New Jersey's 3rd congressional district

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New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
District map as of 2013
Representative	Tom MacArthur R–Toms River
Distribution	96.17% urban 3.83% rural
Population (2000)	647,258
Median household income	55,282
Ethnicity	85.6% White 8.8% Black 3.8% Hispanic 2.8% Asian 0.4% other 0.2% Native American
Cook PVI	R+2

New Jersey's Third Congressional District is represented by Republican Tom MacArthur.

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), this congressional district contains all or portions of two counties and 53 municipalities:

Burlington County: (36)

Beverly, Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, Burlington City, Burlington Township, Chesterfield Township, Cinnaminson Township, Delanco Township, Delran Township, Eastampton Township, Edgewater Park Township, Evesham Township, Fieldsboro, Florence Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Mansfield 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, Riverton Borough, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Springfield Township, Tabernacle Township, Westampton Township, Willingboro Township, Woodland Township and Wrightstown

Ocean County: (17)

Barnegat Township, Beachwood, Berkeley Township, Brick Township, Island Heights, Lacey Township, Lavallette, Mantoloking, Ocean Gate, Ocean Township, Pine Beach, Point Pleasant (part), Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, South Toms River, Stafford Township (part) and Toms River Township

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2016	President	Trump 51 – 45%
2012	President	Obama 52 – 47%
2008	President	Obama 52 – 47%
2004	President	Bush 51 – 49%
2000	President	Gore 54 – 43%

List of 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 1815	Pennsville

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

1843–present: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note	Counties/Towns
District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district
Isaac G. Farlee	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Flemington		Hunterdon, Sussex, and Warren
John Runk	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Kingwood		Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset
Joseph E. Edsall	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Hamburg	Redistricted from the 4th congressional district (return to 1843 alignment)	Hunterdon, Sussex, and Warren
Isaac Wildrick	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	Blairstown
Samuel Lilly	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Lambertville		Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, and Warren
James Bishop	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	New Brunswick
Garnett Adrain	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	New Brunswick
	Lecompton Democrat	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
William G. Steele	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Somerville
		March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865			Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union, and Warren
Charles Sitgreaves	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	Phillipsburg
John T. Bird	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	Flemington
Amos Clark, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Elizabeth		Middlesex, Monmouth, and Union
Miles Ross	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	New Brunswick
John Kean	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 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 3, 1889
Jacob A. Geissenhainer	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
		March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895			Middlesex, Monmouth, and Somerset
Benjamin F. Howell	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903
		March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911			Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean
Thomas J. Scully	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921
T. Frank Appleby	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Elmer H. Geran	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Vacant (March 3, 1925 – November 3, 1925)
Stewart H. Appleby	Republican	November 3, 1925 – March 3, 1927		Installed after special election due to death of rep-elect T. Frank Appleby
Harold G. Hoffman	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1931
William H. Sutphin	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1943
		March 3, 1933 – January 3, 1943			Monmouth, Ocean, and parts of Middlesex (south of Raritan River)
James C. Auchincloss	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963
		January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965		remainder of Middlesex County to the new 15th District in 1962	Monmouth and Ocean
James J. Howard	Democratic	January 3, 1965– January 3, 1967	Spring Lake Heights	died in office
		January 3, 1967– January 3, 1969			Monmouth, parts of Middlesex (Sayreville, South Amboy, and Old Bridge), and parts of Ocean (Jackson, Lakewood, and Plumsted)
		January 3, 1969– January 3, 1973			Monmouth, parts of Middlesex (Old Bridge), and parts of Ocean (Jackson, Lakewood, and Plumsted)
		January 3, 1973– January 3, 1975			[data missing]
		January 3, 1975– January 3, 1983			Monmouth (excluding Aberdeen, Allentown, Roosevelt, and Upper Freehold) and parts of Ocean (Lakewood, Point Pleasant, and Point Pleasant Beach)
		January 3, 1983–January 3, 1985			parts of Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean
		January 3, 1985–March 25, 1988			coastal areas of Monmouth and Ocean
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, 2003	Mount Holly	redistricted from the 13th congressional district	parts of Camden, Burlington, and Ocean
		January 3, 2003–January 3, 2009			parts of Camden, Burlington, and Ocean
John Adler	Democratic	January 3, 2009– January 3, 2011	Cherry Hill
Jon Runyan	Republican	January 3, 2011– January 3, 2013	Mount Laurel Township
		January 3, 2013–January 3, 2015			parts of Burlington and Ocean
Tom MacArthur	Republican	January 3, 2015 –	Toms River	Incumbent

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present