New Jersey's 11th Congressional District

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New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen. The district is a suburban Republican-leaning district that is centered in Morris County. Prior to a redistricting in the early 1980s, the 11th was centered in Essex County and the Congressional seat was held by Democrats for over 40 years. The redistricting shifted the focus of the district to heavily Republican Morris County. As a result, in 1984 Republican Dean Gallo defeated 22-year incumbent Democrat Joseph Minish. Since then, the district has been one of the most reliably Republican districts in the Northeast. The Democrats have not made a serious bid for the seat since Minish's defeat. Frelinghuysen won in 2006 by 62% to 37% for a little-known Democrat named Tom Wyka. In... (More from Freebase)

Senators

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Frank Lautenberg Democrat 31 years in office

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Robert Menéndez Democrat 7 years in office

Representative

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11th District Rodney Frelinghuysen MyOC Group Republican 18 years in office

District Boundary Map

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