New Jersey's 11th congressional district

New Jersey's 11th congressional district
District map as of 2013
Current Representative	Rodney Frelinghuysen (R–Morristown)
Distribution	93.49% urban 6.51% rural
Population (2000)	647,258
Median income	79,009
Ethnicity	87.5% White 2.8% Black 6.4% Asian 6.8% Hispanic 0.1% Native American 0.3% other
Cook PVI	R+3[1]

New Jersey's 11th Congressional District is represented by Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen, who is not seeking re-election in 2018.^[2] The district is centered in Morris County, with suburban settlements and a high per capita income. The territory is located in the area of the Watchung and Ramapo Mountains.

Prior to a redistricting in the early 1980s, the 11th was centered in Essex County. The congressional seat was held by Democrats for over 40 years. The redistricting, conducted under a Republican-dominated legislature, shifted the focus of the district to Morris County, whose population was dominated by Republicans. In 1984, Republican Dean Gallo defeated 22-year incumbent Democrat Joseph Minish. Since then, the district has been one of the most reliably Republican districts in the Northeast. The Democrats have not made a serious bid for the seat since Minish's defeat. However, in January 2018, Republican Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen announced that he will not seek re-election; the seat is now rated by leading political observers as a "toss-up" for the November 2018 election.^[3][4]

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 contains all or portions of four counties and 54 municipalities.^[5]

Essex County:

Bloomfield (part; also 10th), Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Livingston, Montclair (part; also 10th), North Caldwell, Nutley, Roseland, Verona, West Caldwell, West Orange (part; also 10th)

Morris County:

Boonton Town, Boonton Township, Butler, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township, Denville, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Jefferson Township, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Madison, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Montville, Morris Plains, Morris Township, Morristown Town, Mountain Lakes, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock, Randolph Township, Riverdale, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township and Victory Gardens

Passaic County:

Bloomingdale, Little Falls, North Haledon, Pompton Lakes, Totowa, Wanaque, Wayne and Woodland Park

Sussex County:

Byram Township, Hopatcong, Ogdensburg, Sparta Township and Stanhope

History

The 11th congressional district (together with the 12th) was created starting with the 63rd United States Congress in 1913, based on the results of the 1910 United States Census.

Frelinghuysen won re-election in 2006(62% to 37%) against Democrat Tom Wyka,^[6] and in 2010 Frelinghuysen defeated the Democratic candidate, veteran Douglas Herbert, by a margin of 67% to 31%.^[7][8]

Voting

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District Home	Note	Counties/ Towns
District created March 4, 1913
John J. Eagan	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921			parts of Hudson (Guttenberg, Hoboken, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, Weehawken, West New York)
Archibald E. Olpp	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	Secaucus
John J. Eagan	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Oscar L. Auf der Heide	Democratic	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933	West New York	redistricted to the 14th district
Peter Angelo Cavicchia	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	Newark	redistricted from the 9th district	parts of Essex (the Oranges and parts of Newark)
Edward L. O'Neill	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	[Data unknown/missing.]
Albert L. Vreeland	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943	East Orange
Frank Sundstrom	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949	East Orange
Hugh Joseph Addonizio	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – June 30, 1962	Newark	Resigned after being elected Mayor of Newark
Vacant (June 30, 1962 – January 3, 1963)
Joseph Minish	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	West Orange	lost re-election in 1984 after redistricting
		January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967			parts of Essex (Maplewood, the Oranges, Verona, and parts of Newark)
		January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973			parts of Essex (Maplewood, the Oranges, and parts of Newark)
		January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983			parts of Essex, Passaic (Little Falls and West Paterson), and Union (Hillside)
		January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985			parts of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic
Dean Gallo	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993	Parsippany-Troy Hills	died	parts of Essex, Morris, Sussex, and Warren
		January 3, 1993 – November 6, 1994			Morris and parts of Essex, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex
Vacant (November 6, 1994 – January 3, 1995)
Rodney Frelinghuysen	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	Harding	Incumbent
		January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013			Morris and parts of Essex, Passaic, Somerset, and Sussex
		January 3, 2013 –			parts of Essex, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex

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

Coordinates: 40°54′N 74°36′W / 40.90°N 74.60°W / 40.90; -74.60