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 is majority African American and is represented in Congress by Democrat LaMonica McIver, who was sworn in on September 23, 2024, to finish the term of Donald Payne, Jr., who died earlier in the year.
The district was previously represented by Donald Payne Jr.'s father, Donald M. Payne Sr., from 1989 to 2012, and became vacant as a result of the elder Payne's death on March 6, 2012. On November 15, 2012, Donald Payne Jr. was sworn into office and on January 3, 2013, he began serving his first full term.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."
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. It has been a Newark-based district since 1933, and has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1949. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+27, it is the most Democratic district in New Jersey.
Counties and municipalities in the district
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 18 municipalities., New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2021. Accessed November 5, 2022.
Essex County: (9) Caldwell, East Orange, Essex Fells, Irvington, Montclair (part; also 11th), Newark (part; also 8th), Orange, Verona, West Orange
Hudson County: (1) Jersey City (part; also 8th)
Union County: (8) Cranford, Garwood, Hillside, Kenilworth, Linden (part; also 7th), Roselle, Roselle Park, Union
Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 81% - 18%2012 PresidentObama 85% - 15%2016 PresidentClinton 82% - 16%2017 GovernorMurphy 83% - 16%2018 SenateMenendez 81% - 17%2020 PresidentBiden 81% - 18% SenateBooker 82% - 17%2021 GovernorMurphy 78% - 21%2024 PresidentHarris 75% - 24% SenateKim 75% - 22%2025 GovernorSherrill 81% - 18%
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List of members representing the district Member Party Years Congress Electoral history Counties/Towns District established March 4, 1903 Allan Langdon McDermott Democratic March 4, 1903 –March 3, 1907 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904.Retired. 1903–1913part of Jersey City James A. Hamill Democratic March 4, 1907 –March 3, 1913 Elected in 1906.Re-elected in 1908.Re-elected in 1910.Redistricted to the . Edward W. Townsend Democratic March 4, 1913 –March 3, 1915 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912.Lost re-election. 1913–1933parts of Essex (excluding Belleville, Bloomfield, East Orange, Glen Ridge, Nutley, Orange, and parts of Newark) Frederick R. Lehlbach Republican March 4, 1915 –March 3, 1933 Elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916.Re-elected in 1918.Re-elected in 1920.Re-elected in 1922.Re-elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930.Redistricted to the . Fred A. Hartley Jr. Republican March 4, 1933 –January 3, 1949 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946.Retired. 1933–1967parts of Essex (Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Nutley and parts of Newark) and Hudson (East Newark, Harrison, Kearney) Peter W. Rodino Democratic January 3, 1949 –January 3, 1989 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.Re-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.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Retired. 1967–1973parts of Essex (Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge, Montclair, Nutley and parts of Newark) 1973–1983parts of Essex (East Orange, Glen Ridge, Newark) 1983–1985parts of Essex (East Orange, Irvington, Newark, and Orange) and Union (Hillside) 1985–1993parts of Essex (East Orange, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Newark, and South Orange) and Union (Hillside) Donald M. Payne Democratic January 3, 1989 –March 6, 2012 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. 1993–2003parts of Essex, Hudson, and Union 2003–2013parts of Essex, Hudson, and Union Vacant March 6, 2012 –November 13, 2012 Donald Payne Jr. Democratic November 13, 2012 –April 24, 2024 Elected to finish his father's term.Elected to full term in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Died and renominated posthumously on ballot. 2013–2023parts of Essex, Hudson, and Union (Hillside, Linden, Rahway, Roselle, Roselle Park and parts of Union Township) 2023–presentparts of Essex, Hudson, and Union (Cranford, Hillside, Rahway, Roselle, Roselle Park, Union Township, and parts of Linden) Vacant April 24, 2024 –September 23, 2024 LaMonica McIver Democratic September 23, 2024 –present Elected to finish Payne's term.Re-elected in 2024.
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present New Jersey 2011 Congressional Redistricting Commission