New Jersey's at-large congressional district

Beginning from its inception into statehood, New Jersey elected its representatives at-large instead of from individual districts. This continued for most years until 1843, with the exception of the years 1799-1801, and 1813-1815 when they were elected in districts. After 1843, New Jersey returned to district representation. Four at-large representatives were elected in 1789 until 1793 when a 5th representative was added. 6 seats were allocated beginning in 1803, continuing until at-large representation ceased in 1843.

List of members representing the district

Cong ress	Years	Seat A				Seat B				Seat C				Seat D				Seat E				Seat F
		Rep.	Party	Electoral history		Rep.	Party	Electoral history		Rep.	Party	Electoral history		Rep.	Party	Electoral history		Rep.	Party	Electoral history		Rep.	Party	Electoral history
1st	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791	Elias Boudinot	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1791. Re-elected in 1792. Retired.		Thomas Sinnickson	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.		James Schureman	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.		Lambert Cadwalader	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.		Seat created in 1793				Seat created in 1803
2nd	March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793					Abraham Clark	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1791. Re-elected in 1792. Died.		Jonathan Dayton	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1791. Re-elected in 1792. Re-elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1797. Redistricted to the 3rd district and retired to run for U.S. Senator.		Aaron Kitchell	Anti-Admin.	Elected in 1791. Lost re-election.
3rd	March 4, 1793 – September 15, 1794													Lambert Cadwalader	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1792. Lost re-election.		John Beatty	Pro-Admin.	Elected in 1792. Lost re-election.
	September 15, 1794 – January 29, 1795					Vacant
	January 29, 1795 – March 3, 1795					Aaron Kitchell	Anti-Admin.	Elected in 1794 and elected to finish Clark's term. Lost re-election.
4th	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797	Thomas Henderson	Fed.	Elected in 1794. Lost re-election.			Dem.-Rep.				Fed.			Isaac Smith	Fed.	Elected in 1794. Retired.		Mark Thomson	Fed.	Elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1797. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.
5th	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799	James Schureman	Fed.	Elected in 1797. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election.		James H. Imlay	Fed.	Elected in 1797. Redistricted to the 4th district and re-elected.						Thomas Sinnickson	Fed.	Elected in 1797. Redistricted to the 5th district. but unknown if then retired or lost.
6th	March 4, 1799– March 3, 1801	District representation only				District representation only				District representation only				District representation only				District representation only
7th	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	John Condit	Dem.-Rep.	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1800. Retired to run for U.S. senator.		Ebenezer Elmer	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1800. Re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Lost re-election.		William Helms	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1800. Re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired.		James Mott	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1800. Re-elected in 1803. Retired.		Henry Southard	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1800. Re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired.
8th	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	Adam Boyd	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1803. Retired.																		James Sloan	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired.
9th	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807	Ezra Darby	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Died.										John Lambert	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired.
10th	March 4, 1807 – January 27, 1808					Thomas Newbold	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Retired.
	January 27, 1808 – March 8, 1808	Vacant
	March 8, 1808 – March 3, 1809	Adam Boyd	Dem.-Rep.	Elected to finish Darby's term. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election.
11th	March 4, 1809 – September 12, 1810													James Cox	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1808. Died.						Jacob Hufty	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 3rd district and re-elected in 1813. Died May 20, 1814.
	September 12, 1810 – October 31, 1810													Vacant
	October 31, 1810 – March 3, 1811													John A. Scudder	Dem.-Rep.	Elected to finish Cox's term. Retired.
12th	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813									Lewis Condict	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 1st district and re-elected in 1813.		George C. Maxwell	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1810. Retired.		James Morgan	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.
13th	March 4, 1813– March 3, 1815	District representation only				District representation only				District representation only				District representation only				District representation only				District representation only
14th	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	Ezra Baker	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1814. Retired.		Ephraim Bateman	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Retired.		Thomas Ward	Dem.-Rep.	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1814. Retired.		Benjamin Bennet	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Lost re-election.		Henry Southard	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Retired.		Lewis Condict	Dem.-Rep.	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1814. Retired.
15th	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	Joseph Bloomfield	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Retired.						Charles Kinsey	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1816. Lost re-election.										John Linn	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Died.
16th	March 4, 1819 – November 4, 1819									John Condit	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1818. Resigned to become assistant collector of the Port of New York.		Bernard Smith	Dem.-Rep.	Elected in 1818. Retired.
	November 4, 1819 – February 2, 1820									Vacant
	February 2, 1820 – January 5, 1821									Charles Kinsey	Dem.-Rep.	Elected to finish Condit's term and seated February 16, 1820. Retired.
	January 5, 1821 – March 3, 1821																					Vacant
17th	March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821	George Cassedy	Dem.-Rep.[a]	Elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election.						George Holcombe	Dem.-Rep.[a]	Elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Died.		James Matlack	Dem.-Rep.[b]	Elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. Retired.		Samuel Swan	Dem.-Rep.[a]	Elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Retired.
	December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823																					Lewis Condict	Dem.-Rep.[a]	Elected October 8, 1821 to finish Linn's term and seated December 3, 1821. Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.
18th	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825					Daniel Garrison	Dem.-Rep.[a]	Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election.
19th	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827		Jack.				Jack.				Jack.			Ebenezer Tucker	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired.			Anti-Jack.				Anti-Jack.
20th	March 4, 1827 – January 14, 1828	Isaac Pierson	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Lost re-election.		Hedge Thompson	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1826. Died.
	January 14, 1828 – July 23, 1828									Vacant
	July 23, 1828 – December 1, 1828					Vacant
	December 1, 1828 – March 3, 1829					Thomas Sinnickson	Anti-Jack.	Elected November 4, 1828 only to finish Thompson's term and seated December 1, 1828. Was not a candidate to the next term.		James F. Randolph	Anti-Jack.	Elected November 4, 1828 to finish Holcombe's term and seated December 1, 1828. Also elected the same day to the next term. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.
21st	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831					Richard M. Cooper	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.						Thomas H. Hughes	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.
22nd	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Silas Condit	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1830. Retired.														Isaac Southard	Anti-Jack.	Elected in 1830. Lost re-election.
23rd	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	Philemon Dickerson	Jack.	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Resigned to become Governor of New Jersey.		Samuel Fowler	Jack.	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.		Thomas Lee	Jack.	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.		James Parker	Jack.	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.		Ferdinand S. Schenck	Jack.	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.		William N. Shinn	Jack.	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.
24th	March 4, 1835 – November 3, 1836
	November 3, 1836 – December 5, 1836	Vacant
	December 5, 1836 – March 3, 1837	William Chetwood	Jack.	Elected November 15–16, 1836 to finish Dickerson's term and seated December 5, 1836. Did not run for the next term.
25th	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	John B. Aycrigg	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but not permitted to qualify.[c]		William Halstead	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him. [c]		John P.B. Maxwell	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him.[c]		Joseph F. Randolph	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Retired.		Charles C. Stratton	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him.[c]		Thomas J. Yorke	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him.[c]
26th	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	Philemon Dickerson	Dem.	Elected in 1838. Lost re-election.		William R. Cooper	Dem.	Elected in 1838. Retired.		Joseph Kille	Dem.	Elected in 1838. Retired.						Daniel B. Ryall	Dem.	Elected in 1838. Retired.		Peter D. Vroom	Dem.	Elected in 1838. Lost re-election.
27th	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	John B. Aycrigg	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.		William Halstead	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.		John P.B. Maxwell	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.						Charles C. Stratton	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.		Thomas J. Yorke	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.

References

• 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

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