New Jersey's 7th congressional district
| New Jersey's 7th congressional district | |
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District map as of 2013
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| Current Representative | Leonard Lance (R–Clinton Township) |
| Area | 595.03 sq mi (1,541.1 km2) |
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| Population (2009) | 669,857 |
| Median income | 48,556 |
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| Cook PVI | R+6 |
New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is represented by Republican Leonard Lance.
Republican incumbent Leonard Lance was re-elected on November 8th, 2016.
For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 United States Census), the congressional district contains portions of four counties and 54 municipalities.
Hunterdon County (entire county):
The district has been progressing in a different direction in the past few years, turning from a once reliable Republican district to a competitive district as it has become more ethnically mixed with Caucasians comprising, as of 2009, 79% of the district, African Americans 5.7%, Asians 11% and Latinos 10%. In addition, the district is home to a large group of foreign-born residents, totaling 131,000 or 20% of the population.
In the 2012 general election, Republican incumbent Leonard Lance held his seat against Democratic challenger Upendra J. Chivukula. In the 2010 general election, Democratic challenger Ed Potosnak challenged Lance, but Lance defeated Potosnak by a margin of 59% to 41%. For the 2012 election, both Potosnak and former Edison Mayor Jun Choi announced their candidacies for the Democratic nomination. Choi dropped out of the race in December 2011 after redistricting left his Edison home outside the 7th District. Potosnak dropped out of the race in January 2012 to take a position as executive director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, leaving a momentarily empty field for the Democratic nomination.
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