New Jersey's 6th congressional district

"NJ 6" redirects here. For New Jersey Route 6, see U.S. Route 46.

New Jersey's 6th congressional district
Current Representative		Frank Pallone (D–Long Branch)
Distribution	99.76% urban, 0.24% rural
Population (2000)	647,258
Median income	$55,681
Ethnicity	67.5% White, 16.8% Black, 8.4% Asian, 11.7% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 3.4% other
Cook PVI	D+8

New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Frank Pallone. In the 2010 election, Pallone defeated Republican Anna C. Little, the Mayor of Highlands Borough.

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2000 Census), the district contains all or portions of four counties and 40 municipalities.

Middlesex County:

Dunellen, Edison (part; also 7), Highland Park, Metuchen, Middlesex, New Brunswick, Old Bridge Township (part; also 12), Piscataway Township, Sayreville, South Amboy

Monmouth County:

Aberdeen Township, Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Atlantic Highlands, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Hazlet Township, Highlands, Interlaken, Keansburg, Keyport, Lake Como, Loch Arbour, Long Branch, Manalapan Township (part; also 12), Marlboro Township (part; also 12), Matawan, Middletown Township (part; also 12), Monmouth Beach, Neptune City, Neptune Township, Ocean Township, Red Bank, Sea Bright, Union Beach, West Long Branch

Somerset County:

Franklin Township (part near New Brunswick; also 12)

Union County:

Plainfield

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 60 - 39%
2004	President	Kerry 57 - 43%
2000	President	Gore 61 - 35%

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created March 4, 1873
Marcus L. Ward	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Frederick H. Teese	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Thomas B. Peddie	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
John L. Blake	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
Phineas Jones	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
William H.F. Fiedler	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Herman Lehlbach	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
Thomas D. English	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895
Richard W. Parker	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903		redistricted to the 7th district
William Hughes	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Henry C. Allen	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
William Hughes	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – September 27, 1912		resigned after appointment as judge of Court of Common Pleas of Passaic County
Vacant		September 27, 1912 – November 5, 1912
Archibald C. Hart	Democratic	November 5, 1912 – March 3, 1917
Lewis J. Martin	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – May 5, 1913		died
Vacant		May 5, 1913 – July 22, 1913
Archibald C. Hart	Democratic	July 22, 1913 – March 3, 1917
John R. Ramsey	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921
Randolph Perkins	Republican	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1933		redistricted to the 7th district
Donald H. McLean	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945
Clifford P. Case	Republican	January 3, 1945 – August 16, 1953		resigned
Vacant		August 16, 1953 – November 3, 1953
Harrison A. Williams, Jr.	Democratic	November 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957
Florence P. Dwyer	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967		redistricted to the 12th district
William T. Cahill	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 19, 1970		redistricted from the 1st district, resigned after being elected Governor of New Jersey
Vacant		January 19, 1970 – November 3, 1970
Edwin B. Forsythe	Republican	November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1983		redistricted to the 13th district
Bernard J. Dwyer	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993		redistricted from the 15th district
Frank Pallone, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – Present		redistricted from the 3rd district, Incumbent

References

• 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