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
Cong ress	Years	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.	First elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Re-elected in 1792. Retired	Lambert Cadwalader	Pro- Admin.	Elected in 1789.	James Schureman	Pro- Admin.	Elected in 1789. Retired when elected U.S. Senator	Thomas Sinnickson	Pro- Admin.	Elected in 1789.	Seat created in 1793			Seat created in 1803
2	March 4, 1791 – March 4, 1793				Abraham Clark	Pro- Admin.	Died	Jonathan Dayton	Pro- Admin.		Aaron Kitchell	Pro- Admin.		Seat created in 1793
3	March 4, 1793 – September 15, 1794				Abraham Clark	Pro- Admin.	Died				Lambert Cadwalader	Pro- Admin.		John Beatty	Pro- Admin.
	September 15, 1794 – January 29, 1795				Vacant
	January 29, 1795 – March 4, 1795				Aaron Kitchell	Pro- Admin.
4	March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1797	Thomas Henderson	Fed.		Aaron Kitchell	Fed.			Fed.		Isaac Smith	Fed.		Mark Thomson	Fed.
5	March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1799	James Schureman	Fed.		James H. Imlay	Fed.	Redistricted to the 4th district		Fed.		Thomas Sinnickson	Fed.		Mark Thomson	Fed.
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	Ebenezer Elmer	Dem.- Rep.		William Helms	Dem.- Rep.		James Mott	Dem.- Rep.		Henry Southard	Dem.- Rep.
8	March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1805	Adam Boyd	Dem.- Rep.								James Mott	Dem.- Rep.					James Sloan	Dem.- Rep.
9	March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1807	Ezra Darby	Dem.- Rep.	Died							John Lambert	Dem.- Rep.
10	March 4, 1807 – January 27, 1808	Ezra Darby	Dem.- Rep.	Died	Thomas Newbold	Dem.- Rep.
	January 27, 1808 – March 8, 1808	Vacant
	March 8, 1808 – March 4, 1809	Adam Boyd	Dem.- Rep.
11	March 4, 1809 – September 12, 1810										James Cox	Dem.- Rep.	Died				Jacob Hufty	Dem.- Rep.
	September 12, 1810 – October 31, 1810										Vacant
	October 31, 1810 – March 4, 1811										John A. Scudder	Dem.- Rep.
12	March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1813							Lewis Condict	Dem.- Rep.	Redistricted to the 1st district	George C. Maxwell	Dem.- Rep.		James Morgan	Dem.- Rep.
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.		Ephraim Bateman	Dem.- Rep.		Lewis Condict	Dem.- Rep.	Redistricted from the 1st district	Benjamin Bennet	Dem.- Rep.		Henry Southard	Dem.- Rep.		Thomas Ward	Dem.- Rep.	Redistricted from the 1st district
15	March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1819	Joseph Bloomfield	Dem.- Rep.					Charles Kinsey	Dem.- Rep.		Benjamin Bennet	Dem.- Rep.					John Linn	Dem.- Rep.
16	March 4, 1819 – November 4, 1819							John Condit	Dem.- Rep.	Resigned	Bernard Smith	Dem.- Rep.
	November 4, 1819 – February 2, 1820							Vacant
	February 2, 1820 – January 5, 1821							Charles Kinsey	Dem.- Rep.
	January 5, 1821 – March 4, 1821							Charles Kinsey	Dem.- Rep.								Vacant
17	March 4, 1821 – March 4, 1823	George Cassedy	Dem.- Rep.					Lewis Condict	Dem.- Rep.		George Holcombe	Jack. Rep.	Died	James Matlack	Dem.- Rep.		Samuel Swan	Dem.- Rep.
18	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825		Jack. Rep.		Daniel Garrison	Jack. Rep.			Jack. Rep.			Jack.		James Matlack	Adams-Clay Republican			Jack. Rep.
19	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1827		Jack.		Daniel Garrison	Jack.			Anti- Jack.					Ebenezer Tucker	Anti- Jack.	Retired		Anti- Jack.
20	March 4, 1827 – January 14, 1828	Isaac Pierson	Adams		Hedge Thompson	Adams	Died		Adams						Adams			Adams
	January 14, 1828 – July 23, 1828				Hedge Thompson	Adams	Died				Vacant
	July 23, 1828 – December 1, 1828				Vacant						Vacant
	December 1, 1828 – March 4, 1829				Thomas Sinnickson	Adams					James F. Randolph	Adams
21	March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1831		Anti- Jack.		Richard M. Cooper	Anti- Jack.			Anti- Jack.			Anti- Jack.		Thomas H. Hughes	Anti- Jack.			Anti- Jack.
22	March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1833	Silas Condit	Anti- Jack.		Richard M. Cooper	Anti- Jack.			Anti- Jack.			Anti- Jack.		Thomas H. Hughes	Anti- Jack.		Isaac Southard	Anti- Jack.
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.		Thomas Lee	Jack.		James Parker	Jack.		Ferdinand S. Schenck	Jack.		William N. Shinn	Jack.
24	March 4, 1835 – November 3, 1836	Philemon Dickerson	Jack.
	November 3, 1836 – December 5, 1836	Vacant
	December 5, 1836 – March 4, 1837	William Chetwood	Jack.
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.	Joseph Kille	Dem.	Elected in 1838.				Daniel B. Ryall	Dem.	Elected in 1838.	Peter D. Vroom	Dem.	Elected in 1838.
27	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843	John B. Aycrigg	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired	William Halstead	Whig	Elected in 1840.	John P.B. Maxwell	Whig	Elected in 1840.				Charles C. Stratton	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired	Thomas J. Yorke	Whig

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e See Broad Seal War

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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New Jersey's at-large congressional district