New Jersey's 2nd congressional district

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New Jersey's 2nd congressional district
Current Representative		Frank LoBiondo (R–Ventnor)
Distribution	79.10% urban, 20.90% rural
Population (2000)	647,258
Median income	$44,173
Ethnicity	75.4% White, 14.7% Black, 2.4% Asian, 10.3% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 1.4% other
Cook PVI	D+1

New Jersey's Second Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Frank LoBiondo.

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 7 counties and 82 municipalities.

Atlantic County:

all 23 municipalities

Burlington County:

Shamong Township (part, also 3)

Washington Township

Camden County:

Waterford Township

Cape May County:

all 16 municipalities

Cumberland County:

all 14 municipalities

Gloucester County:

Clayton, Elk Township, Franklin Township, Glassboro, Harrison Township, Mantua Township (part, also 1), Newfield, Pitman, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro, Woolwich Township

Salem County:

all 15 municipalities

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 54 - 45%
2004	President	Bush 50 - 49%
2000	President	Gore 54 - 43%

List of Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	District information	Notes
District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district in 1799
Aaron Kitchell	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	Hanover	Morris and Sussex 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	District information	Notes
James Schureman	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	New Brunswick	Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Somerset Counties

Seat B

Representative	Party	Years	District home	District information	Notes
Richard Stockton	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	Princeton

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

1843 - present: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	District home	District information	Notes
District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district
George Sykes	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Mount Holly	Burlington, Mercer, and Monmouth Counties
Samuel G. Wright	Whig	March 4, 1845 – July 30, 1845	Imlaystown	Mercer County removed to the 3rd District 1844-46	Died
Vacant		July 30, 1845 – November 4, 1845
George Sykes	Democratic	November 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Mount Holly
William A. Newell	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	Allentown
Charles Skelton	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	Trenton	Ocean County created from Monmouth (1850)
George R. Robbins	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Hamilton Square
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
John L.N. Stratton	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	Mount Holly
George Middleton	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Allentown
William A. Newell	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	Allentown
Charles Haight	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871
Samuel C. Forker	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
Samuel A. Dobbins	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	Mount Holly	Atlantic, Burlington, Mercer, and Ocean Counties
John H. Pugh	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Hezekiah B. Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
J. Hart Brewer	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885
James Buchanan	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893
John J. Gardner	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1913		Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, and Cumberland Counties from 1902
J. Thompson Baker	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Isaac Bacharach	Republican	March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937		Burlington County removed to 4th District from 1932.
Elmer H. Wene	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
Walter S. Jeffries	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
Elmer H. Wene	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945
T. Millet Hand	Republican	January 3, 1945 – December 26, 1956			Died
Vacant		December 26, 1956 – November 5, 1957
Milton W. Glenn	Republican	November 5, 1957 – January 3, 1965
Thomas C. McGrath, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
Charles W. Sandman, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975		Salem County added 1966, District redrawn not following County lines 1970.
William J. Hughes	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1995
Frank A. LoBiondo	Republican	January 3, 1995 – Present			Incumbent

Electoral history

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New Jersey's 2nd congressional district: Results 1970–2006

Year		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct
1970		William J. Hughes	64,882	48%		Charles W. Sandman, Jr.	69,392	52%
1972		John D. Rose	69,374	34%		Charles W. Sandman, Jr.	133,096	66%
1974		William J. Hughes	109,763	57%		Charles W. Sandman, Jr.	79,064	41%		Andrew Wenger	Independent	2,693	1%
1976		William J. Hughes	141,753	62%		James R. Hurley	87,915	38%
1978		William J. Hughes	112,768	66%		James H. Biggs	56,997	34%
1980		William J. Hughes	135,437	57%		Beech N. Fox	97,072	41%		Robert C. Rothhouse	Libertarian	2,262	1%		Adele Frisch	Socialist Labor	939	<1%
1982		William J. Hughes	102,826	68%		John J. Mahoney	47,069	31%		Bruce Powers	Libertarian	1,233	1%
1984		William J. Hughes	132,841	63%		Raymond G. Massie	77,231	37%
1986		William J. Hughes	83,821	68%		Alfred J. Bennington, Jr.	35,167	29%		Len Smith	Pro Life, Anti-Abortion	3,812	3%
1988		William J. Hughes	134,505	66%		Kirk W. Conover	67,759	33%		Richard A. Schindewolf, Jr.	Pro-Life Conservative	2,372	1%
1990		William J. Hughes	97,698	88%		(no candidate)				William A. Kanengiser	Populist	13,120	12%
1992		William J. Hughes	132,465	56%		Frank A. LoBiondo	98,315	41%		Roger W. Bacon	Libertarian	2,575	1%		Joseph Ponczek	Anti-Tax	2,067	1%		Andrea Lippi	Freedom, Equality, Prosperity	1,605	1%
1994		Louis N. Magazzu	56,151	35%		Frank A. LoBiondo	102,566	65%
1996		Ruth Katz	83,890	38%		Frank A. LoBiondo	133,131	60%		David Rodger Headrick	Independent	1,439	1%		Judith Lee Azaren	Independent	1,174	1%		Andrea Lippi	Independent	1,084	<1%
1998		Derek Hunsberger	43,563	31%		Frank A. LoBiondo	93,248	66%		Glenn Campbell	Independent	2,955	2%		Mary A. Whittam	Independent	1,748	1%
2000		Edward G. Janosik	74,632	32%		Frank A. LoBiondo	155,187	66%		Robert Gabrielsky	Independent	3,252	1%		Constantino Rozzo	Independent	788	<1%
2002		Steven A. Farkas	47,735	28%		Frank A. LoBiondo	116,834	69%		Roger Merle	Green	1,739	1%		Michael J. Matthews, Jr.	Libertarian	1,720	1%		Costantino Rozzo	Socialist	771	<1%
2004		Timothy J. Robb	86,792	33%		Frank A. LoBiondo	172,779	65%		Willie Norwood	Jobs Equality Business	1,993	1%		Michael J. Matthews, Jr.	Libertarian	1,767	1%		Jose David Alcantara	Green	1,516	1%		Costantino Rozzo	Socialist Party USA	595	<1%
2006		Viola Thomas-Hughes	62,364	35%		Frank A. LoBiondo	109,040	62%		Robert E. Mullock	Preserve Green Space	1,993	2%		Lynn Merle	A New Direction	957	1%		Thomas Fanslau	We The People	587	<1%		Willie Norwood	Socialist Party USA	368	<1%
2008		David C. Kurkowski	110,990	39%		Frank A. LoBiondo	167,701	59%		Jason M. Grover	Green	1,763	1%		Peter Frank Boyce	Constitution	1,551	1%		Gary Stein	Rock the Boat	1,312	<1%		Costantino Rozzo	Socialist Party USA	648	<1%

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