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DEMOGRAPHY Of the district's 647,258 residents, 308,247 identified themselves as being , accessed September 5 , 2006 GEOGRAPHY For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2000 Census ), the district contains portions of 4 counties and 17 municipalities. Essex County : : Newark (part; also 10) Hudson County : : Bayonne (part) , East Newark , Guttenberg , Harrison , Hoboken , Jersey City (part; also 9 and 10), Kearny (part; also 9), North Bergen (part; also 9), Union City , Weehawken , West New York Middlesex County : : Carteret , Perth Amboy , Woodbridge Township (part; also 7) Union County : : Elizabeth (part; also 10), Linden (part; also 7 and 10) 2006 ELECTIONS See Also: New Jersey 13th congressional district special election, 2006 This district is considered solidly Democratic , with the winner of the Democratic Party primary the near-certain winner in November's general election, both in the special and regular elections. Sires won the seat in a Special Election on November 7 , 2006 , after Bob Menendez resigned from this seat on January 16 , 2006 in advance of his assumption of the Senate seat vacated by Jon Corzine , who in turn left his Senate seat to become Governor Of New Jersey . Sires also won the general election, and will represent the district through at least 2008. The two most prominent names running for the seat in the regular election were the former Speaker of the '', April 12 , 2006 In the primary for the full two-year term, held on June 6 , 2006 , Albio Sires beat Joseph Vas, capturing almost 75% of the vote. In the general election, Sires beat Republican John Guarini who had run unopposed for the GOP nod. In the special primary to fill the remaining two months of the current term, Sires won approximately 90% of the vote, defeating James Geron , assuring Sires of the seat as no Republican opposed him in the special election. Sires was sworn in to Congress on November 13 , 2006 . REPRESENTATIVES Representatives from the district since its creation in 1933 have included: REFERENCES |
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