New Jersey's 35th Legislative District is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It encompasses the Bergen County municipalities of Elmwood Park and Garfield and the Passaic County municipalities of Haledon, North Haledon, Paterson, and Prospect Park.[1]
Demographic information
As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 209,995, of whom 153,921 (73.3%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 102,588 (48.9%) White, 49,439 (23.5%) African American, 1,742 (0.8%) Native American, 8,136 (3.9%) Asian, 77 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 38,730 (18.4%) from some other race, and 9,283 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 93,371 (45.9%) of the population.[2]
The district had 111,958 registered voters as of June 30, 2015[update], of whom 56,356 (50.3%) were registered as unaffiliated, 45,920 (41.0%) were registered as Democrats, 9,637 (8.6%) were registered as Republicans and 45 (0.0%) 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 Nellie Pou (D, North Haledon) and in the General Assembly by Shavonda E. Sumter (D, Paterson) and Benjie E. Wimberly (D, Paterson).[4][5]
District and election history
The 35th District has always been based around Paterson since its creation in 1973. The 1973 through 1981 version of the district included Paterson, Prospect Park, Hawthorne, and North Haledon.[6] A slight shift in the district occurred in the 1981 redistricting when North Haledon was removed, and Haledon and Elmwood Park were added.[7] West Paterson was added and North Haledon was re-added to the district in the 1991 redistricting.[8] In the 2001 redistricting, West Paterson swapped places with Totowa and Bergen County borough Glen Rock was added.[9]
- ↑ Died March 4, 1990
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appointed to the Senate on April 5, 1990, elected to remainder of unexpired term in November 1990
- ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on May 17, 1990, defeated in November 1990 special election
- ↑ Elected November 1990 special election and sworn into the Assembly shortly thereafter
- ↑ Resigned on September 23, 1994 to become director of Division of Gaming Enforcement
- ↑ Appointed to the Assembly in 1994
- ↑ Resigned on January 3, 1997 after being elected to Congress
- ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on January 29, 1997
- ↑ Resigned on September 10, 2007
- ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on November 9, 2007
Election results
Senate
New Jersey general election, 1973[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Frank Davenport |
16,919 |
50.14 |
|
Democratic |
Joseph A. Lazzara |
16,826 |
49.86 |
Total votes |
33,745 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1977[11] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Frank X. Graves, Jr. |
17,005 |
56.2 |
|
Republican |
Alfred E. Fontanella |
12,193 |
40.3 |
|
Independent |
Joseph S. Long |
547 |
1.8 |
|
Independent |
Roy L. Ward |
500 |
1.7 |
Total votes |
30,245 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1981[12] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Frank X. Graves, Jr. |
28,439 |
74.6 |
|
Republican |
Frank E. Gorman |
9,693 |
25.4 |
Total votes |
38,132 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1983[13] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Frank X. Graves, Jr. |
23,646 |
74.3 |
|
Republican |
Richard Fontanella |
8,161 |
25.7 |
Total votes |
31,807 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1987[14] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Frank X. Graves, Jr. |
21,793 |
100.0 |
Total votes |
21,793 |
100.0 |
Special election, 1990[15] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
15,454 |
100.0 |
Total votes |
15,454 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1991[16] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
15,859 |
53.2 |
|
Republican |
Lawrence (Pat) Kramer |
13,965 |
46.8 |
Total votes |
29,824 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1993[17] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
21,836 |
66.5 |
|
Republican |
Beltran Lopez |
10,550 |
32.1 |
|
Independent |
Vijay “Viji” Sargis |
442 |
1.3 |
Total votes |
32,828 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1997[18] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
24,552 |
69.8 |
|
Republican |
Brian A. Duncan |
10,644 |
30.2 |
Total votes |
35,196 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2001[19] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
25,844 |
100.0 |
Total votes |
25,844 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2003[20] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
16,243 |
68.6 |
|
Republican |
David R. Troast |
7,434 |
31.4 |
Total votes |
23,677 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2007[21] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
14,265 |
100.0 |
Total votes |
14,265 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2011[22] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Nellie Pou |
14,386 |
74.7 |
|
Republican |
Ken Pengitore |
4,867 |
25.3 |
Total votes |
19,253 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2013[23] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Nellie Pou |
22,154 |
74.1 |
|
Republican |
Lynda Gallashaw |
7,737 |
25.9 |
Total votes |
29,891 |
100.0 |
Assembly
New Jersey general election, 1973[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Vincent Ozzie Pellecchia |
17,548 |
27.9 |
|
Democratic |
William H. Hicks |
17,144 |
27.2 |
|
Republican |
Alfred E. Fontanella |
14,238 |
22.6 |
|
Republican |
Marian M. Rauschenbach |
14,049 |
22.3 |
Total votes |
62,979 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1977[11] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Vincent O. Pellecchia |
15,616 |
28.0 |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
14,774 |
26.5 |
|
Republican |
Ronald Fava |
13,768 |
24.7 |
|
Republican |
Henry Ramer |
11,624 |
20.8 |
Total votes |
55,782 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1981[12] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
25,361 |
34.9 |
|
Democratic |
Vincent Ozzie Pellecchia |
23,575 |
32.5 |
|
Republican |
Fred Burgos |
12,580 |
17.3 |
|
Republican |
Russell P. Meneve |
11,087 |
15.3 |
Total votes |
72,603 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1983[13] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
21,927 |
37.6 |
|
Democratic |
Vincent Ozzie Pellecchia |
20,497 |
35.1 |
|
Republican |
Walter W. Garner III |
8,088 |
13.9 |
|
Republican |
Norman E. Smith |
7,804 |
13.4 |
Total votes |
58,316 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1985[26] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
18,634 |
30.2 |
|
Democratic |
Vincent “Ozzie” Pellecchia |
16,204 |
26.3 |
|
Republican |
Walter W. Porter, Jr. |
13,538 |
21.9 |
|
Republican |
Kenneth Van Rye |
13,352 |
21.6 |
Total votes |
61,728 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1987[14] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
18,345 |
35.6 |
|
Democratic |
William J. Pascrell, Jr. |
17,670 |
34.3 |
|
Republican |
Martin G. Barnes |
8,546 |
16.6 |
|
Republican |
Robert Angele |
6,955 |
13.5 |
Total votes |
51,516 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1989[27] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John A. Girgenti |
24,359 |
37.0 |
|
Democratic |
William J. Pascrell, Jr. |
23,633 |
35.9 |
|
Republican |
Joaquin Calcines, Jr. |
9,093 |
13.8 |
|
Republican |
Jose L. Moore |
8,707 |
13.2 |
Total votes |
65,792 |
100.0 |
Special election, 1990[28] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Frank Catania |
13,591 |
56.1 |
|
Democratic |
Cyril R. Yannarelli |
10,633 |
43.9 |
Total votes |
24,224 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1991[16] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
William J. Pascrell, Jr. |
17,394 |
28.8 |
|
Republican |
Frank Catania |
14,894 |
24.7 |
|
Democratic |
Eli M. Burgos |
14,266 |
23.6 |
|
Republican |
Martin G. Barnes |
13,848 |
22.9 |
Total votes |
60,402 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1993[17] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
William J. Pascrell, Jr. |
21,698 |
31.4 |
|
Republican |
Frank Catania |
17,657 |
25.5 |
|
Democratic |
Alfred Steele |
15,745 |
22.8 |
|
Republican |
Harvey Nutter |
10,999 |
15.9 |
|
Independent |
Anna N. Taliaferro |
1,568 |
2.3 |
|
Independent |
James A. Davis, Jr. |
1,531 |
2.2 |
Total votes |
69,198 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1995[29] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
William J. Pascrell, Jr. |
17,400 |
33.3 |
|
Democratic |
Rev. Alfred E. Steele |
13,868 |
26.6 |
|
Republican |
Donald Hayden |
11,267 |
21.6 |
|
Republican |
Dennis Gonzalez |
9,685 |
18.5 |
Total votes |
52,220 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1997[30] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Alfred Steele |
23,253 |
31.2 |
|
Democratic |
Nellie Pou |
22,112 |
29.6 |
|
Republican |
Karole A. Graves |
14,785 |
19.8 |
|
Republican |
Frank Catania, Jr. |
14,465 |
19.4 |
Total votes |
74,615 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1999[31] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Alfred Steele |
14,223 |
33.4 |
|
Democratic |
Nellie Pou |
13,902 |
32.6 |
|
Republican |
William A. DeStefano |
7,424 |
17.4 |
|
Republican |
Belinda A. Lanier |
7,032 |
16.5 |
Total votes |
42,581 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2001[32] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Alfred E. Steele |
24,880 |
51.2 |
|
Democratic |
Nellie Pou |
23,728 |
48.8 |
Total votes |
48,608 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2003[33] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Alfred Steele |
14,658 |
32.8 |
|
Democratic |
Nellie Pou |
14,299 |
31.9 |
|
Republican |
Kenneth N. Del Vecchio Jr |
8,120 |
18.1 |
|
Republican |
Thomas F.X. Magura |
7,680 |
17.2 |
Total votes |
44,757 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2005[34] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Alfred Steele |
23,747 |
34.8 |
|
Democratic |
Nellie Pou |
23,372 |
34.3 |
|
Republican |
Deborah Shortway |
10,477 |
15.4 |
|
Republican |
Rinaldo M. D'Argenio |
10,397 |
15.2 |
|
Libertarian |
Louis R. Jasikoff |
191 |
0.3 |
Total votes |
68,184 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2007[35] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Nellie Pou |
11,784 |
38.9 |
|
Democratic |
Elease Evans |
11,749 |
38.8 |
|
Republican |
Chauncey I. Brown III |
6,730 |
22.2 |
Total votes |
30,263 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2009[36] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Nellie Pou |
22,148 |
32.4 |
|
Democratic |
Elease Evans |
21,637 |
31.7 |
|
Republican |
Lynn Anne Shortway |
12,488 |
18.3 |
|
Republican |
George Sawey |
11,993 |
17.6 |
Total votes |
68,266 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2011[37] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Benjie E. Wimberly |
13,551 |
36.8 |
|
Democratic |
Shavonda E. Sumter |
13,143 |
35.7 |
|
Republican |
Donna Puglisi |
5,114 |
13.9 |
|
Republican |
William A. Connolly |
5,020 |
13.6 |
Total votes |
36,828 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2013[38] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Benjie E. Wimberly |
21,195 |
36.7 |
|
Democratic |
Shavonda E. Sumter |
20,791 |
36.0 |
|
Republican |
Rhina Tavarez |
7,968 |
13.8 |
|
Republican |
Maria Del Pilar Rivas |
7,828 |
13.5 |
Total votes |
57,782 |
100.0 |
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