New Jersey's 1st Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Atlantic County municipalities of Corbin City, Estell Manor City and Weymouth Township; the Cape May County municipalities of Avalon Borough, Cape May City, Cape May Point Borough, Dennis Township, Lower Township, Middle Township, North Wildwood City, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Stone Harbor Borough, Upper Township, West Cape May Borough, West Wildwood Borough, Wildwood City, Wildwood Crest Borough and Woodbine Borough; and the Cumberland County communities of Commercial Township, Downe Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Lawrence Township, Maurice River Township, Millville City, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Vineland City as of the 2011 apportionment.[1]
As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 217,333, of whom 170,857 (78.6%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 170,111 (78.3%) White, 24,275 (11.2%) African American, 1,008 (0.5%) Native American, 2,730 (1.3%) Asian, 92 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 13,299 (6.1%) from some other race, and 5,818 (2.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37,552 (17.3%) of the population.[2] The district had 143,018 registered voters as of November 2015, of whom 70,076 (49.0%) were registered as unaffiliated, 33,465 (23.4%) were registered as Democrats, 39,355 (27.5%) were registered as Republicans and 122 (0.1%) were registered to other parties.[3]
Political representation
The district is represented for the 2016–2017 Legislative Session (Senate, General Assembly) in the State Senate by Jeff Van Drew (D, Dennis Township) and in the General Assembly by Bob Andrzejczak (D, Middle Township) and R. Bruce Land (D, Vineland).[4][5]
1965–1973
During the period of time after the 1964 Supreme Court decision in Reynolds v. Sims and before the establishment of a 40-district legislature in 1973, the 1st District encompassed the entirety of Atlantic, Cape May, and Gloucester counties in the 1965–1967 Senate session (two Senators elected), and Cape May and Cumberland counties in the Senate and Assembly sessions from 1967 through 1973 (one Senator and two Assembly members elected).[6][7][8]
In the 1965-1967 Senate session, Republicans John E. Hunt and Frank S. Farley were elected though one seat of the two would become vacant upon Hunt's election to the House of Representatives.[6][9] In the following two Senate sessions, Republican Robert E. Kay was elected in 1967 for a four-year term followed by Republican James Cafiero for a two-year term in 1971.[10][11]
For the two-year Assembly sessions from 1967 until 1973, Republicans held both seats for the three Assembly elections during this period with Cafiero and James R. Hurley winning in the 1967 and 1969 elections and Hurley and Joseph W. Chinnici winning in 1971.[10][12]
District composition since 1973
For the first iteration of the 1st District implemented under the 40 equal districts plan, the district once again encompassed all of Cape May and Cumberland counties.[13] For the sessions following the 1980 Census, the 1st included all of Cape May, but only included the Cumberland County cities of Bridgeton, Millville, and Vineland, and the townships of Deerfield, Maurice River, and Upper Deerfield.[14] The 1991 iteration of the 1st included all of Cape May, only Maurice River Township, Millville, and Vineland in Cumberland, and added Buena and Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County.[15] With the exception of adding Atlantic County's Somers Point, the 2001 iteration of the 1st remained the same as the 1991 district.[16]
Election history
Notes:
- ↑ Resigned January 2, 1990 to accept appointment to New Jersey Casino Control Commission
- ↑ Appointed in January 1990, won special election in November 1990 to complete term
- ↑ Resigned to become President of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
- ↑ Appointed April 1991
- ↑ Resigned upon election to U.S. House of Representatives
- ↑ Appointed January 23, 1995
- ↑ Resigned March 1, 2013
- ↑ Appointed March 21, 2013
Election results
Senate
New Jersey general election, 1981[19] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
James R. Hurley |
32,443 |
53.8 |
|
Democratic |
Edward H. Salmon |
27,862 |
46.2 |
Total votes |
60,305 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1983[20] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
James R. Hurley |
30,141 |
59.8 |
|
Democratic |
Christopher H. Riley |
20,232 |
40.2 |
Total votes |
50,373 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1987[21] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
James R. Hurley |
29,272 |
53.4 |
|
Democratic |
Donald H. Rainear |
25,512 |
46.6 |
Total votes |
54,784 |
100.0 |
Special election, 1990[22] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
James S. Cafiero |
33,812 |
57.6 |
|
Democratic |
Edward H. Salmon |
24,925 |
42.4 |
Total votes |
58,737 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1991[23] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
James S. Cafiero |
31,624 |
62.0 |
|
Democratic |
Ronald J. Casella |
19,404 |
38.0 |
Total votes |
51,028 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1993[24] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
James S. Cafiero |
36,420 |
62.0 |
|
Democratic |
John Spahn |
21,446 |
36.5 |
|
Libertarian |
Joseph T. Ponczek |
957 |
1.6 |
Total votes |
58,823 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1997[25][26] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
James S. Cafiero |
35,573 |
60.8 |
|
Democratic |
John Rauh |
21,340 |
36.5 |
|
Conservative |
Geraldine Caiafa |
1,579 |
2.7 |
Total votes |
58,492 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2001[27] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
James S. Cafiero |
31,150 |
50.4 |
|
Democratic |
William J. Hughes, Jr. |
30,709 |
49.6 |
Total votes |
61,859 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2003[28] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Nicholas Asselta |
31,112 |
80.9 |
|
HealthCare For All |
Steven Fenichel |
5,986 |
15.6 |
|
English Language Only |
George Cecola |
1,341 |
3.5 |
Total votes |
38,439 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2007[29] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Jeff Van Drew |
28,240 |
55.7 |
|
Republican |
Nicholas Asselta |
22,469 |
44.3 |
Total votes |
50,709 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2011[30] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Jeff Van Drew |
24,557 |
54.1 |
|
Republican |
David S. DeWeese |
20,857 |
45.9 |
Total votes |
45,414 |
100.0 |
Assembly
New Jersey general election, 1973[17] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
James R. Hurley |
36,327 |
31.1 |
|
Republican |
Joseph W. Chinnici |
34,104 |
29.2 |
|
Democratic |
Charles A. Thomas |
23,653 |
20.3 |
|
Democratic |
Robert J. Sheston |
22,668 |
19.4 |
Total votes |
116,752 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1975[32] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
James R. Hurley |
33,213 |
30.3 |
|
Republican |
Joseph W. Chinnici |
32,230 |
29.4 |
|
Democratic |
Henry R. Ricci |
22,570 |
20.6 |
|
Democratic |
Gary E. Greenblatt |
21,653 |
19.7 |
Total votes |
109,666 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1977[18] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
James R. Hurley |
35,993 |
31.3 |
|
Republican |
Joseph W. Chinnici |
33,104 |
28.8 |
|
Democratic |
James J. Seeley |
22,606 |
19.7 |
|
Democratic |
Jeffrey A. April |
22,146 |
19.3 |
|
Independent |
John Phillips |
1,175 |
1.0 |
Total votes |
115,024 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1979[33] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
James R. Hurley |
31,196 |
31.8 |
|
Republican |
Joseph W. Chinnici |
28,209 |
28.8 |
|
Democratic |
Randy Wilhelm |
20,034 |
20.5 |
|
Democratic |
Jerry G. Livingston |
18,520 |
18.9 |
Total votes |
97,959 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1981[19] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Joseph W. Chinnici |
33,584 |
29.3 |
|
Republican |
Guy F. Muziani |
29,030 |
25.4 |
|
Democratic |
Henry Ricci |
27,018 |
23.6 |
|
Democratic |
William H. Woods |
24,873 |
21.7 |
Total votes |
114,505 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1983[20] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Joseph W. Chinnici |
28,111 |
28.2 |
|
Republican |
Guy F. Muziani |
25,998 |
26.1 |
|
Democratic |
Edward H. Salmon |
25,790 |
25.8 |
|
Democratic |
Jeanne L. Gorman |
19,890 |
19.9 |
Total votes |
99,789 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1985[34] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Joseph W. Chinnici |
35,610 |
33.7 |
|
Republican |
Guy F. Muziani |
33,978 |
32.1 |
|
Democratic |
Raymond A. Batten |
18,794 |
17.8 |
|
Democratic |
Peter L. Amico |
17,407 |
16.5 |
Total votes |
105,789 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1987[21] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Frank A. LoBiondo |
28,638 |
26.9 |
|
Democratic |
Edward H. Salmon |
27,561 |
25.9 |
|
Republican |
Gerald M. Thornton |
25,182 |
23.6 |
|
Democratic |
Raymond A. Batten |
25,166 |
23.6 |
Total votes |
106,547 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1989[35] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Edward H. Salmon |
35,715 |
28.4 |
|
Republican |
Frank A. LoBiondo |
32,600 |
25.9 |
|
Democratic |
Raymond A. Batten |
31,193 |
24.8 |
|
Republican |
Martin L. Pagliughi |
26,440 |
21.0 |
Total votes |
125,948 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1991[23] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Frank A. LoBiondo |
32,063 |
31.7 |
|
Republican |
John C. Gibson |
28,402 |
28.1 |
|
Democratic |
Jennifer R. Lookabaugh |
20,872 |
20.6 |
|
Democratic |
Raymond A. Batten |
19,803 |
19.6 |
Total votes |
101,140 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1993[24] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Frank A. LoBiondo |
36,941 |
31.2 |
|
Republican |
John C. Gibson |
32,959 |
27.9 |
|
Democratic |
Ronald J. Casella |
23,983 |
20.3 |
|
Democratic |
Bruce M. Gorman |
23,493 |
19.9 |
|
Libertarian |
Scott L. Derby |
959 |
0.8 |
Total votes |
118,335 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1995[36] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
John C. Gibson |
24,512 |
29.2 |
|
Republican |
Nicholas Asselta |
21,588 |
25.7 |
|
Democratic |
Louis N. Magazzu |
19,441 |
23.2 |
|
Democratic |
John R. Rauh |
18,302 |
21.8 |
Total votes |
83,843 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1999[39] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Nicholas Asselta |
28,096 |
35.2 |
|
Republican |
John C. Gibson |
26,763 |
33.5 |
|
Democratic |
Mary D'Arcy Bittner |
12,146 |
15.2 |
|
Democratic |
Maria A. Laboy |
11,834 |
14.8 |
|
Conservative |
Geraldine Caiafa |
976 |
1.2 |
Total votes |
79,815 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2001[40] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Nicholas Asselta |
36,392 |
29.6 |
|
Democratic |
Jeff Van Drew |
32,271 |
26.3 |
|
Republican |
John C. Gibson |
31,067 |
25.3 |
|
Democratic |
Douglas Jones-Romero |
23,147 |
18.8 |
Total votes |
122,877 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2003[41] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Jeff Van Drew |
25,080 |
26.5 |
|
Republican |
John C. Gibson |
24,187 |
25.6 |
|
Republican |
Andrew J. McCrosson, Jr. |
22,927 |
24.3 |
|
Democratic |
Maria LaBoy |
19,524 |
20.7 |
|
Green |
Mary A. Snyder |
1,193 |
1.3 |
|
Green |
Carly R. Massey |
835 |
0.9 |
|
Socialist |
Costantino Rozzo |
768 |
0.8 |
Total votes |
94,514 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2005[42] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Jeff Van Drew |
41,381 |
35.8 |
|
Democratic |
Nelson Albano |
32,500 |
28.1 |
|
Republican |
John C. Gibson |
25,324 |
21.9 |
|
Republican |
George Cecola |
16,338 |
14.1 |
Total votes |
115,593 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2007[43] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Nelson Albano |
27,721 |
28.8 |
|
Democratic |
Matthew Milam |
24,422 |
25.3 |
|
Republican |
Michael J. Donohue |
22,402 |
23.2 |
|
Republican |
R. Norris Clark Jr. |
21,820 |
22.6 |
Total votes |
96,365 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2011[45] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Nelson Albano |
24,794 |
27.9 |
|
Democratic |
Matthew Milam |
22,207 |
25.0 |
|
Republican |
Samuel Fiocchi |
21,156 |
23.8 |
|
Republican |
Suzanne M. Walters |
20,810 |
23.4 |
Total votes |
88,967 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2013[46] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Bob Andrzejczak |
29,958 |
27.2 |
|
Republican |
Sam Fiocchi |
27,539 |
25.0 |
|
Democratic |
Nelson Albano |
26,611 |
24.2 |
|
Republican |
Kristine Gabor |
25,903 |
23.5 |
Total votes |
110,011 |
100.0 |
References
- ↑ Districts by Number, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed March 14, 2013.
- ↑ DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 - 2010 Demographic Profile Data, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 29, 2014.
- ↑ Statewide Voter Registration Summary, New Jersey Department of State, November 30, 2015. Accessed April 20, 2016.
- ↑ Legislative Roster 2016-2017 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 14, 2016.
- ↑ District 1 Legislators, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 14, 2016.
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