MemberDistrict home Party Years Cong ress Electoral History Counties/Towns District established March 4, 1799 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 dissolved March 3, 1801 District re-established March 4, 1843 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 (Columbia ) 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 (Newton ) 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 (Morristown ) 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 (North Plainfield ) 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 MercerVacant August 30, 1945 – November 6, 1945 79th Frank A. Mathews Jr. (Riverton ) Republican November 6, 1945 – January 3, 1949 79th 80th Elected to finish Powers's term .Re-elected in 1946 . Retired. Charles R. Howell (Pennington ) 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 Warren1971–1973 :[data missing ] 1973–1983 : Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and OceanVacant 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 118th 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 Monmouth1985–1993 : Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean1993–2003 : Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean2003–2013 : Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean2013–2023 : Parts of Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean2023–present : Parts of Monmouth and Ocean