New Jersey's 4th congressional district

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New Jersey's 4th congressional district
Current Representative		Chris Smith (R–Hamilton)
Distribution	93.08% urban, 6.92% rural
Population (2000)	647,258
Median income	$54,073
Ethnicity	85.3% White, 7.8% Black, 2.3% Asian, 7.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% other
Cook PVI	R+6

New Jersey's 4th Congressional District elects one member of congress by the first past the post method, it is currently represented by Republican Chris Smith. He has represented the district since 1981.

Smith comfortably won re-election in the 2008 election against challenger Joshua M. Zeitz.

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 4 counties and 40 municipalities.

Burlington County:

Bordentown Township, Bordentown, Burlington Township, Burlington, Chesterfield Township, Eastampton Township, Fieldsboro, Florence Township, Mansfield Township, North Hanover Township, Springfield Township, Westampton Township, Wrightstown (part)

Mercer County

East Windsor Township, Hamilton Township, Hightstown, Robbinsville Township (known as Washington Township until 2007), Trenton (part)

Monmouth County

Allentown, Brielle, Colts Neck Township, Farmingdale, Howell Township, Manasquan, Millstone Township, Roosevelt, Spring Lake Heights (part), Freehold Township (part), Upper Freehold Township, Wall Township

Ocean County

Bay Head, Brick Township, Jackson Township, Lakehurst, Lakewood, Manchester Township, Mantoloking, Plumsted Township, Point Pleasant Beach, Point Pleasant

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	McCain 52 - 47%
2004	President	Bush 56 - 44%
2000	President	Gore 50 - 46%

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district
James H. Imlay	Federalist	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	Allentown	Burlington and Monmouth Counties
District organized to New Jersey's At-large congressional district
District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district
Littleton Kirkpatrick	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	New Brunswick	Middlesex, Morris, and Somerset Counties
Joseph E. Edsall	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Hamburg	Morris, Sussex, and Warren Counties 1844-1846, Edsall to the 3rd District
John Van Dyke	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	New Brunswick	Return to 1843 alignment
George H. Brown	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Somerville
George Vail	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857	Morristown	Bergen, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex Counties
John Huyler	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Hackensack
Jetur R. Riggs	Anti-Lecompton Democrat	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Paterson
George T. Cobb	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Morristown
Andrew J. Rogers	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	Newton	Essex County except City of Newark added
John Hill	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	Boonton
Robert Hamilton	Democratic	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1877	Newton	Hunterdon, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren Counties
Alvah A. Clark	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
Henry S. Harris	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Benjamin F. Howey	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
James N. Pidcock	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889
Samuel Fowler	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
Johnston Cornish	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895		Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, and Warren Counties
Mahlon Pitney	Republican	March 4, 1895 – January 10, 1899		resigned on election to New Jersey State Senate
Vacant		January 10, 1899 – March 3, 1899
Joshua S. Salmon	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – May 6, 1902		died
Vacant		May 6, 1902 – June 18, 1902
De Witt C. Flanagan	Democratic	June 18, 1902 – March 3, 1903
William M. Lanning	Republican	March 4, 1903 – June 6, 1904		resigned on appointment as district judge of 3rd circuit / Hunterdon, Mercer, and Somerset Counties
Vacant		June 6, 1904 – November 8, 1904
Ira W. Wood	Republican	November 8, 1904 – March 3, 1913
Allan B. Walsh	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Elijah C. Hutchinson	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923
Charles Browne	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Charles A. Eaton	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933		redistricted to 5th district
D. Lane Powers	Republican	March 4, 1933 – August 30, 1945		resigned to become member of New Jersey Public Utilities Commission / Burlington and Mercer Counties
Vacant		August 30, 1945 – November 6, 1945
Frank A. Mathews, Jr.	Republican	November 6, 1945 – January 3, 1949
Charles R. Howell	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1955
Frank Thompson, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – December 29, 1980		resigned / Hunterdon, Mercer, Sussex, and Warren Counties 1966-1970
Vacant		December 29, 1980 – January 3, 1981
Chris Smith	Republican	January 3, 1981 – Present	Hamilton 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