[5] The 11th congressional district, along with the 12th, was created in 1913 based on the results of the 1910 census, and was centered in Essex County.

Republican Dean Gallo defeated 22-year incumbent Democrat Joseph Minish in 1984.

[11] For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 46 municipalities.

[18] Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, was the Democratic nominee in 2018.

Assemblyman Jay Webber of New Jersey's 26th Assembly District was the Republican nominee.