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. 4 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 representatives

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
1	March 4, 1789 – March 4, 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
2	March 4, 1791 – March 4, 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	Pro- Admin.	Elected in 1791. Lost re-election.
3	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 4, 1795					Aaron Kitchell	Pro- Admin.	Elected in 1794 and elected to finish Clark's term. Lost re-election.
4	March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1797	Thomas Henderson	Fed.	Elected in 1794. Lost re-election.			Fed.				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.
5	March 4, 1797 – March 4, 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.
6	March 4, 1799– March 4, 1801	District representation only				District representation only				District representation only				District representation only				District representation only
7	March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1803	John Condit	Dem.- Rep.	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected here in 1800.		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.
8	March 4, 1803 – March 4, 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.
9	March 4, 1805 – March 4, 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.
10	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 4, 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.
11	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 2nd district and re-elected in 1813.
	September 12, 1810 – October 31, 1810													Vacant
	October 31, 1810 – March 4, 1811													John A. Scudder	Dem.- Rep.	Elected to finish Cox's term. Retired.
12	March 4, 1811 – March 4, 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.
13	March 4, 1813– March 4, 1815	District representation only				District representation only				District representation only				District representation only				District representation only				District representation only
14	March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817	Ezra Baker	Dem.- Rep.	[Data unknown/missing.]		Ephraim Bateman	Dem.- Rep.	[Data unknown/missing.]		Lewis Condict	Dem.- Rep.	Redistricted from the 1st district		Benjamin Bennet	Dem.- Rep.	[Data unknown/missing.]		Henry Southard	Dem.- Rep.	[Data unknown/missing.]		Thomas Ward	Dem.- Rep.	Redistricted from the 1st district
15	March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1819	Joseph Bloomfield	Dem.- Rep.	[Data unknown/missing.]						Charles Kinsey	Dem.- Rep.	[Data unknown/missing.]										John Linn	Dem.- Rep.	[Data unknown/missing.]
16	March 4, 1819 – November 4, 1819									John Condit	Dem.- Rep.	Resigned		Bernard Smith	Dem.- Rep.	[Data unknown/missing.]
	November 4, 1819 – February 2, 1820									Vacant
	February 2, 1820 – January 5, 1821									Charles Kinsey	Dem.- Rep.	[Data unknown/missing.]
	January 5, 1821 – March 4, 1821																					Vacant
17	March 4, 1821 – March 4, 1823	George Cassedy	Dem.- Rep.	First elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election.						Lewis Condict	Dem.- Rep.	[Data unknown/missing.]		George Holcombe	Dem.- Rep.	Died		James Matlack	Dem.- Rep.	[Data unknown/missing.]		Samuel Swan	Dem.- Rep.	[Data unknown/missing.]
18	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825		Jack. Rep.			Daniel Garrison	Jack. Rep.	First elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election.			Jack. Rep.				Jack. Rep.				Adams-Clay Rep.				Jack. Rep.
19	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1827		Jack.				Jack.				Anti- Jack.				Jack.			Ebenezer Tucker	Anti- Jack.	Retired			Anti- Jack.
20	March 4, 1827 – January 14, 1828	Isaac Pierson	Adams	[Data unknown/missing.]		Hedge Thompson	Adams	Died			Adams								Adams				Adams
	January 14, 1828 – July 23, 1828													Vacant
	July 23, 1828 – December 1, 1828					Vacant
	December 1, 1828 – March 4, 1829					Thomas Sinnickson	Adams	[Data unknown/missing.]						James F. Randolph	Adams	[Data unknown/missing.]
21	March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1831		Anti- Jack.			Richard M. Cooper	Anti- Jack.	[Data unknown/missing.]			Anti- Jack.				Anti- Jack.			Thomas H. Hughes	Anti- Jack.	[Data unknown/missing.]			Anti- Jack.
22	March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1833	Silas Condit	Anti- Jack.	[Data unknown/missing.]																		Isaac Southard	Anti- Jack.	[Data unknown/missing.]
23	March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835	Philemon Dickerson	Jack.	First elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Resigned to become Governor of New Jersey		Samuel Fowler	Jack.	[Data unknown/missing.]		Thomas Lee	Jack.	[Data unknown/missing.]		James Parker	Jack.	[Data unknown/missing.]		Ferdinand S. Schenck	Jack.	[Data unknown/missing.]		William N. Shinn	Jack.	[Data unknown/missing.]
24	March 4, 1835 – November 3, 1836
	November 3, 1836 – December 5, 1836	Vacant
	December 5, 1836 – March 4, 1837	William Chetwood	Jack.	[Data unknown/missing.]
25	March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839	John B. Aycrigg	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but not permitted to qualify.[1]		William Halstead	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him.[1]		John P.B. Maxwell	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him.[1]		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.[1]		Thomas J. Yorke	Whig	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him[1]
26	March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841	Philemon Dickerson	Dem.	Elected in 1838. Lost re-election.		William R. Cooper	Dem.	Elected in 1838. [Data unknown/missing.]		Joseph Kille	Dem.	Elected in 1838. [Data unknown/missing.]						Daniel B. Ryall	Dem.	Elected in 1838. [Data unknown/missing.]		Peter D. Vroom	Dem.	Elected in 1838. [Data unknown/missing.]
27	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843	John B. Aycrigg	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.		William Halstead	Whig	Elected in 1840. [Data unknown/missing.]		John P.B. Maxwell	Whig	Elected in 1840. [Data unknown/missing.]						Charles C. Stratton	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.		Thomas J. Yorke	Whig	[Data unknown/missing.]

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