New Jersey's 1st legislative districtAtlantic 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]
Demographic characteristics [ edit ] 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] unaffiliated , 46,307 (30.5%) were registered as Republicans , 43,127 (28.4%) were registered as Democrats , and 2,269 (1.5%) were registered to other parties.[3]
Political representation [ edit ] The district is represented for the 2020–2021 Legislative Session (Senate , General Assembly ) in the State Senate by Mike Testa (R, Vineland) and in the General Assembly by Antwan McClellan (R, Ocean City) and Erik K. Simonsen (R, Lower Township).[4] [5]
It is entirely located within New Jersey's 2nd congressional district .
1965–1973 [ edit ] During the period of time after the 1964 Supreme Court decision in Reynolds v. Sims 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] 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 [ edit ] 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] 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] Buena and Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County.[15] Somers Point , the 2001 iteration of the 1st remained the same as the 1991 district.[16]
Election history [ edit ] Notes:
^ Resigned January 2, 1990 to accept appointment to the Casino Control Commission
^ Appointed in January 1990, won special election in November 1990 to complete term
^ Resigned to become President of the 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
^ Resigned January 2, 2019 following election to the United States House of Representatives
^ a b Resigned from the Assembly on January 14, 2019, appointed to the Senate on January 15, 2019, defeated in November 2019 special election
^ Appointed January 31, 2019
^ Elected in November 2019 special election, seated December 5, 2019
Election results, 1973–present [ edit ]
New Jersey general election, 2003[22]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Nicholas Asselta 31,112
80.9
HealthCare For All
Steven Fenichel
5,986
15.6
N/A
English Language Only
George Cecola
1,341
3.5
N/A
Total votes
'38,439'
'100.0'
Assembly [ edit ] Election results, 1965–1973 [ edit ]
New Jersey general election, 1967[10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Robert E. Kay 27,841
51.2
Democratic
Robert J. Halpin
26,149
48.1
Conservative
Linwood Erickson, Jr.
364
0.7
Total votes
54,354
100.0
Assembly [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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