New Jersey's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district, which includes Camden and South Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia, has been represented by Democrat Donald Norcross since November 2014. It is among the most reliably Democratic districts in New Jersey, as it is mainly made up of Democratic-dominated Camden County.
New Jersey's 1st congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 766,706[1] | ||
Median household income | $82,670[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+10[2] |
For the 118th and successive Congresses, based on redistricting following the 2020 census, the district contains all or portions of three counties and 52 municipalities.[3]
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Gore 63 – 34% |
2004 | President | Kerry 61 – 39% |
2008 | President | Obama 65 – 34% |
2012 | President | Obama 65 – 34% |
2013 | Governor | Christie 57 - 41% |
2016 | President | Clinton 61 – 36% |
2017 | Governor | Murphy 64% - 33% |
2020 | President | Biden 62 – 36% |
2020 | Senate | Booker 62 - 36% |
2021 | Governor | Murphy 57% - 42% |
Member (Residence) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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Seats had been elected at-large until 1799. | ||||
John Condit (Orange) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
6th | Elected in 1798. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
All seats elected at-large after 1801. |
From 1813 to 1815, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | |||||
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Member (Residence) |
Party | Electoral history | Member (Residence) |
Party | Electoral history | |||
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Lewis Condict (Morristown) |
Democratic-Republican | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1813. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
Thomas Ward (Newark) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1813. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
All seats elected at-large starting in 1815.
Seats had been elected at-large until 1843.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rob Andrews (incumbent) | 210,470 | 68.2 | |
Republican | Gregory Horton | 92,459 | 30.0 | |
Green | John Reitter | 4,413 | 1.4 | |
Reform | Margaret Chapman | 1,177 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 308,519 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald Norcross | 93,315 | 57.4 | |
Republican | Garry Cobb | 64,073 | 39.4 | |
Independent | Scot John Tomaszewski | 1,784 | 1.1 | |
Independent | Robert Shapiro | 1,134 | 0.7 | |
Independent | Margaret M. Chapman | 1,103 | 0.7 | |
Independent | Mike Berman | 634 | 0.4 | |
Independent | Donald E Letton | 449 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 162,492 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald Norcross (incumbent) | 183,231 | 60.0 | |
Republican | Bob Patterson | 112,388 | 36.8 | |
Independent | Scot John Tomaszewski | 5,473 | 1.8 | |
Libertarian | William F. Sihr IV | 2,410 | 0.8 | |
Independent | Michael Berman | 1,971 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 305,473 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald Norcross (incumbent) | 169,628 | 64.4 | |
Republican | Paul E. Dilks | 87,617 | 33.3 | |
Libertarian | Robert Shapiro | 2,821 | 1.1 | |
Independent | Paul Hamlin | 2,368 | 0.9 | |
Independent | Mohammad Kabir | 984 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 263,418 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald Norcross (incumbent) | 240,567 | 62.5 | |
Republican | Claire Gustafson | 144,463 | 37.5 | |
Total votes | 385,030 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald Norcross (incumbent) | 139,559 | 62.3 | |
Republican | Claire Gustafson | 78,794 | 35.2 | |
Independent | Patricia Kline | 3,343 | 1.5 | |
Libertarian | Isaiah Fletcher | 1,546 | 0.7 | |
Independent | Allen Cannon | 642 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 223,884 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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