New Jersey's 3rd congressional district

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New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
Current Representative		Jon Runyan (R–Mount Laurel Township)
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 currently represented by Republican Jon Runyan. It is a swing district, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+1. Former NFL player Republican Jon Runyan defeated John Adler in the 2010 House elections. [1]

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 three counties and 52 municipalities.

Burlington County: (28)

Bass River Township, Beverly, Burlington Township (part, also 4), Cinnaminson Township, Delanco Township, Delran Township, Eastampton Township, Edgewater Park Township, Evesham Township, 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

Camden County: (1)

Cherry Hill Township.

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%

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	Democratic	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 6, 2009 – January 3, 2011	Cherry Hill
Jon Runyan	Republican	January 3, 2011 –Present	Mount Laurel Township	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