New Jersey's 3rd congressional district

New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Andy Kim D–Moorestown
Distribution	95.73% urban 4.27% rural
Population (2022)	773,328 [1]
Median household income	$106,253[2]
Ethnicity	63.3% White 12.3% Black 11.3% Hispanic 8.5% Asian 3.9% Two or more races 0.7% other
Cook PVI	D+5[3]

New Jersey's 3rd congressional district is represented by Democrat Andy Kim of Moorestown^[4] who has served in Congress since 2019.

Under the 2020 census map, the 3rd district lost all of its towns in Ocean County, and gained several towns in Burlington County, Mercer County, and Monmouth County. ^[5]

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 53 municipalities.^[6]

Burlington County (38):

Westampton, Willingboro Township, Woodland Township, Wrightstown

Mercer County (5):

East Windsor, Hamilton, Hightstown, Lawrence, Robbinsville.

Monmouth County (10):

Allentown, Englishtown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township (part; also 4th), Holmdel, Manalapan, Marlboro, Millstone, Roosevelt, Upper Freehold

Recent election results in statewide races

Results under current lines (since 2023)

Results under old lines

List of members representing the district

1799–1801: one seat

1813–1815: two seats

From 1813 to 1815, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a

District organized to

1843–present: one seat

Member (District home)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Counties/towns
District re-established March 4, 1843
Isaac G. Farlee (Flemington)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Elected in 1842 . Lost re-election.	1843–1845: Hunterdon, Sussex, and Warren
Kingwood )	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected in 1844 . Lost re-election.	1845–1847: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset
Joseph E. Edsall (Hamburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Redistricted from the re-elected in 1846 . Retired.	1847–1853: Hunterdon, Sussex, and Warren
Isaac Wildrick (Blairstown)	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	31st 32nd	Re-elected in 1850 . Retired.
Samuel Lilly (Lambertville)	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Elected in 1852 . Retired.	1853–1863: Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, and Warren
James Bishop (New Brunswick )	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Elected in 1854 . Lost re-election.
Garnett Adrain (New Brunswick)	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th 36th	Re-elected in 1858 . Retired.
	Lecompton Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
William G. Steele (Somerville)	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865	37th 38th	Re-elected in 1862 . Retired.
					1863–1873: Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union, and Warren
Charles Sitgreaves (Phillipsburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	39th 40th	Re-elected in 1866 . Retired.
John T. Bird (Flemington)	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Re-elected in 1870 . Retired.
Amos Clark Jr. (Elizabeth)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872 . Lost re-election.	1873–1893: Middlesex, Monmouth, and Union
Miles Ross (New Brunswick)	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	44th 45th 46th 47th	Re-elected in 1880 . Lost re-election.
John Kean (Elizabeth )	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882 . Lost re-election.
Robert S. Green (Elizabeth )	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – January 17, 1887	49th	Elected in 1884. Retired to run for governor and resigned when elected.
Vacant		January 17, 1887 – March 3, 1887
John Kean (Elizabeth )	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886 . Lost re-election.
Jacob A. Geissenhainer (Freehold )	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895	51st 52nd 53rd	Re-elected in 1892 . Lost re-election.
					1893–1903: Middlesex, Monmouth, and Somerset
Benjamin F. Howell (New Brunswick)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1911	54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	Re-elected in 1908 . Lost re-election.
					1903–1933: Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean
Thomas J. Scully (South Amboy)	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921	62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th	Re-elected in 1918 . Retired.
T. Frank Appleby (Asbury Park)	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	67th	Elected in 1920 . Lost re-election.
Elmer H. Geran (Matawan)	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	68th	Elected in 1922 . Lost re-election.
Vacant		March 3, 1925 – November 3, 1925	69th	Member-elect (and former member) T. Frank Appleby died December 15, 1924.
Stewart H. Appleby (Asbury Park)	Republican	November 3, 1925 – March 3, 1927		Elected to finish his father's term . Retired.
Harold G. Hoffman (South Amboy)	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1931	70th 71st	Re-elected in 1928. Retired to become Motor Vehicle Commissioner of New Jersey .
William H. Sutphin (Matawan)	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1943	72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th	Re-elected in 1940 . Lost re-election.
					1933–1943: Monmouth, Ocean, and Parts of Middlesex (south of Raritan River)[citation needed]
James C. Auchincloss (Rumson)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1965	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	Re-elected in 1962 . Retired.	1943–1963: [data missing]
					1963–1965 Monmouth and Ocean[a]
James J. Howard (Spring Lake Heights)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – March 25, 1988	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th	Re-elected in 1986 . Died.
					1967–1969: Monmouth, Parts of Middlesex (Sayreville, South Amboy, and Old Bridge), and Parts of Ocean (Jackson, Lakewood, and Plumsted)
					1969–1973: Monmouth, Parts of Middlesex (Old Bridge), and Parts of Ocean (Jackson, Lakewood, and Plumsted)
					1973–1975: [data missing]
					1975–1983: Monmouth (excluding Aberdeen, Allentown, Roosevelt, and Upper Freehold) and Parts of Ocean (Lakewood, Point Pleasant, and Point Pleasant Beach)
					1983–?: Parts of Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean
					?–1993: Coastal areas of Monmouth and Ocean
Vacant		March 25, 1988 – November 8, 1988	100th
Frank Pallone (Long Branch)	Democratic	November 8, 1988 – January 3, 1993	100th 101st 102nd	Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 6th district .
Jim Saxton (Mount Holly)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Redistricted from the Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006 . Retired.	1993–2003: Parts of Camden, Burlington, and Ocean
					2003–2013: Parts of Camden, Burlington, and Ocean
John Adler (Cherry Hill)	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	111th	Elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Jon Runyan (Mount Laurel )	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015	112th 113th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired.
					2013–2023: Parts of Burlington and Ocean
Tom MacArthur (Toms River)	Republican	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019	114th 115th	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election.
Andy Kim (Moorestown)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring to run for U.S. Senator.
					2023–present: Parts of Burlington, Mercer, and Monmouth

Recent election results

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

References