There currently are 12 United States

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based on results from the 2010 Census. There were once as many as 15. The was lost after the 1980 Census, the was lost after the 1990 Census, and the was lost after the 2010 Census. During the

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, Democrats held six seats, and Republicans held six seats, in New Jersey's delegation to the

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. The

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saw Democrats holding seven seats and Republicans holding five, with Democrat

Josh Gottheimer Joshua S. Gottheimer ( ; born March 8, 1975) is an American attorney, writer, and public policy adviser who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2017. The district stretches along the northern border of the state from New York City' ...

defeating seven-term Republican incumbent

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New Jersey's 5th congressional district New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Democrat Josh Gottheimer, who has served in Congress since 2017. The district stretches across the entire northern border of the state and contains most of Bergen County, as well as pa ...

. During the 2018 federal midterm elections, Democratic candidates

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, Jeff Van Drew, and Andy Kim won an additional four seats for their party. This left Chris Smith in the

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as the only Republican member of New Jersey's congressional delegation for the

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. Van Drew, however, left the Democratic Party on December 19, 2019, to become a Republican.

Current (until 2023 inauguration) districts and representatives

List of members of the New Jersey United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political ratings, according to the

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. The delegation has a total of 12 members, including 10 Democrats and 2 Republicans.

Historical district boundaries

Below is a table of United States congressional district boundary maps for the State of New Jersey, presented chronologically. All redistricting events that took place in New Jersey in the decades between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Obsolete districts

* 13th district, ''obsolete since 2010 census'' * 14th district, ''obsolete since 1990 census'' * 15th district, ''obsolete since 1980 census'' * At-large district, ''obsolete since 1843''

References

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Current (until 2023 inauguration) districts and representatives

Historical district boundaries

Obsolete districts

See also

References