New Jersey's 10th congressional district

"NJ-10" redirects here. NJ-10 may also refer to New Jersey Route 10.

New Jersey's 10th congressional district
District map as of 2013
Current Representative		Donald Payne, Jr. (D–Newark)
Distribution	100.00% urban, 0.00% rural
Population (2010)	732,658
Ethnicity	21.42% White, 51.69% Black, 6.41% Asian, 17.67% Hispanic, 0.23% Native American, 2.57% other
Cook PVI	D+34

New Jersey's 10th congressional district is an urban congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district consists of portions of Essex, Hudson, and Union counties, and includes the cities of Newark and Orange.

The district's seat is represented by Donald M. Payne, Jr.. It was represented by Democrat Donald M. Payne from 1989 to 2012, and became vacant as a result of Payne's death on March 6, 2012 until November 15, 2012 when Donald M. Payne, Jr. was sworn into office.^[1] He has also been elected to a full term starting on January 3, 2013.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the district will contain portions of 3 counties and all or portions of 18 municipalities.

Essex County:

Bloomfield (part; also 11th), East Orange, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Maplewood, Montclair (part; also 11th), Newark (part; also 8th), Orange, South Orange, West Orange (part; also 11th)

Hudson County:

Bayonne (part; also 8th), Jersey City (part; also 8th)

Union County:

Hillside, Linden, Rahway, Roselle, Roselle Park, Union Township (part; also 7th)

History

The 10th congressional district (together with the 9th) was created starting with the 58th United States Congress in 1903, based on redistricting predicated on the results of the 1900 census.

Recent election results

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Election results from presidential races

Year	Winner / Results
2000	Gore 83 - 16%
2004	Kerry 82 - 18%
2008	Obama 87 - 13%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
District created March 4, 1903
Allan L. McDermott	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	Redistricted from the 7th district
James A. Hamill	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913	Redistricted to the 12th district
Edward W. Townsend	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Redistricted from the 7th district
Frederick R. Lehlbach	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933	Redistricted to the 12th district
Fred A. Hartley, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1949	Redistricted from the 8th district
Peter W. Rodino	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1989	First elected in 1948 … Retired
Donald M. Payne	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – March 6, 2012	First 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 Died
Vacant		March 6, 2012 – November 6, 2012
Donald M. Payne, Jr.	Democratic	November 6, 2012 – Present	First elected to finish his father's term Elected to full term in 2012

New Jersey's congressional districts

Current districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 All districts At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 The At-large and 13th–15th districts are obsolete. See also New Jersey's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations Recent U.S. House elections in New Jersey: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 All U.S. districts Apportionment Redistricting Gerrymandering

References

↑ Hernandez, Raymond. "Donald M. Payne, First Black Elected to Congress From New Jersey, Dies at 77", The New York Times, March 6, 2012. Accessed March 7, 2012. "Representative Donald M. Payne, a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus who achieved a long-held goal of becoming the first black congressman from New Jersey, died on Tuesday in Livingston, N.J. He was 77."

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
New Jersey 2011 Congressional Redistricting Commission

Coordinates: 40°43′N 74°17′W / 40.72°N 74.28°W / 40.72; -74.28

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