Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1873 | ||||
| Isaac W. Scudder | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Jersey City | Retired |
| Augustus A. Hardenbergh | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | Jersey City | Retired |
| Lewis A. Brigham | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | Jersey City | Lost re-election |
| Augustus A. Hardenbergh | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Jersey City | Retired |
| William McAdoo | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 | Jersey City | Lost re-nomination |
| Edward F. McDonald | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – November 5, 1892 | Harrison | Died in office |
| Vacant | November 5, 1892 – March 3, 1893 | |||
| George B. Fielder | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Jersey City | Retired |
| Thomas McEwan, Jr. | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | Jersey City | Retired |
| William D. Daly | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – July 31, 1900 | Hoboken | Died in office |
| Vacant | July 31, 1900 – December 3, 1900 | |||
| Allan L. McDermott | Democratic | December 3, 1900 – March 3, 1903 | Jersey City | Redistricted to the 10th district |
| Richard W. Parker | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | Newark | Redistricted from the 6th district |
| Edward W. Townsend | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Montclair | Redistricted to the 10th district |
| Robert G. Bremner | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – February 5, 1914 | Totowa | Died in office |
| Vacant | February 5, 1914 – April 7, 1914 | |||
| Dow H. Drukker | Republican | April 7, 1914 – March 3, 1919 | Passaic | Retired |
| Amos H. Radcliffe | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 | Paterson | Lost re-election |
| George N. Seger | Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | Passaic | Redistricted to the 8th district |
| Randolph Perkins | Republican | March 4, 1933 – May 25, 1936 | Woodcliff Lake | Died in office |
| Vacant | May 25, 1936 – January 3, 1937 | |||
| J. Parnell Thomas | Republican | January 3, 1937 – January 2, 1950 | Allendale | Resigned upon being convicted of fraud |
| Vacant | January 2, 1950 – February 6, 1950 | |||
| William B. Widnall | Republican | February 6, 1950 – December 31, 1974 | Hackensack | Lost re-election, resigned |
| Andrew Maguire | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 | Ridgewood | Lost re-election |
| Marge Roukema | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | Ridgewood | Redistricted to the 5th district |
| Matthew J. Rinaldo | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Union Township | Retired |
| Bob Franks | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001 | Summit | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Mike Ferguson | Republican | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2009 | Warren | Retired |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | January 3, 2009 – present | Clinton Township | Incumbent |
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