New Jersey's 11th congressional district

New Jersey's 11th congressional district is a suburban district in northern New Jersey.[3] The district includes portions of Essex, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex Counties;[4] it is centered in Morris County.[5] It is one of the 10 most affluent congressional districts in the United States.[6] It has traditionally leaned Republican,[5] but has been represented by Democrat Mikie Sherrill since 2019.[7]

New Jersey's 11th congressional district
District map as of 2013
Representative
  Mikie Sherrill
D–Montclair
Distribution
  • 96.21% urban
  • 3.79% rural
Population (2019)717,657[1]
Median household
income		$120,847[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+3[2]

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.[8][4]

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 in 1913 based on the results of the 1910 United States Census.

Prior to a redistricting in the early 1980s, the 11th congressional district was centered in Essex County. The congressional seat was held by Democrats for almost 36 years. The early 1980s redistricting, conducted under a Republican-dominated legislature, shifted the focus of the district to the Republican-dominated Morris County. In 1984, Republican Dean Gallo defeated 22-year incumbent Democrat Joseph Minish. The district became one of the most reliably Republican districts in the Northeast.

2018 election
Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey § District 11

In January 2018, 12-term incumbent Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen announced that he would not seek re-election; earlier, leading political observers had rated the district as a "toss-up" in the November 2018 election.[9][10] Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, was the Democratic nominee in 2018. Assemblymember Jay Webber of New Jersey's 26th Assembly District was the Republican nominee. Attorney Ryan Martinez was the Libertarian Party nominee.[11] On November 6, 2018, Sherrill prevailed by an unexpectedly large margin,[12] defeating Webber 56.8%-42.1%. The district shifted 33% towards the Democrats; this was the largest partisan swing of any congressional district in the nation in 2018.[12]

New Jersey's 11th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mikie Sherrill 183,684 56.8
Republican Jay Webber 136,322 42.1
Independent Robert Crook 2,182 0.7
Libertarian Ryan Martinez 1,386 0.4
Total votes 323,574 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2020 election
New Jersey's 11th congressional district, 2020[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mikie Sherrill (incumbent) 235,163 53.3
Republican Rosemary Becchi 206,013 46.7
Total votes 441,176 100.0
Democratic hold


Recent national election results
Year Office Results
2000 President Bush 54 - 43%
2004 President Bush 58 - 42%
2008 President Barack Obama/Obama 54 - 45%
2012 President [[Barack Obama/Obama] 52 - 47%
2016 President Trump 48.8 - 47.9%
2020 President Biden 51.1 - 46.9%
2020 Senator Booker 50.2 - 48.5%

List of members representing the district
Member District Home Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history Counties/Towns
District created March 4, 1913

John J. Eagan		 Weehawken Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1921		 63rd
64th
65th
66th		 Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.		 1913–1933:
Parts of Hudson (Guttenberg, Hoboken, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, Weehawken, West New York)

Archibald E. Olpp		 Secaucus Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923		 67th Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.

John J. Eagan		 Weehawken Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925		 68th Elected in 1922.
Lost renomination.

Oscar L. Auf der Heide		 West New York Democratic 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 14th district.

Peter Angelo Cavicchia		 Newark Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1937		 73rd
74th		 Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Lost re-election.		 1933–1965:
Parts of Essex (the Oranges and parts of Newark)

Edward L. O'Neill		 Newark Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939		 75th Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
Albert L. Vreeland East Orange Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943		 76th
77th		 Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Retired to serve in the military.

Frank Sundstrom		 East Orange Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949		 78th
79th
80th		 Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.

Hugh Joseph Addonizio		 Newark Democratic January 3, 1949 –
June 30, 1962		 81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th		 Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Resigned to become Mayor of Newark.
Vacant June 30, 1962 –
January 3, 1963		 87th

Joseph Minish		 West Orange Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1985		 88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th		 Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Lost re-election after redistricting.
1963–1967:
Parts of Essex (Maplewood, the Oranges, Verona, and parts of Newark)
1967–1973:
Parts of Essex (Maplewood, the Oranges, and parts of Newark)
1973–1983:
Parts of Essex, Passaic (Little Falls and West Paterson), and Union (Hillside)
1983–1985:
Parts of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic

Dean Gallo		 Parsippany-Troy Hills Republican January 3, 1985 –
November 6, 1994		 99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd		 Elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Retired and died before next term began.		 1985–1993:
Parts of Essex, Morris, Sussex, and Warren
1993–2003:
Morris and parts of Essex, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex
Vacant November 6, 1994 –
January 3, 1995		 103rd

Rodney Frelinghuysen		 Harding Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2019		 104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th		 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.
Retired.
2003–2013:

Morris and parts of Essex, Passaic, Somerset, and Sussex
2013–present:
Parts of Essex, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex

Mikie Sherrill		 Montclair Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present		 116th
117th		 Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

References
  1. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. "11th District Leans Red but Democrats Think Sherrill Can Flip It to Blue". NJ Spotlight. October 2, 2018.
  5. Obernauer, Eric. "Democrats take 11th District as Sherrill wins". New Jersey Herald.
  6. "After the Midterms, One Party Controls All the Wealthiest Congressional Districts". finance.yahoo.com.
  7. NJ.com, Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for (January 29, 2018). "Top NJ Republican Frelinghuysen retiring from Congress". nj.
  8. Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed November 6, 2016.
  9. "2018 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  10. "Roll Call's 2018 Election Guide". The Economist Group. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  11. Almukhtar, Sarah; Bloch, Matthew; Lee, Jasmine C. (June 5, 2018). "New Jersey Primary Election Results" – via NYTimes.com.
  12. "New Jersey Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". www.politico.com.

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