American legislative district
New Jersey's 2nd legislative districtAtlantic County municipalities of Absecon City , Atlantic City , Brigantine City , Buena Borough , Buena Vista Township , Egg Harbor City , Egg Harbor Township , Folsom Borough , Hamilton Township , Linwood City , Longport Borough , Margate City , Mullica Township , Northfield City , Pleasantville City , Somers Point City and Ventnor City as of the 2011 apportionment .[1]
Demographic characteristics [ edit ] As of the 2020 United States census , the district had a population of 216,156, of whom 170,802 (79.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 116,893 (54.1%) White , 36,312 (16.8%) African American , 1,051 (0.5%) Native American , 17,740 (8.2%) Asian , 320 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 23,314 (10.8%) from other races , and 20,526 (9.5%) from two or more races.[2] [3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44,899 (20.8%) of the population.[4]
The district had 165,449 registered voters as of December 1, 2021, of whom 58,399 (35.3%) were registered as unaffiliated , 61,149 (37.0%) were registered as Democrats , 43,534 (26.3%) were registered as Republicans , and 2,367 (1.4%) were registered to other parties.[5]
Political representation [ edit ] The district is represented for the 2022–2023 Legislative Session in the State Senate by Vincent J. Polistina (R, Egg Harbor Township) and in the General Assembly by Don Guardian (R, Atlantic City) and Claire Swift (R, Margate City).[6]
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 [7] [8] Salem and Cumberland counties with the election being won by Democrat John A. Waddington .[9]
In the following sessions, the Senate seat (one Senator elected in each election) and Assembly seats (two people elected per election) encompassed all of Atlantic County. Republican Frank S. Farley won the 1967 Senate election but was defeated by Democrat Joseph McGahn in 1971. Republicans Albert S. Smith and Samuel A. Curcio won the 1967 and 1969 Assembly elections but Democrats Steven P. Perskie and James A. Colasurdo won the 1971 election.[10] [11] [12]
District composition since 1973 [ edit ] Upon the creation of the 40 equal-population districts for the State Legislature in 1973, the 2nd District encompassed all of Atlantic County plus Burlington County townships Washington and Bass River and Ocean County 's Little Egg Harbor Township and Tuckerton .[13] [14] Hammonton and Egg Harbor City to other districts.[15] 1st District .[16]
The 2011 apportionment added Buena (from District 1 ), Buena Vista Township (1st District), Folsom (9th District ) and Somers Point (1st District). Municipalities that had been in the 2nd District as part of the 2001 apportionment that were shifted out of the district are Corbin City (to 1st District), Estell Manor (1st District), Galloway Township (9th District), Port Republic (9th District) and Weymouth Township (1st District).[16]
Election history [ edit ] Following the death of Jim Whelan on August 22, 2017, Colin Bell was unanimously selected to fill the remainder of his term by local Democratic committee members on September 5 and was sworn in on October 5.[17] [18] [19]
^ Resigned June 28, 1982 to become a Superior Court judge
^ a b Elected to the Senate in a September 7, 1982 special election and seated on September 16, 1982
^ Elected in a special election on November 2, 1982
^ Died August 27, 1995
^ Appointed September 18, 1995
^ Resigned May 16, 2003
^ Appointed May 22, 2003
^ Resigned February 15, 2007
^ Appointed February 22, 2007
^ Died August 22, 2017
^ Appointed October 5, 2017
^ Resigned July 19, 2021 to join the Department of Community Affairs
^ Appointed November 8, 2021
Election results, 1973–present [ edit ] General Assembly [ edit ] Election results, 1965–1973 [ edit ] General Assembly [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ Districts by Number , New Jersey Legislature . Accessed April 10, 2013.^ "RACE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 10, 2021 .^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 10, 2021 .^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 10, 2021 .^ Statewide Voter Registration Summary , New Jersey Department of State , December 1, 2021. Accessed January 5, 2022.^ Legislative Roster , New Jersey Legislature . Accessed January 12, 2022.^ New Jersey Apportionment Commission (July 20, 1967). "New Jersey Senate and Assembly Districts" (PDF) . Retrieved July 11, 2015 .^ State of New Jersey (1971). "New Jersey Senate and Assembly Districts 1972–1973" (PDF) . Retrieved July 11, 2015 . ^ a b "Results of the General Election Held on November 2, 1965" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .^ a b c "Results of the General Election Held on November 7, 1967" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .^ a b "Results of the General Election Held on November 4, 1969" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .^ a b c "Results of the General Election Held on November 2, 1971" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .^ "New Jersey Legislative Districts 1974–" (PDF) . New Jersey Legislative Services Agency. 1973. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .^ "New Jersey Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 1981. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .^ "1991 Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .^ a b Districts by Number , New Jersey Legislature , backed up by the Internet Archive as of November 12, 2011. Accessed April 10, 2013.^ Jackson, Vincent; and Huba, Nicholas. "State Sen. Jim Whelan died Tuesday" , Press of Atlantic City
^ Johnson, Brent (September 6, 2017). "Here's who will replace the late Jim Whelan in the N.J. Senate" . NJ.com . Retrieved October 5, 2017 . ^ "BELL SWORN IN AS NEW 2nd DISTRICT SENATOR" . New Jersey Senate Democrats. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017 .^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 30, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022 .^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017 .^ a b "General Election Results - November 5, 2013" (PDF) . Office of the Atlantic County Clerk. Retrieved February 17, 2017 .^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2011 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2007 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2003 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2001 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Senate for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ a b "Official List, General Election Returns for the Office of Senate and Assembly for Election Held November 2, 1993" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ a b "Official Results, General Election, November 5, 1991" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ a b "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ a b "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ a b "Special Elections to Fill Vacancies in the State Legislature" (PDF) . Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ a b "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ a b "Results of the General Election Held November 8, 1977" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ a b "Results of the General Election Held November 6, 1973" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 30, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022 .^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2019 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . December 2, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017 .^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for GENERAL ELECTION 11/03/2015 Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2011 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2009 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2007 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2005 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly 12-02-2003 for November 2003 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2001 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly 01-11-2010 for November 1999 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Assembly for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Official List, General Election Results for the Office of General Assembly for Election Held November 7, 1995" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "NJ General Assembly 02" . Our Campaigns . Retrieved July 22, 2017 .^ "Candidates for the Office of General Assembly" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Candidates for the Office of General Assembly" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Results of the General Election Held on November 6, 1979" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .^ "Results of the General Election Held November 4, 1975" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015 .
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