Amboy)	Jack.	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.	Ferdinand S. Schenck (Six Mile Run)	Jack.	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.	William N. Shinn (Mount Holly)	Jack.	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.
24th	March 4, 1835 – November 3, 1836	Philemon Dickerson (Paterson)	Jack.
	November 3, 1836 – December 5, 1836	Vacant
	December 5, 1836 – March 3, 1837	William Chetwood (Elzabethtown)	Jack.	Elected November 15–16, 1836 to finish Dickerson's term and seated December 5, 1836. Did not run for the next term.
25th	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	John B. Aycrigg (Hackensack)	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but not permitted to qualify.^[c]	William Halstead (Trenton)	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him. ^[c]	John P.B. Maxwell (Belvidere)	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him.^[c]	Joseph F. Randolph (New Brunswick)	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Retired.	Charles C. Stratton (Swedesboro)	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him.^[c]	Thomas J. Yorke (Salem)	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him.^[c]
26th	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	Philemon Dickerson (Paterson)	Dem.	Elected in 1838. Lost re-election.	William R. Cooper (Swedesboro)	Dem.	Elected in 1838. Retired.	Joseph Kille (Salem)	Dem.	Elected in 1838. Retired.				Daniel B. Ryall (Freehold)	Dem.	Elected in 1838. Retired.	Peter D. Vroom (Somerville)	Dem.	Elected in 1838. Lost re-election.
27th	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	John B. Aycrigg (Paramus)	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.	William Halstead (Trenton)	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.	John P.B. Maxwell (Belvidere)	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.				Charles C. Stratton (Swedesboro)	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.	Thomas J. Yorke (Salem)	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
^ Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e See Broad Seal War

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

[Jackson-1] Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

[Adams-Clay-2] Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

[BroadSealWar-3] See Broad Seal War

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