New Jersey's 10th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	LaMonica McIver D–Newark
Distribution	100% urban 0.00% rural
Population (2024)	800,200
Median household income	$76,594[1]
Ethnicity	48.5%Black 21.4%Hispanic 18.8%White 6.3%Asian 3.5%Two or more races 1.4% other
Cook PVI	D+27[2]

New Jersey's 10th congressional district is an urban congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district consists of portions ofEssex,Hudson andUnion counties, and includes the cities ofNewark andOrange. The district is majority African American and is represented in Congress byDemocratLaMonica McIver, who was sworn in on September 23, 2024, to finish the term ofDonald 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.^[3]

The 10th congressional district (together with the 9th) was created starting with the58th United States Congress in 1903, based onredistricting predicated on the results of the1900 census. It has been a Newark-based district since 1933, and has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1949. With aCook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+27, it is the most Democratic district in New Jersey.^[2]

For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 18 municipalities.^[4]

Essex County: (9)

Caldwell,East Orange,Essex Fells,Irvington,Montclair (part; also11th),Newark (part; also8th),Orange,Verona,West Orange

Hudson County: (1)

Jersey City (part; also8th)

Union County: (8)

Cranford,Garwood,Hillside,Kenilworth,Linden (part; also7th),Roselle,Roselle Park,Union

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Counties/Towns
District established March 4, 1903
Allan Langdon McDermott (Jersey City)	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Redistricted from the7th district andre-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired.	1903–1913 part ofJersey City
James A. Hamill (Jersey City)	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913	60th 61st 62nd	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the12th district.
Edward W. Townsend (Montclair)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Redistricted from the7th district andre-elected in 1912. Lost re-election.	1913–1933 parts of Essex (excluding Belleville, Bloomfield, East Orange, Glen Ridge, Nutley, Orange, and parts of Newark)
Frederick R. Lehlbach (Newark)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	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 the12th district.
Fred A. Hartley Jr. (Pittstown)	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1949	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Redistricted from the8th district andre-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.	1933–1967 parts of Essex (Belleville,Bloomfield,Glen Ridge,Nutley and parts ofNewark) and Hudson (East Newark,Harrison,Kearney)
Peter W. Rodino (Newark)	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1989	81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th	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.
					1967–1973 parts of Essex (Belleville,Bloomfield,Cedar Grove,Glen Ridge,Montclair,Nutley and parts ofNewark)
					1973–1983 parts of Essex (East Orange,Glen Ridge,Newark)
					1983–1985 parts of Essex (East Orange,Irvington,Newark, andOrange) and Union (Hillside)
					1985–1993 parts of Essex (East Orange,Glen Ridge,Irvington,Newark, andSouth Orange) and Union (Hillside)
Donald M. Payne (Newark)	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – March 6, 2012	101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	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.
					1993–2003 parts of Essex, Hudson, and Union
					2003–2013 parts of Essex, Hudson, and Union
Vacant		March 6, 2012 – November 13, 2012	112th
Donald Payne Jr. (Newark)	Democratic	November 13, 2012 – April 24, 2024	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	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.
					2013–2023 parts of Essex, Hudson, and Union (Hillside,Linden,Rahway,Roselle,Roselle Park and parts ofUnion Township)
					2023–present parts of Essex, Hudson, and Union (Cranford,Hillside,Rahway,Roselle,Roselle Park,Union Township, and parts ofLinden)
Vacant		April 24, 2024 – September 23, 2024	118th
LaMonica McIver (Newark)	Democratic	September 23, 2024 – present	118th 119th	Elected to finish Payne's term. Re-elected in 2024.

• 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–presentArchived April 23, 2010, at theWayback Machine
• New Jersey 2011 Congressional Redistricting Commission

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