New Jersey's 10th congressional district

New Jersey's 10th congressional district
New Jersey's 10th congressional district
	District map as of 2013
Representative	Donald Payne Jr.; D–Newark
Distribution	100.00% urban; 0.00% rural;
Population (2017)	781,893
Median household; income	$54,440
Ethnicity	51.7% Black; 27.8% White; 21.1% Hispanic; 10.1% other; 7.6% Asian; 0.3% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+36

New Jersey's 10th congressional district is an urban congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district consists of portions of Essex, Hudson and Union counties, and includes the cities of Newark and Orange.

The district's seat is represented by Democrat Donald Payne Jr. It was represented by his father, Donald M. Payne, from 1989 to 2012, and became vacant as a result of Payne's death from March 6, 2012, until November 15, 2012, when his son was sworn into office.^[3] He has also been elected to a full term starting on January 3, 2013.

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the district will contain portions of three counties and all or portions of 18 municipalities.^[4]

Essex County:

Bloomfield (part; also 11th), East Orange, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Maplewood, Montclair (part; also 11th), Newark (part; also 8th), Orange, South Orange, West Orange (part; also 11th)

Hudson County:

Bayonne (part; also 8th), Jersey City (part; also 8th)

Union County:

Hillside, Linden, Rahway, Roselle, Roselle Park, Union Township (part; also 7th)

History

The 10th congressional district (together with the 9th) was created starting with the 58th United States Congress in 1903, based on redistricting predicated on the results of the 1900 census.

Recent election results

Election results from U.S. presidential races

Year	Winner / Results
2000	Gore 83 - 16%
2004	Kerry 82 - 18%
2008	Obama 87 - 13%
2012	Obama 88 - 11.5%
2016	Clinton 85 - 13%

Election results from U.S. House races

1988

1988 election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald M. Payne, Newark	84,681	77.35%
	Republican	Michael Webb, East Orange	13,848	12.65%
	Independent	Anthony Imperiale, Newark	5,422	4.95%
	Socialist Workers	Mindy Birdno, Newark	4,539	4.15%
	Independent	Alvin Curtis, Jersey City	551	0.50%
	Independent	Alan Bowser, East Orange	432	0.40%
Majority			70,833	64.70%
Turnout			109,473	100.00%

1990

1990 election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald M. Payne	42,106	81.44%
	Republican	Howard E. Berkeley	8,954	17.32%
	Socialist Workers	George Mehrabian	643	1.24%
Majority			33,152	64.12%
Turnout			51,703	100.00%

1992

1992 election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald M. Payne	117,287	78.38%
	Republican	Alfred D. Palermo	30,160	20.16%
	Libertarian	Roberto Caraballo	1,272	0.85%
	Socialist Workers	William Theodore Leonard	913	0.61%
Majority			87,127	58.23%
Turnout			149,632	100.00%

1994

1994 election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald M. Payne	74,622	75.86%
	Republican	Jim Ford	21,524	21.88%
	Independent	Rose Monyek	1,598	1.63%
	Socialist Workers	Maurice Williams	624	0.63%
Majority			53,098	53.98%
Turnout			98,368	100.00%

List of members representing the district

Member	District Home	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Counties/Towns
District created March 4, 1903
Allan Langdon McDermott	Jersey City	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Redistricted from the 7th district. [data missing]	1903–1913 part of Jersey City
James A. Hamill	Jersey City	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913	60th 61st 62nd	[data missing] Redistricted to the 12th district.	1903–1913 part of Jersey City
Edward W. Townsend	Montclair	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Redistricted from the 7th district. [data missing]	1913–1933 parts of Essex (excluding Belleville, Bloomfield, East Orange, Glen Ridge, Nutley, Orange, and parts of Newark)
Frederick R. Lehlbach	Newark	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	[data missing] Redistricted to the 12th district.
Fred A. Hartley Jr.	Kearny	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1949	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Redistricted from the 8th district. [data missing]	1933–1967 parts of Essex (Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Nutley and parts of Newark) and Hudson (East Newark, Harrison, Kearney)
Peter W. Rodino	Newark	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1989	81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th	Elected in 1948. [data missing] Retired.
						1967–1973 parts of Essex (Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge, Montclair, Nutley and parts of Newark)
						1973–1983 parts of Essex (East Orange, Glen Ridge, Newark)
						1983–1985 parts of Essex (East Orange, Irvington, Newark, and Orange) and Union (Hillside)
						1985–1993 parts of Essex (East Orange, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Newark, and South Orange) and Union (Hillside)
Donald M. Payne	Newark	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – March 6, 2012	101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 1988. [data missing] Died.
						1993–2003 parts of Essex, Hudson, and Union
						2003–2013 parts of Essex, Hudson, and Union
Vacant			March 6, 2012 – November 6, 2012	112th
Donald Payne Jr.	Newark	Democratic	November 6, 2012 – present	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected to finish his father's term. Elected in 2012 to the next term. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018.
Donald Payne Jr.	Newark	Democratic	November 6, 2012 – present	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th		2013–present parts of Essex, Hudson, and Union (Hillside, Linden, Rahway, Roselle, Roselle Park and parts of Union Township)

References

^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=34&cd=10
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ Hernandez, Raymond. "Donald M. Payne, First Black Elected to Congress From New Jersey, Dies at 77", The New York Times, March 6, 2012. Accessed March 7, 2012. "Representative Donald M. Payne, a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus who achieved a long-held goal of becoming the first black congressman from New Jersey, died on Tuesday in Livingston, N.J. He was 77."
^ Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed November 6, 2016.
^ "Our Campaigns - NJ District 10 - Nov 08, 1988".
^ "Our Campaigns - NJ District 10 - Nov 06, 1990".
^ "Our Campaigns - NJ District 10 - Nov 03, 1992".
^ "Our Campaigns - NJ District 10 - Nov 08, 1994".

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New Jersey 2011 Congressional Redistricting Commission

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=34&cd=10

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[3] Hernandez, Raymond. "Donald M. Payne, First Black Elected to Congress From New Jersey, Dies at 77", The New York Times, March 6, 2012. Accessed March 7, 2012. "Representative Donald M. Payne, a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus who achieved a long-held goal of becoming the first black congressman from New Jersey, died on Tuesday in Livingston, N.J. He was 77."

[4] Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed November 6, 2016.

[5] "Our Campaigns - NJ District 10 - Nov 08, 1988".

[6] "Our Campaigns - NJ District 10 - Nov 06, 1990".

[7] "Our Campaigns - NJ District 10 - Nov 03, 1992".

[8] "Our Campaigns - NJ District 10 - Nov 08, 1994".

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