New Jersey's 4th congressional district is a congressional district that stretches from the New Jersey shore to the central part of the state near the capital of Trenton. It has been represented by Republican Chris Smith since 1981, the second-longest currently serving member of the US House of Representatives. With a Cook PVI rating of R+8, it is by far the most Republican district in New Jersey.
New Jersey's 4th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2021) | 804,956 | ||
Median household income | $93,800[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | From 2013 to 2023: R+8[2] From 2023: R+14[3] |
In December 2021, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission adopted a new congressional map that will take effect in January 2023 for the following decade. In this map, the 4th district will lose its two towns in Mercer County, becoming entirely contained to Monmouth County and Ocean County.[4]
The district will become one of the most Republican-leaning districts in the northeastern United States following congressional redistricting in 2023.[citation needed]
For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the district includes 43 municipalities in parts of Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties.
Municipalities in the district are:[5][6]
Mercer County (2 municipalities)
Monmouth County (34)
Ocean County (7)
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Gore 50 - 46% |
2004 | President | Bush 56 - 44% |
2008 | President | McCain 52 - 47% |
2012 | President | Romney 54 - 45% |
2016 | President | Trump 56 - 41% |
2020 | President | Trump 55 - 44% |
Member District home |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral History | Counties/Towns |
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James H. Imlay (Allentown) |
Federalist | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
6th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1798. Retired. |
1799–1801 Burlington and Monmouth |
District unused | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1843 |
7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th |
Only at-large districts were used. | ||
Littleton Kirkpatrick (New Brunswick) |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1842. Retired. |
1843–1845 Middlesex, Morris, and Somerset |
Joseph E. Edsall (Hamburg) |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1844. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
1845–1847 Morris, Sussex, and Warren |
John Van Dyke (New Brunswick) |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
30th 31st |
Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired. |
1847–1853 Middlesex, Morris, and Somerset |
George H. Brown (Somerville) |
Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1850. Retired. | |
![]() George Vail (Morristown) |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 |
33rd 34th |
Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Retired. |
1853–1863 Bergen, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex |
![]() John Huyler (Hackensack) |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | Elected in 1856. Lost re-election as a Lecompton Democrat. | |
Jetur R. Riggs (Paterson) |
Anti-Lecompton Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | Elected in 1858. Retired. | |
![]() George T. Cobb (Morristown) |
Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860. Retired. | |
![]() Andrew J. Rogers (Newton) |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
38th 39th |
Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Lost re-election. |
1863–1873 Bergen, Essex (except Newark), Morris, Passaic, and Sussex |
![]() John Hill (Boonton) |
Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 |
40th 41st 42nd |
Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired. | |
![]() Robert Hamilton (Newton) |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
43rd 44th |
Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired. |
1873–1893 Hunterdon, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren |
![]() Alvah A. Clark (Somerville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired. | |
![]() Henry S. Harris (Belvidere) |
Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | Elected in 1880. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Benjamin F. Howey (Swedesboro) |
Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Elected in 1882. Retired. | |
![]() James N. Pidcock (Whitehouse Station) |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
49th 50th |
Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Retired. | |
Samuel Fowler (Ogdensburg) |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
51st 52nd |
Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Retired. | |
![]() Johnston Cornish (Washington) |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | Elected in 1892. Lost re-election. |
1893–1903 Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, and Warren |
![]() Mahlon Pitney (Morristown) |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – January 10, 1899 |
54th 55th |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898 but resigned on election to New Jersey State Senate. | |
Vacant | January 10, 1899 – March 3, 1899 |
55th | |||
![]() Joshua S. Salmon (Boonton) |
Democratic | March 4, 1899 – May 6, 1902 |
56th 57th |
Elected to finish Pitney's term. Re-elected in 1900. Died. | |
Vacant | May 6, 1902 – June 18, 1902 |
57th | |||
![]() De Witt C. Flanagan ([data unknown/missing]) |
Democratic | June 18, 1902 – March 3, 1903 |
Elected to finish Salmon's term. Retired. | ||
![]() William M. Lanning (Trenton) |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – June 6, 1904 |
58th | Elected in 1902. Resigned on appointment as district judge of 3rd circuit. |
1903–1933 Hunterdon, Mercer, and Somerset |
Vacant | June 6, 1904 – November 8, 1904 | ||||
![]() Ira W. Wood (Trenton) |
Republican | November 8, 1904 – March 3, 1913 |
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Elected to finish Lanning's term. Also elected to the next full term. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Retired. | |
![]() Allan B. Walsh (Trenton) |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | Elected in 1912. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Elijah C. Hutchinson (Trenton) |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 |
64th 65th 66th 67th |
Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Lost re-election. | |
Charles Browne (Princeton) |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
68th | Elected in 1922. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Charles A. Eaton (Scotch Plains) |
Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 |
69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 5th district. | |
D. Lane Powers (Trenton) |
Republican | March 4, 1933 – August 30, 1945 |
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th |
Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Resigned to become member of New Jersey Public Utilities Commission. |
1933–1967 Burlington and Mercer |
Vacant | August 30, 1945 – November 6, 1945 |
79th | |||
Frank A. Mathews Jr. (Camden) |
Republican | November 6, 1945 – January 3, 1949 |
79th 80th |
Elected to finish Powers's term. Re-elected in 1946. Retired. | |
![]() Charles R. Howell (Trenton) |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1955 |
81st 82nd 83rd |
Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
![]() Frank Thompson Jr. (Trenton) |
Democratic | January 3, 1955 – December 29, 1980 |
84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th |
Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election and resigned early. | |
1967–1971: Hunterdon, Mercer, Sussex, and Warren | |||||
1971–1973: [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1973–1983: Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Ocean | |||||
Vacant | December 29, 1980 – January 3, 1981 |
96th | |||
![]() Chris Smith (Manchester Township) |
Republican | January 3, 1981 – present |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |
1983–1985: Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Monmouth | |||||
1985–1993: Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean | |||||
1993–2003: Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean | |||||
2003–2013:![]() Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean | |||||
2013–present:![]() Parts of Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Smith (incumbent) | 195,146 | 63.7 | |
Democratic | Brian Froelich | 107,992 | 35.3 | |
Independent | Leonard Marshall | 3,111 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 306,247 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Smith (incumbent) | 118,826 | 68.0 | |
Democratic | Ruben M. Scolavino | 54,415 | 31.1 | |
Independent | Scott Neuman | 1,608 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 174,849 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Smith (incumbent) | 211,992 | 63.7 | |
Democratic | Lorna Phillipson | 111,532 | 33.5 | |
Independent | Hank Schroeder | 5,840 | 1.8 | |
Libertarian | Jeremy Marcus | 3,320 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 332,684 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Smith (incumbent) | 163,065 | 55.4 | |
Democratic | Joshua Welle | 126,766 | 43.1 | |
Libertarian | Michael Rufo | 1,387 | 0.5 | |
Independent | Ed Stackhouse | 1,064 | 0.4 | |
Independent | Brian Reynolds | 851 | 0.3 | |
Independent | Felicia Stoler | 844 | 0.3 | |
Independent | Allen Yusufov | 371 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 294,348 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Smith (incumbent) | 254,103 | 59.9 | |
Democratic | Stephanie Schmid | 162,420 | 38.3 | |
Independent | Hank Schroeder | 3,195 | 0.7 | |
Libertarian | Michael Rufo | 2,583 | 0.6 | |
Independent | Andrew Pachuta | 2,067 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 424,368 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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