Member(District home)
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
Counties/Towns
District established March 4, 1873
Marcus L. Ward (Newark )
Republican
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
43rd
Elected in 1872 . Lost re-election.
1873–1893 Essex
Frederick H. Teese (Newark )
Democratic
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
44th
Elected in 1874 . Renominated but declined.
Thomas B. Peddie (Newark )
Republican
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
45th
Elected in 1876 . Retired.
John L. Blake (Orange )
Republican
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
46th
Elected in 1878 . Retired.
Phineas Jones (Newark )
Republican
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
47th
Elected in 1880 . Retired.
William H.F. Fiedler (Newark )
Democratic
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
48th
Elected in 1882 . Lost re-election.
Herman Lehlbach (Newark )
Republican
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
49th 50th 51st
Elected in 1884 .Re-elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 . Retired.
Thomas D. English (Newark )
Democratic
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895
52nd 53rd
Elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 . Lost re-election.
1893–1895 City of Newark
Richard W. Parker (Newark )
Republican
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903
54th 55th 56th 57th
Elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 .Re-elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 . Redistricted to the 7th district .
1895–1903 Newark and East Orange
William Hughes (Paterson )
Democratic
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
58th
Elected in 1902 . Lost re-election.
1903–1913 Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex
Henry C. Allen (Little Falls )
Republican
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
59th
Elected in 1904 . Retired.
William Hughes (Paterson )
Democratic
March 4, 1907 – September 27, 1912
60th 61st 62nd
Elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 . Resigned after appointment as judge of Court of Common Pleas of Passaic County .
Vacant
September 27, 1912 – November 5, 1912
62nd
Archibald C. Hart (Hackensack )
Democratic
November 5, 1912 – March 3, 1913
Elected to finish Hughes's term. Lost renomination.
Lewis J. Martin (Newton )
Democratic
March 4, 1913 – May 5, 1913
63rd
Elected in 1912 . Died.
1913–1933 Bergen, Sussex, and Warren; northern Passaic (Bloomingdale, Ringwood, Wanaque, West Milford)
Vacant
May 5, 1913 – July 22, 1913
Archibald C. Hart (Hackensack )
Democratic
July 22, 1913 – March 3, 1917
63rd 64th
Elected to finish Martin's term .Re-elected in 1914 . Retired.
John R. Ramsey (Hackensack )
Republican
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921
65th 66th
Elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 . Lost renomination.
Randolph Perkins (Woodcliff Lake )
Republican
March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1933
67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 . Redistricted to the 7th district .
Donald H. McLean (Elizabeth )
Republican
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th
Elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 .Re-elected in 1942 . Retired.
1933–1969 Union County
Clifford P. Case (Rahway )
Republican
January 3, 1945 – August 16, 1953
79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd
Elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 . Resigned to become president of the Fund for the Republic .
Vacant
August 16, 1953 – November 3, 1953
83rd
Harrison A. Williams Jr. (Plainfield )
Democratic
November 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957
83rd 84th
Elected to finish Case's term .Re-elected in 1954 . Lost re-election.
Florence P. Dwyer (Elizabeth )
Republican
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967
85th 86th 87th 88th 89th
Elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 . Redistricted to the 12th district .
William T. Cahill (Collingswood )
Republican
January 3, 1967 – January 19, 1970
90th 91st
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 . Resigned when elected governor .
1967–1969 [data missing ]
1969–1973 Burlington, parts of Camden and Ocean
Vacant
January 19, 1970 – November 3, 1970
91st
Edwin B. Forsythe (Moorestown )
Republican
November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1983
91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th
Elected to finish Cahill's term.Also elected to the next full term .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 . Redistricted to the 13th district .
1973–1983 parts of Burlington, Camden, and Ocean
Bernard J. Dwyer (Edison )
Democratic
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 . Retired.
1983–1985 parts of Middlesex and Union (Linden and Rahway )
1985–1993 parts of Middlesex, Monmouth (Aberdeen and Matawan ), and Union (Linden, Rahway, and Roselle )
Frank Pallone (Long Branch )
Democratic
January 3, 1993 – present
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
Redistricted from the 3rd district and 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 .
1993–2003 parts of Middlesex and Monmouth
2003–2013 parts of Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset (Franklin ), and Union (Plainfield )
2013–2023 : parts of Middlesex and Monmouth
2023–present : parts of Middlesex and Monmouth