29th Legislative District (New Jersey)

New Jersey's 29th Legislative District
Senator Teresa Ruiz (D)
Assembly members Eliana Pintor Marin (D)
Blonnie R. Watson (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population 206,523
Voting-age population 157,173
Registered voters 118,930

New Jersey's 29th Legislative District is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It covers a portion of Essex County, specifically most of the east side of the city of Newark and all of the township of Belleville.[1][2]

Demographic information

As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 206,523, of whom 157,173 (76.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 70,501 (34.1%) White, 87,532 (42.1%) African American, 1,231 (0.6%) Native American, 3,402 (1.6%) Asian, 81 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 34,871 (16.9%) from some other race, and 8,905 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79,183 (38.3%) of the population.[3]

The district had 118,930 registered voters as of November 30, 2015, of whom 59,800 (50.3%) were registered as unaffiliated, 53,769 (45.2%) were registered as Democrats, 5,317 (4.5%) were registered as Republicans and 44 (0.04%) were registered to other parties.[4]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2016–2017 Legislative Session (Senate, General Assembly) in the State Senate by Teresa Ruiz (D, Newark) and in the General Assembly by Eliana Pintor Marin (D, Newark) and Blonnie R. Watson (D, Newark).[5][6] Watson, a former Essex County Freeholder, was selected by local Democratic committee members to be appointed to replace previous seatholder L. Grace Spencer, who resigned to accept a Superior Court judgeship.[7][8]

District and election history

Since the creation of the 40-district legislative map in 1973, the 29th District has always been based in and around Newark. In the 1973 map, the 29th district consisted of most of the South and East Wards (excluding Ironbound) and a portion of the Central Ward.[9] For the 1981 redistricting, the 29th became all of the South and East Wards and a larger part of the Central Ward.[10] In the 1991 redistricting, the 29th continued encompassing the South and East Wards and part of the Central Ward; the district now crept into a part of the North Ward and entered a new municipality, Hillside in Union County.[11] In the 2001 redistricting, Hillside remained in the district but now most of the area of Newark was contained in the 29th District.[12] After the 2011 redistricting, Hillside was removed and Belleville was moved into the district; again, most of the area of the city remained in the 29th.[1][2]

Because of its heavily urban nature, the district tends to favor Democrats strongly. The 29th District 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.[13]

Session Senate Assembly
1974–1975 Wynona Lipman (D)Ronald Owens (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1976–1977 Ronald Owens (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1978–1979 Wynona Lipman (D)Eugene H. Thompson (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1980–1981 Eugene H. Thompson (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1982–1983 Wynona Lipman (D)Eugene H. Thompson (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1984–1985 Wynona Lipman (D)Eugene H. Thompson (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1986–1987 Eugene H. Thompson (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1988–1989 Wynona Lipman (D)Jackie Mattison (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1990–1991 Jackie Mattison (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1992–1993 Wynona Lipman (D)Jackie Mattison (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1994–1995 Wynona Lipman (D)Jackie Mattison (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1996–1997 Jackie Mattison (D)[n 1]Willie B. Brown (D)
Alberto Coutinho (D)[n 2]
1998–1999 Wynona Lipman (D)[n 3]William D. Payne (D) Donald Kofi Tucker (D)
Sharpe James (D)[n 4] 
2000–2001 William D. Payne (D)Donald Kofi Tucker (D)
2002–2003 Sharpe James (D)William D. Payne (D)Wilfredo Caraballo (D)
2004–2005 Sharpe James (D)William D. Payne (D)Wilfredo Caraballo (D)
2006–2007 William D. Payne (D)Wilfredo Caraballo (D)
2008–2009 Teresa Ruiz (D)L. Grace Spencer (D)Alberto Coutinho (D)
2010–2011 L. Grace Spencer (D)Alberto Coutinho (D)
2012–2013 Teresa Ruiz (D)L. Grace Spencer (D)Alberto Coutinho (D)[n 5]
Eliana Pintor Marin (D)[n 6]
2014–2015 Teresa Ruiz (D)L. Grace Spencer (D)Eliana Pintor Marin (D)
2016–2017 L. Grace Spencer (D)[n 7]Eliana Pintor Marin (D)
Blonnie R. Watson (D)[n 8]
  1. ↑ Resigned on April 11, 1997 following his conviction for bribery[14][15]
  2. ↑ Appointed May 22, 1997
  3. ↑ Died May 9, 1999
  4. ↑ Appointed to the Senate on June 21, 1999, won a November 1999 special election to complete unexpired term
  5. ↑ Resigned September 11, 2013
  6. ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on November 18, 2013
  7. ↑ Resigned June 30, 2016 to become a Superior Court judge
  8. ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on July 21, 2016, won November 8, 2016 special election to complete term

Election results

Senate

New Jersey general election, 1973[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wynona M. Lipman 16,071 83.8
Republican Lillie Simpson 3,098 16.2
Total votes 19,169 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wynona M. Lipman 16,037 90.6
Republican Manuel Angel Colon 1,658 9.4
Total votes 17,695 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wynona M. Lipman 23,598 88.3
Republican Louis J. Smith 3,125 11.7
Total votes 26,723 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wynona M. Lipman 12,906 85.5
Republican Willie M. Brascher 2,182 14.5
Total votes 15,088 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1987[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wynona M. Lipman 10,678 100.0
Total votes 10,678 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1991[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wynona M. Lipman 14,911 100.0
Total votes 14,911 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wynona M. Lipman 20,734 100.0
Total votes 20,734 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wynona M. Lipman 27,480 86.7
Republican Elaine L. Guarino 4,226 13.3
Total votes 31,706 100.0
Special election, November 2, 1999[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharpe James 10,526 82.3
Republican Isaac J. Durrette 1,728 13.5
Socialist Workers Eleanor Garcia 530 4.1
Total votes 12,784 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharpe James 25,510 100.0
Total votes 25,510 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharpe James 7,919 82.7
Green Toy-Ling Washington 1,187 12.4
Socialist Workers Abigail D. Tilsner 470 4.9
Total votes 9,576 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic M. Teresa Ruiz 10,816 57.2
"The People's Choice" Luis A. Quintana 3,687 19.5
Independent-Experienced-Unbossed William D. Payne 3,653 19.3
Republican Al-Samar Douglas 547 2.9
Pro Life Conservative Dick Hester 123 0.7
Socialist Workers Sara J. Lobman 96 0.5
Total votes 18,922 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic M. Teresa Ruiz 9,076 82.2
Republican Aracelis Sanabria Tejada 1,598 14.5
Independent Laurie J. Taylor 363 3.3
Total votes 11,037 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic M. Teresa Ruiz 16,078 78.3
Republican Raafat Barsoom 3,636 17.7
Unity Is Strength Pablo Olivera 808 3.9
Total votes 20,522 100.0

Assembly

New Jersey general election, 1973[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ronald Owens 14,574 37.6
Democratic Willie B. Brown 14,531 37.4
Republican John R. Taliaferro 2,552 6.6
Unity Movement David Barrett 2,486 6.4
Republican Thomas F. Edwards, Jr. 2,448 6.3
Unity Movement Franklyn Hutchins 2,216 5.7
Total votes 38,807 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1975[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ronald Owens 14,910 46.3
Democratic Willie B. Brown 14,536 45.1
Republican Nolene C. Martin 1,457 4.5
Republican Fred T. Swindell 1,309 4.1
Total votes 32,212 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie B. Brown 15,585 45.4
Democratic Eugene H. Thompson 15,156 44.2
Republican James Wade 1,677 4.9
Republican Miguel A. Sanabria 1,607 4.7
Independent Franklin L. Prather 274 0.8
Total votes 34,299 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1979[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie B. Brown 11,138 46.4
Democratic Eugene H. Thompson 10,506 43.8
Republican Calvin Thomas 1,250 5.2
Republican John L. Pelt 1,086 4.5
Total votes 23,980 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie B. Brown 22,475 47.0
Democratic Eugene H. Thompson 22,093 46.2
Republican Frances Ford 3,246 6.8
Total votes 47,814 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie B. Brown 12,233 42.3
Democratic Eugene H. Thompson 12,035 41.6
Republican Darryl Parraway 2,480 8.6
Republican Beverly Thomas 2,164 7.5
Total votes 28,912 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1985[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie B. Brown 12,736 35.2
Democratic Eugene H. Thompson 12,224 33.7
Republican Della Moses Walker 5,852 16.2
Republican Kurt A. Culbreath 5,420 15.0
Total votes 36,232 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1987[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie B. Brown 9,740 43.0
Democratic Jackie R. Mattison 8,911 39.4
Republican Shahid S. Watson 2,225 9.8
Republican Kurt A. Culbreath 1,766 7.8
Total votes 22,642 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1989[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie B. Brown 16,786 44.5
Democratic Jackie R. Mattison 15,440 40.9
Republican Kurt A. Culbreath 2,447 6.5
Republican David Blount 2,314 6.1
Independent Conservative Radical Harold J. Young 749 2.0
Total votes 37,736 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1991[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie B. Brown 12,519 36.4
Democratic Jackie R. Mattison 11,687 34.0
Republican Janie R. Thomas 4,008 11.7
Republican Kurt A. Culbreath 3,799 11.1
Proven Leadership Delores W. Battle 1,720 5.0
Socialist Workers Don Mackle 362 1.1
Socialist Workers Jason Redrup 274 0.8
Total votes 34,369 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie B. Brown 20,015 50.1
Democratic Jackie R. Mattison 18,439 46.2
Socialist Workers Steven A. Marshall 750 1.9
Socialist Workers Marilee F.D. Taylor 749 1.9
Total votes 39,953 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1995[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie B. Brown 9,144 38.6
Democratic Jackie R. Mattison 8,024 33.9
Republican Robert D. Richardson 2,348 9.9
Republican Lester S. Lewis-Powder 2,322 9.8
Independent Toni Jackson 985 4.2
Independent Robert B. Miller 881 3.7
Total votes 23,704 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[35][36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William D. Payne 27,250 42.8
Democratic Donald Tucker 27,188 42.7
Republican Efrain Colon, Jr. 4,113 6.5
Republican Rita MacGonigle 3,873 6.1
Independent D. Kim Thompson-Gaddy 615 1.0
Independent Tharien Arnold 334 0.5
Socialist Workers Megan Arney 206 0.3
Socialist Workers Brock Satter 156 0.2
Total votes 63,735 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1999[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William D. Payne 10,302 42.3
Democratic Donald Tucker 10,192 41.9
Republican Elaine Guarino 1,686 6.9
Republican Tharien Arnold 1,548 6.4
Socialist Workers Kari J. Sachs 319 1.3
Socialist Workers Brock Satter 287 1.2
Total votes 24,334 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William D. Payne 25,422 44.6
Democratic Wilfredo Caraballo 24,739 43.4
Republican Elaine L. Guarino 3,572 6.3
Republican Tharien Arnold 3,236 5.7
Total votes 56,969 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William D. Payne 8,621 42.8
Democratic Wilfredo Caraballo 8,179 40.6
Republican Miguel A. Negron 1,700 8.4
Republican Elaine L. Guarino 1,657 8.2
Total votes 20,157 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2005[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William D. Payne 24,325 45.3
Democratic Wilfredo Caraballo 23,571 43.9
Republican Miguel A. Sanabria 2,947 5.5
Republican Elaine L. Guarino 2,800 5.2
Total votes 53,643 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic L. Grace Spencer 11,385 33.9
Democratic Alberto Coutinho 10,797 32.2
Putting People First Bessie Walker 4,966 14.8
New Women Leadership Carlotta Hall 3,604 10.7
Republican Miguel A. Sanabria 948 2.8
Republican Elaine L. Guarino 829 2.5
For Our Community Joanne Miller 417 1.2
Pro Life Conservative Katie Fowler 227 0.7
Pro Life Conservative Aisleigh Riley 221 0.7
Socialist Workers Edward Beck 164 0.5
Total votes 33,558 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic L. Grace Spencer 21,205 44.1
Democratic Alberto Coutinho 20,628 42.9
Republican Fernando E. Linhares 2,787 5.8
Republican Aracelis Sanabria-Tejada 2,761 5.7
Hillside And Newark Joanne Miller 652 1.4
Total votes 48,033 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic L. Grace Spencer 8,572 42.0
Democratic Alberto Coutinho 8,391 41.2
Republican Elaine L. Guarino 1,736 8.5
Republican Lisa T. Kistner 1,687 8.3
Total votes 20,386 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic L. Grace Spencer 15,259 40.4
Democratic Eliana Pintor Marin 14,645 38.8
Republican Aracelis Sanabria Tejada 3,957 10.5
Republican Elaine L. Guarino 3,903 10.3
Total votes 37,764 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2015[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic L. Grace Spencer 7,146 42.9
Democratic Eliana Pintor Marin 6,539 39.2
Republican Nicholas G. Campione 1,409 8.5
Republican Jeannette Veras 1,077 6.5
Wake Up Jersey Pablo Olivera 498 3.0
Total votes 16,669 100.0
Special election, November 8, 2016 (Unofficial)[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Blonnie R. Watson 38,149 86.5
Republican Ronda Morrison 5,948 13.5
Total votes 44,097 100.0

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