New Jersey's 8th Legislative District is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature , covering the Atlantic County municipality of Hammonton ; the Burlington County municipalities of Eastampton Township , Evesham Township , Hainesport Township , Lumberton Township , Mansfield Township , Medford Township , Medford Lakes Borough , Mount Holly Township , Pemberton Borough , Pemberton Township , Shamong Township , Southampton Township , Springfield Township , Westampton Township and Woodland Township ; and the Camden County municipalities of Berlin Borough , Pine Hill Borough , Pine Valley Borough and Waterford Township as of the 2011 apportionment .[ 1]
As of the 2010 United States Census , the district had a population of 227,817, of whom 173,341 (76.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 189,220 (83.1%) White , 19,195 (8.4%) African American , 404 (0.2%) Native American , 10,591 (4.6%) Asian , 97 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 2,737 (1.2%) from some other race , and 5,573 (2.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11,326 (5.0%) of the population.[ 2] The district had 147,969 registered voters as of November 2015, of whom 69,710 (47.1%) were registered as unaffiliated , 40,889 (27.6%) were registered as Democrats , 37,242 (25.2%) were registered as Republicans and 128 (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 Dawn Marie Addiego (R, Evesham Township) and in the General Assembly by Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (R, Evesham Township) and Joe Howarth (R, Evesham Township).[ 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 8th District encompassed the entirety of Somerset County .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] During the three Senate elections held during this period (1965, 1967, and 1971), Republicans won all three races. Incumbent Senator William E. Ozzard won reelection in 1965 for a two-year term (though he resigned on July 10, 1967[ 9] ), while for the next two elections, Raymond Bateman was victorious for both elections.[ 6] [ 10] [ 11]
In the terms from 1967 until 1973, the 8th District sent two members to the General Assembly. In all elections for two-year terms, Republicans won both seats. John H. Ewing was one victor in the three regular elections (1967, 1969, 1971), while Webster B. Todd Jr. (son of Webster B. Todd , brother of Christine Todd Whitman ) served one term from 1968 until 1970, Millicent Fenwick was elected in 1969 and 1971, but resigned on December 14, 1972 to become head of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs , and Victor Rizzolo was elected in a special election on January 30, 1973 to complete her term.[ 10] [ 12] [ 11] [ 13] [ 14]
District composition since 1973
When the Legislature was switched to 40 equal-population districts statewide, the 8th District created for the 1973 elections was an uncompact district in Burlington, Ocean , Monmouth , and Mercer counties. With the Keith line as a center spine, the district had branches to Medford Township, Manchester Township , Florence Township , Roosevelt , East Windsor Township , and Lawrence Township .[ 15] In the 1980s, the 8th became inclusive of most of Burlington County stretching from Washington Township north to Bordentown .[ 16] Following the 1990 Census , the district expanded out of Burlington County to Camden County (Winslow Township , Waterford Township, and Chesilhurst ) and Atlantic County (Hammonton and Folsom ) with the Burlington County portion including suburban townships of Medford, Evesham, Moorestown , Mount Laurel , and Southampton.[ 17] The 2001 redistricting returned the district to being Burlington only again keeping it through the center of the county.[ 18]
Election history
Session
Senate
Assembly
1974–1975
Barry T. Parker (R)
John A. Sweeney (D)
Clifford W. Snedeker (R)
1976–1977
Jim Saxton (R)
Clifford W. Snedeker (R)
1978–1979
Barry T. Parker (R)
Jim Saxton (R)
Clifford W. Snedeker (R)
1980–1981
Jim Saxton (R)
Clifford W. Snedeker (R)
1982–1983
Jim Saxton (R)
C. William Haines (R)
Robert J. Meyer (R)
1984–1985
Jim Saxton (R)[ n 1]
C. William Haines (R)[ n 2]
Robert J. Meyer (R)[ n 3]
Harold L. Colburn, Jr. (R)[ n 4]
C. William Haines (R)[ n 2]
Robert C. Shinn, Jr. (R)[ n 5]
1986–1987
Robert C. Shinn, Jr. (R)
Harold L. Colburn, Jr. (R)
1988–1989
C. William Haines (R)
Robert C. Shinn, Jr. (R)
Harold L. Colburn, Jr. (R)
1990–1991
Robert C. Shinn, Jr. (R)
Harold L. Colburn, Jr. (R)
1992–1993
C. William Haines (R)
Robert C. Shinn, Jr. (R)
Harold L. Colburn, Jr. (R)
1994–1995
C. William Haines (R)[ n 6]
Robert C. Shinn, Jr. (R)[ n 7]
Harold L. Colburn, Jr. (R)[ n 8]
Francis L. Bodine (R)[ n 9]
Martha W. Bark (R)[ n 10]
1996–1997
Francis L. Bodine (R)
Martha W. Bark (R)[ n 11]
Martha W. Bark (R)[ n 11]
Larry Chatzidakis (R)[ n 12]
1998–1999
Martha W. Bark (R)
Francis L. Bodine (R)
Larry Chatzidakis (R)
2000–2001
Francis L. Bodine (R)
Larry Chatzidakis (R)
2002–2003
Martha W. Bark (R)
Francis L. Bodine (R)
Larry Chatzidakis (R)
2004–2005
Martha W. Bark (R)
Francis L. Bodine (R)
Larry Chatzidakis (R)
2006–2007
Francis L. Bodine (R)
Larry Chatzidakis (R)
Francis L. Bodine (D)[ n 13]
2008–2009
Phil Haines (R)[ n 14]
Dawn Marie Addiego (R)
Scott Rudder (R)
2010–2011
Dawn Marie Addiego [ n 15] (R)
Scott Rudder (R)
Dawn Marie Addiego (R)[ n 15]
Pat Delany (R)[ n 16]
Gerry Nardello (R)[ n 17]
2012–2013
Dawn Marie Addiego (R)
Christopher J. Brown (R)
Scott Rudder (R)
2014–2015
Dawn Marie Addiego (R)
Christopher J. Brown (R)
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (R)
2016–2017
Joe Howarth (R)
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (R)
^ Elected to and seated in the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 1984
^ a b Elected to Senate in a December 27, 1984 special election, seated on January 8, 1985
^ Died July 14, 1984
^ Elected in September 11, 1984 special election
^ Elected in February 19, 1985 special election
^ Died December 18, 1996
^ Resigned February 8, 1994 to become New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner
^ Resigned on March 1, 1995 to be come head of State Medical Examiner Board
^ Appointed to the Assembly on February 28, 1994, elected in November 1994 special election to complete term
^ Appointed to Assembly on March 13, 1995
^ a b Appointed to Senate on January 14, 1997
^ Appointed to Assembly on January 14, 1997
^ Switched parties on April 5, 2007
^ Appointed to be a judge on the New Jersey Superior Court , October 18, 2010
^ a b Appointed to the Senate on November 22, 2010
^ Appointed to the Assembly on December 13, 2010; resigned August 12, 2011
^ Appointed to the Assembly on November 21, 2011
Election results
Senate
Assembly
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^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly 12-02-2003 for November 2003 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2005 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2007 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2009 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2011 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
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Districts are co-terminous for both
Senate and
General Assembly (each district elects
one Senator and
two members of the General Assembly)
Districts Apportionments