5th Legislative District (New Jersey)

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New Jersey's 5th Legislative District
File:New Jersey Legislative Districts Map (2011) D05 hl.svg
Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)
Assembly members Patricia Egan Jones (D)
Arthur Barclay (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population 210,162
Voting-age population 156,827
Registered voters 137,247

New Jersey's 5th Legislative District is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. As of the 2011 apportionment, the district covers the Camden County municipalities of Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Bellmawr, Brooklawn, Camden, Gloucester City, Haddon Heights, Lawnside, Magnolia, Mount Ephraim, Runnemede and Woodlynne; and the Gloucester County municipalities of Deptford Township, Harrison Township, Mantua Township, Wenonah, Westville and Woodbury.[1]

As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 210,162, of whom 156,827 (74.6%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 120,979 (57.6%) White, 51,652 (24.6%) African American, 876 (0.4%) Native American, 5,896 (2.8%) Asian, 113 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 24,769 (11.8%) from some other race, and 5,877 (92.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45,619 (21.7%) of the population.[2] The district had 137,247 registered voters as of November 2015, of whom 66,054 (48.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 54,514 (39.7%) were registered as Democrats, 16,564(12.1%) were registered as Republicans and 115 (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 Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D, Barrington) and in the General Assembly by Patricia Egan Jones (D, Barrington) and Arthur Barclay (D, Camden).[4][5] Cruz-Perez had been appointed to the seat in December 2014 following the resignation of Donald Norcross who had been elected to the United States House of Representatives.

1965–1973

The 1964 Supreme Court decision in Reynolds v. Sims required legislative districts' populations be equal as possible. As an interim measure, the 5rd District in the 1965 State Senate election encompassed all of Ocean and Monmouth counties which elected two members of the Senate at-large. Republicans Richard R. Stout and William T. Hiering won this election for a two-year term.[6] For the 1967 and 1971 elections, the 5th consisted of only Monmouth County and elected two and three Senators respectively.[7][8] Republicans Stout and Alfred N. Beadleston won the 1967 election for a four-year term while Stout, Beadleston, and Republican Assemblyman Joseph Azzolina won in the 1971 election for a two-year term.[9][10]

Between 1967 and 1973, the 5th Senate District was split into two Assembly districts, each electing two members. As Monmouth County gained population following the 1970 Census, an additional Assembly member was elected at-large for the 1971 election. The members elected to the Assembly from each district are as follows:[9][11][10]

Session District 5A District 5B District 5 At-large
1968–1969 James M. Coleman (R) Joseph Azzolina (R)
Louis R. Aikins (R) Chester Apy (R)
1970–1971 John I. Dawes (R) James M. Coleman (R)
Joseph E. Robertson (R) Joseph Azzolina (R)
1972–1973 John I. Dawes (R) Eugene J. Bedell (D) Joseph E. Robertson (R)[A 1]
Brian Kennedy (R) Chester Apy (R)
  1. ↑ Resigned on August 6, 1973 to join staff of the Turnpike Authority

District composition since 1973

Since the creation of the 40-district legislative map in 1973, the 5th District has always been based around the city of Camden and nearby suburbs. In the 1973 iteration of the map, the district began in Camden city and traveled southeast to Hi-Nella.[12] In 1981, some Camden County boroughs and Haddon Township were removed but added to the district were Gloucester City, Bellmawr, and Runnemede in Camden County and Deptford Township and Woodbury Heights.[13] No major changes were made to the district in the 1991 or 2001 reapportionments.[14][15] The 2011 apportionment added Audubon Park (from the 6th District) and Harrison Township, Mantua Township and Wenonah (all from the 3rd District). Municipalities that had been in the 4th District as part of the 2001 apportionment that were shifted out of the district as of 2011 are Woodbury Heights (to the 3rd District), and Hi-Nella, Somerdale and Stratford (all to the 6th District).[16]

The territory currently in the 5th has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1973. Indeed, the 5th is one of the few districts in the state to have ever elected only one party to all Senate and Assembly seats in every election since 1973.[17]

Election history

Session Senate Assembly
1974–1975
John J. Horn (D)[n 1]
 		 James Florio (D)[n 2] Ernest F. Schuck (D)
Ronald J. Casella (D)[n 3]
1976–1977 Walter Rand (D) Ernest F. Schuck (D)
Angelo Errichetti (D)[n 4]
1978–1979 Angelo Errichetti (D)[n 5] Walter Rand (D) Ernest F. Schuck (D)
1980–1981 Walter Rand (D) Ernest F. Schuck (D)
1982–1983 Walter Rand (D) Wayne Bryant (D) Francis J. Gorman (D)
1984–1985 Walter Rand (D) Wayne Bryant (D) Francis J. Gorman (D)
1986–1987 Wayne Bryant (D) Francis J. Gorman (D)[n 6]
Joseph J. Roberts (D)[n 7]
1988–1989 Walter Rand (D) Wayne Bryant (D) Joseph J. Roberts (D)
1990–1991[18] Wayne Bryant (D) Joseph J. Roberts (D)
1992–1993 Walter Rand (D) Wayne Bryant (D) Joseph J. Roberts (D)
1994–1995 Walter Rand (D)[n 8] Wayne Bryant (D)[n 9] Joseph J. Roberts (D)
Wayne Bryant (D)[n 9] Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)[n 10]
1996–1997 Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) Joseph J. Roberts (D)
1998–1999 Wayne Bryant (D) Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) Joseph J. Roberts (D)
2000–2001 Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) Joseph J. Roberts (D)
2002–2003[19] Wayne Bryant (D) Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) Joseph J. Roberts (D)
2004–2005 Wayne Bryant (D) Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) Joseph J. Roberts (D)
2006–2007 Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) Joseph J. Roberts (D)
2008–2009 Dana Redd (D)[n 11] Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) Joseph J. Roberts (D)
2010–2011 Seat vacant Angel Fuentes (D) Donald Norcross (D)[n 12]
Donald Norcross (D)[n 12] Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (D)[n 13]
2012–2013 Donald Norcross (D) Angel Fuentes (D) Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (D)
2014–2015 Donald Norcross (D)[n 14] Angel Fuentes (D)[n 15] 
 Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (D)[n 16]
Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)[n 17] 
Patricia Egan Jones (D)[n 18] 
Seat vacant
2016–2017 Patricia Egan Jones (D) Arthur Barclay (D)
  1. ↑ Resigned September 22, 1976 to join the Department of Labor and Industry
  2. ↑ Resigned on January 3, 1975 following his election to Congress
  3. ↑ Elected in November 1975 special election to complete the term of James Florio, sworn in on November 14, 1975
  4. ↑ Elected to the Senate in November 1976 special election, sworn in on November 8, 1976
  5. ↑ Terminated from the Senate on August 14, 1981 upon his conviction in the Abscam scandal
  6. ↑ Resigned on March 16, 1987
  7. ↑ Elected in July 28, 1987 special election, sworn into the Assembly on September 10, 1987
  8. ↑ Died on January 6, 1995
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Appointed to the Senate on February 9, 1995, elected to fill the remainder of the term in a November 1995 special election
  10. ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on February 27, 1995
  11. ↑ Resigned on January 5, 2010 to become Mayor of Camden
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Resigned from the Assembly on January 19, 2010 to be sworn into the Senate, elected to remainder of term in November 2010 special election
  13. ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on January 25, 2010, elected to remainder of term in November 2010 special election
  14. ↑ Resigned on November 12, 2014 upon his election to Congress
  15. ↑ Resigned June 30, 2015 to become a deputy county clerk
  16. ↑ Resigned December 2, 2015 to become Camden County Sheriff
  17. ↑ Appointed to the Senate and sworn in on December 15, 2014; elected to remainder of unexpired term in November 2015 special election
  18. ↑ Appointed to the Assembly and sworn in on November 16, 2015

Election results

Senate

New Jersey general election, 1973[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. Horn 25,999 65.2
Republican Richard C. Hardenbergh 13,509 33.9
Socialist Labor Dominic W. Doganiero 369 0.9
Total votes 39,877 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angelo J. Errichetti 27,352 69.4
Republican Ernest J. Merlino 12,078 30.6
Total votes 39,430 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter Rand 32,866 72.0
Republican John H. Lyons, Jr. 12,800 28.0
Total votes 45,666 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter Rand 23,446 66.0
Republican Gregory B. Montgomery 12,090 34.0
Total votes 35,536 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1987[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter Rand 24,784 68.3
Republican Mary Jo Tate 11,477 31.7
Total votes 36,261 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1991[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter Rand 25,834 67.1
Republican Rev. Edwin A. Martinez 12,666 32.9
Total votes 38,500 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter Rand 29,152 69.2
Republican Anthony J. De Gerolamo 12,959 30.8
Total votes 42,111 100.0
Special election, November 7, 1995[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne R. Bryant 21,021 68.8
Republican Mel Suplee 9,514 31.2
Total votes 30,535 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne R. Bryant 29,809 71.9
Republican Mel Suplee 11,624 28.1
Total votes 41,433 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne R. Bryant 29,568 69.3
Republican Maryann T. Callahan 13,087 30.7
Total votes 42,655 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne R. Bryant 21,442 64.9
Republican Ali Sloan El 11,589 35.1
Total votes 33,031 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dana Redd 16,918 62.9
Republican Hans Berg 9,983 37.1
Total votes 26,901 100.0
Special election, November 2, 2010[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald W. Norcross 28,801 63.3
Republican Harry E. Trout 15,041 33.1
Tea Christopher J. Weag 1,646 3.6
Total votes 45,488 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald W. Norcross 17,712 56.8
Republican Keith Walker 13,444 43.2
Total votes 31,156 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald W. Norcross 25,383 57.9
Republican Keith Walker 18,448 42.1
Total votes 43,831 100.0
Special election, November 4, 2015[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nilsa Cruz-Perez 19,150 100.0
Total votes 19,150 100.0

Assembly

New Jersey general election, 1973[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James J. Florio 27,449 35.2
Democratic Ernest F. Schuck 25,585 32.8
Republican C. Philip Murray, Jr. 12,281 15.8
Republican Philip Wolf 11,713 15.0
Taxation With Representation Raymond V. S. Miller 407 0.5
Dedicated, Honest, Unbossed Frank J. Paradise 329 0.4
Dedicated, Honest, Unbossed Donald R. MacLuckie 158 0.2
Total votes 77,922 100.0
Special election, November 4, 1975[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ronald J. Casella 21,551 63.4
Republican Harold A. Miller 12,461 36.6
Total votes 34,012 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1975[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ernest F. Schuck 22,166 32.4
Democratic Walter Rand 21,157 30.9
Republican Harold A. Miller 12,168 17.8
Republican Jack W. Yeager 12,071 17.6
Socialist Labor Julius Levin 481 0.7
Independent Samuel Cinger 412 0.6
Total votes 68,455 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ernest F. Schuck 24,749 32.9
Democratic Walter Rand 24,320 32.3
Republican John W. Troutman, Sr. 12,879 17.1
Republican George F. Geist, Jr. 12,844 17.1
Independent Liberal Elbridge C. Holloway, II 483 0.6
Total votes 75,275 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1979[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ernest F. Schuck 18,640 39.7
Democratic Walter Rand 18,412 39.2
Republican Robert J. Venuti 8,704 18.5
Socialist Labor Jack B. Bowell 674 1.4
Socialist Labor Julius Levin 513 1.1
Total votes 46,943 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Francis J. Gorman 32,788 36.0
Democratic Wayne R. Bryant 32,442 35.6
Republican Joseph N. Azzari 12,708 13.9
Republican Milton E. Minus, Sr. 12,007 13.2
For Needed Change Raymond V. S. Miller 1,191 1.3
Total votes 91,136 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne R. Bryant 23,691 34.3
Democratic Francis J. Gorman 23,295 33.7
Republican Marion Conover 11,268 16.3
Republican John N. Donis 10,773 15.6
Total votes 69,027 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1985[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Francis J. Gorman 22,828 30.9
Democratic Wayne R. Bryant 22,691 30.7
Republican Charles E. Brimm 14,514 19.6
Republican William M. Terrell 13,872 18.8
Total votes 73,905 100.0
Special election, July 28, 1987[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. 4,809 80.5
Republican Jose DeJesus, Jr. 1,167 19.5
Total votes 5,976 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1987[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne R. Bryant 25,214 34.9
Democratic Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. 24,668 34.2
Republican Raymond R. Groller 11,483 15.9
Republican Jose DeJesus, Jr. 10,835 15.0
Total votes 72,200 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1989[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne R. Bryant 32,479 37.1
Democratic Joe Roberts 31,906 36.5
Republican Jay L. Scott 11,779 13.5
Republican Raymond R. Groller 11,281 12.9
Total votes 87,445 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1991[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne R. Bryant 24,592 32.3
Democratic Joe Roberts 24,322 31.9
Republican Walter Jost 14,124 18.5
Republican Rev. John Randall 13,197 17.3
Total votes 76,235 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne R. Bryant 28,905 34.9
Democratic Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. 28,739 34.7
Republican Hans Berg 12,851 15.5
Republican Merle Ways 12,254 14.8
Total votes 82,749 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1995[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Roberts 20,618 34.2
Democratic Nilsa Cruz-Perez 19,006 31.5
Republican David Brodecki 10,635 17.6
Republican Jose Delgado 10,000 16.6
Total votes 60,259 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Roberts 31,898 43.5
Democratic Nilsa Cruz-Perez 28,918 39.4
Republican Joe Smiriglio 11,744 16.0
Republican No nomination made 777 1.1
Total votes 73,337 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1999[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Roberts 18,429 43.6
Democratic Nilsa Cruz-Perez 16,398 38.8
Republican William E. Spencer 7,438 17.6
Total votes 42,265 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Roberts 32,224 43.0
Democratic Nilsa Cruz-Perez 30,087 40.1
Republican Ella Hilton 12,659 16.9
Total votes 74,970 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Roberts 21,608 32.5
Democratic Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez 20,260 30.5
Republican Jeffrey R. Kugler 12,467 18.7
Republican Eddie Torres 12,165 18.3
Total votes 66,500 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2005[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Roberts 29,893 45.4
Democratic Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez 27,955 42.5
Green Richard L. Giovanoni 3,429 5.2
Green Mark Heacock 3,386 5.1
Libertarian Kevin Ferrizzi 1,131 1.7
Total votes 65,794 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Roberts 17,554 32.2
Democratic Nilsa Cruz-Perez 15,978 29.3
Republican Edward Torres 9,136 16.8
Republican Jonathan Mangel 9,070 16.6
Green Richard L. Giovanoni 1,419 2.6
Green Mark Heacock 1,381 2.5
Total votes 54,538 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald W. Norcross 25,384 30.9
Democratic Angel Fuentes 25,188 30.7
Republican Brian Kluchnick 15,812 19.3
Republican Stepfanie Velez-Gentry 15,748 19.2
Total votes 82,132 100.0
Special election, November 2, 2010[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gilbert "Whip" Wilson 29,280 64.7
Republican Barbara A. Gallagher 15,972 35.3
Total votes 45,252 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gilbert L. "Whip" Wilson 17,691 28.7
Democratic Angel Fuentes 17,586 28.5
Republican William Levins 13,575 22.0
Republican Terrell A. Ratliff 12,776 20.7
Total votes 61,628 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angel Fuentes 25,167 30.0
Democratic Gilbert L. "Whip" Wilson 24,761 29.2
Republican David Ragonese 17,774 21.0
Republican George Wagoner 17,037 20.1
Total votes 84,739 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2015[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patricia Egan Jones 16,766 34.0
Democratic Arthur Barclay 15,797 32.0
Republican Keith A. Walker 8,717 17.7
Republican Kevin P. Ehret 8,045 16.3
Total votes 49,325 100.0

References

  1. ↑ Districts by Number, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 - 2010 Demographic Profile Data for General Assembly District 5 (2010), New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Statewide Voter Registration Summary, New Jersey Department of State, November 30, 2015. Accessed April 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ Legislative Roster 2016-2017 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 14, 2016.
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