Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/hunterdon-county-new-jersey

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

New Jersey's 16th legislative district

American legislative district

American legislative district

FieldValue
district16
imageNew Jersey Legislative Districts Map (2023) D16 hl.svg
senateAndrew Zwicker (D)
assemblyRoy Freiman (D)
Mitchelle Drulis (D)
Independent38.0
Democratic36.5
Republican24.6
percent white59.0
percent black5.0
percent native american0.3
percent asian23.7
percent pacific islander0.0
percent other race4.3
percent two or more races7.7
percent hispanic10.7
population233,626
year2020 Census
voting-age183,325
registered180,724

Mitchelle Drulis (D) | percent two or more races = 7.7 | voting-age = 183,325

New Jersey's 16th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Hunterdon County municipalities of Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Flemington Borough, High Bridge, Lebanon, Raritan Township, and Readington Township; the Mercer County municipality of Princeton; the Middlesex County municipality of South Brunswick Township; and the Somerset County municipalities of Branchburg Township, Hillsborough Township, Millstone Borough, Montgomery Township, and Rocky Hill Borough.

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 233,626, of whom 183,325 (78.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 137,853 (59.0%) White, 11,606 (5.0%) African American, 660 (0.3%) Native American, 55,381 (23.7%) Asian, 78 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 10,118 (4.3%) from some other race, and 17,930 (7.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25,020 (10.7%) of the population.

The district had 180,724 registered voters as of December 1, 2021, of whom 68,632 (38.0%) were registered as unaffiliated, 65,999 (36.5%) were registered as Democrats, 44,514 (24.6%) were registered as Republicans, and 1,579 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.

Home ownership was high as was the percentage of college graduates. District residents were comparatively wealthy, with high incomes and property values that have resulted in low municipal and other property taxes. The district has low numbers of African-Americans, the elderly and poor children. Prior to the 2011 apportionment, registered Republicans outnumbered Democrats by a 2 to 1 margin. Throughout most of the district's history, Republicans held a strong grip in winning elections with the district electing only Republican legislators for over 40 years, one of two in the state (the 40th district is the other). However, the 2011 round of redistricting made the district significantly more Democratic. It gained the Democratic strongholds of Princeton and South Brunswick and lost Bridgewater, Mendham Borough and the Somerset Hills, all of which leaned Republican. The district elected its first Democrat, Andrew Zwicker, in 2015.

Political representation

The legislative district overlaps with New Jersey's 7th and 12th congressional districts.

Apportionment history

When the 40-district legislative map was created in 1973, the 16th district consisted of all of Somerset County (except Franklin Township and Manville and included Readington in Hunterdon County, and Morris County's Chester Borough and Township and Mendham Borough.

Following the 1981 redistricting, the district largely remained the same with Rocky Hill and Millstone boroughs being shifted to the 14th district, Readington trading with East Amwell Township to be Hunterdon's lone municipality in the district, and the removal of the Chesters to add Mendham Township in the Morris County portion.

Changes to the district made as part of the New Jersey Legislative redistricting in 2001, based on the results of the 2000 United States census, added Bound Brook (from the 17th legislative district) and removed Franklin Township (to the 17th legislative district).

Prior to the 2011 decennial reapportionment, as part of the 2001 apportionment, the district consisted of the Somerset County municipalities of Bedminster Township, Bernards Township, Bernardsville Borough, Bound Brook Borough, Branchburg Township, Bridgewater Township, Far Hills Borough, Hillsborough Township, Manville Borough, Millstone Borough, Montgomery Township, Peapack-Gladstone Borough, Raritan Borough, Rocky Hill Borough, Somerville Borough, and South Bound Brook Borough and the Morris County municipality of Mendham Borough.

In 2011, Coyle declined to run for re-election as her Bernards Township home was moved out of the district and the seat was won by Jack Ciattarelli, a member of the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders. After Peter Biondi died two days after winning re-election, Ciattarelli was appointed to complete Biondi's unexpired term ending January 10, 2012. Biondi's seat was then vacant again until Readington Township committeewoman Donna Simon was sworn in on January 30, 2012 as an interim appointee pending a November 2012 special election where she defeated Marie Corfield by just under 1,000 votes out of 91,000 ballots cast. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-municipality-special-gen-assembly-district16.pdf Simon & Ciattarelli were both re-elected, but Simon was defeated in 2015 in a close race by Democrat Andrew Zwicker in 2015. Initial counts showed Simon ahead of Zwicker on the night of the election (Ciattarelli was far enough ahead in first place to be ensured victory) but following the counting of provisional ballots, Simon conceded November 16.

Election history

SessionSenateGeneral Assembly
1974–1975Raymond Bateman (R)Victor A. Rizzolo (R)
1976–1977Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)John H. Ewing (R)
1978–1979John H. Ewing (R)Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)
1980–1981Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)Elliott F. Smith (R)
1982–1983John H. Ewing (R)Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)
1984–1985John H. Ewing (R)Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)
1986–1987Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)John S. Penn (R)
1988–1989John H. Ewing (R)Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)
1990–1991Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)John S. Penn (R)
1992–1993John H. Ewing (R)Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)
1994–1995John H. Ewing (R)Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)
1996–1997Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)Christopher Bateman (R)
1998–1999Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)Peter J. Biondi (R)
2000–2001Peter J. Biondi (R)Christopher Bateman (R)
2002–2003Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)Peter J. Biondi (R)
2004–2005Walter J. Kavanaugh (R)Peter J. Biondi (R)
2006–2007Peter J. Biondi (R)Christopher Bateman (R)
2008–2009Christopher Bateman (R)Peter J. Biondi (R)
2010–2011Peter J. Biondi (R)Died November 10, 2011Denise Coyle (R)
Jack Ciattarelli (R)Appointed to the Assembly on December 5, 2011 to complete the unexpired term of Biondi
2012–2013Christopher Bateman (R)Jack Ciattarelli (R)
2014–2015Christopher Bateman (R)Jack Ciattarelli (R)
2016–2017Jack Ciattarelli (R)Andrew Zwicker (D)
2018–2019Christopher Bateman (R)Roy Freiman (D)
2020–2021Roy Freiman (D)Andrew Zwicker (D)
2022–2023Andrew Zwicker (D)Roy Freiman (D)
2024–2025Andrew Zwicker (D)Roy Freiman (D)
2026–2027Roy Freiman (D)Mitchelle Drulis (D)

Election results

Senate

General Assembly

References

References

  1. [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#16 Districts by Number] {{Webarchive. link. (July 14, 2019 , [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 30, 2014.)
  2. link. (2019-06-04 , [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed January 30, 2014)
  3. "215th Legislative districts".
  4. "RACE". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  7. [https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/svrs-reports/2021/2021-12-voter-registration-by-legislative-district.pdf Statewide Voter Registration Summary], [[New Jersey Department of State]], December 1, 2021. Accessed December 30, 2021.
  8. "2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book". [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]].
  9. Edge, Wally. (February 18, 2009). "Through parts of four decades, ten districts that have never flipped".
  10. Qian, Kristin. (November 11, 2015). "Zwicker elected as first Democrat in NJ 16th district". [[The Daily Princetonian]].
  11. Long-time Senator [[Raymond Bateman]] (who had previously served from the [[8th Legislative District (New Jersey). 8th district]] and the Somerset County district) ran for [[Governor of New Jersey]] in 1977, losing to [[Brendan Byrne]], with [[John H. Ewing]] taking Bateman's seat in the Senate and [[Elliott F. Smith]] taking Ewing's former seat in the Assembly.Waggoner, Walter H. [https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/14/archives/gop-faces-aggressive-challenge-in-central-jersey-assembly-race.html "G.O.P. Faces Aggressive Challenge In Central Jersey Assembly Race"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 14, 1977. Accessed June 26, 2010.
  12. Again, most of Somerset County remained a part of the 16th for the 1991 redistricting, but Franklin Township and its neighboring Somerset County boroughs were added to the district while [[Bound Brook, New Jersey. Bound Brook]], [[Warren Township, New Jersey. Warren Township]], [[Green Brook, New Jersey. Green Brook]], [[Wharton, New Jersey. Wharton]], and [[North Plainfield, New Jersey
  13. [[Kip Bateman]] moved up to the Senate to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of Walter Kavanaugh in the 2007 elections. Peter Biondi won re-election and was joined in the Assembly by [[Denise Coyle]], a member of the Somerset County [[Board of Chosen Freeholders]].Murphy, Dan. [https://www.nj.com/elections/index.ssf/2007/11/16th_dist_bateman_seeks_to_mov.html "16th Dist: Bateman moves up to Senate"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 6, 2007. Accessed June 26, 2010.
  14. [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#16 Districts by Number] {{Webarchive. link. (July 14, 2019 , [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed June 26, 2010.)
  15. Friedman, Matt. (April 14, 2011). "N.J. Assemblywoman Coyle decides not to seek re-election after landing in new legislative district".
  16. Democrat, Terry Wright {{!}} Hunterdon County. (2012-02-01). "Donna Simon of Readington is sworn in to State Assembly seat that Pete Biondi had held".
  17. Friedman, Matt. (November 30, 2012). "Donna Simon wins tight 16th District Assembly race after opponent concedes". The Star-Ledger.
  18. Curran, Philip Sean. (November 16, 2015). "CENTRAL JERSEY: Assemblywoman Donna Simon officially concedes 16th Legislative District race".
  19. "NJ Election Information and Results Archive". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  20. Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/09/nyregion/vote-totals-for-the-elections-held-on-tuesday-in-new-york-and-new-jersey.html "Vote Totals for the Elections Held on Tuesday in New York and New Jersey"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 9, 1989. Accessed June 23, 2010.
  21. Sullivan, Joseph F. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/04/nyregion/1993-elections-new-jersey-legislature-cut-taxes-30-percent-whitman-s-top.html "THE 1993 ELECTIONS: New Jersey Legislature; Cut Taxes 30 Percent? Whitman's Top Statehouse Allies Say Not So Fast"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 4, 1993. Accessed June 23, 2010.
  22. Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/05/nyregion/the-1997-elections-results-the-races-for-the-new-jersey-assebly.html "THE 1997 ELECTIONS: RESULTS; The Races for the New Jersey Assembly"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 5, 1997. Accessed June 23, 2010.
  23. Kocieniewski, David. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/03/nyregion/1999-elections-new-jersey-assembly-democrats-win-seats-three-districts-narrowing.html "THE 1999 ELECTIONS: NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLY; Democrats Win Seats in Three Districts, Narrowing Republicans' Majority"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 3, 1999. Accessed June 23, 2010.
  24. Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/08/nyregion/the–2001-elections-results-the-races-for-new-jersey.html "THE 2001 ELECTIONS; RESULTS -- The Races for New Jersey"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 8, 2001. Accessed June 23, 2010.
  25. Kocieniewski, David. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/05/nyregion/the-2003-election-the-statehouse-democrats-seize-senate-and-widen-assembly-gap.html "THE 2003 ELECTION: THE STATEHOUSE; Democrats Seize Senate And Widen Assembly Gap"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 5, 2003. Accessed June 23, 2010.
  26. (January 14, 2013). "Official List Candidates for Special General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/06/2012 Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  27. "NJ General Assembly 16".
  28. (1973). "New Jersey Legislative Districts 1974–". New Jersey Legislative Services Agency.
  29. (1981). "New Jersey Legislative Districts".
  30. (1991). "1991 Legislative Districts".
  31. (2001). "2001 Legislative Districts".
  32. "Results of the General Election Held November 6, 1973". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  33. "Results of the General Election Held November 4, 1975". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  34. "Results of the General Election Held November 8, 1977". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  35. "Results of the General Election Held on November 6, 1979". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  36. "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  37. "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  38. "Candidates for the Office of General Assembly". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  39. "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  40. "Candidates for the Office of General Assembly". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  41. "Official Results, General Election, November 5, 1991". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  42. "Official List, General Election Returns for the Office of Senate and Assembly for Election Held November 2, 1993". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  43. "Official List, General Election Results for the Office of General Assembly for Election Held November 7, 1995". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  44. "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Senate for Election Held November 4, 1997". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  45. (November 5, 1997). "THE 1997 ELECTIONS: RESULTS; The Races for New Jersey Senate". The New York Times.
  46. "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Assembly for Election Held November 4, 1997". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  47. "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly 01-11-2010 for November 1999 General Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  48. "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2001 General Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  49. "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2001 General Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  50. "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2003 General Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  51. "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly 12-02-2003 for November 2003 General Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  52. "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2005 General Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  53. "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2007 General Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  54. "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2007 General Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  55. "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2009 General Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  56. "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2011 General Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  57. "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2011 General Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  58. "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2013 Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  59. link. (2014-02-01 , [[New Jersey Department of State]], December 4, 2013. Accessed January 29, 2014.)
  60. "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for GENERAL ELECTION 11/03/2015 Election". Secretary of State of New Jersey.
  61. (November 29, 2017). "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election". [[Secretary of State of New Jersey]].
  62. (November 29, 2017). "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election". [[Secretary of State of New Jersey]].
  63. (December 2, 2019). "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2019 Election". [[Secretary of State of New Jersey]].
  64. (November 30, 2021). "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election". [[Secretary of State of New Jersey]].
  65. (November 30, 2021). "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election". [[Secretary of State of New Jersey]].
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

hunterdon-county,-new-jersey mercer-county,-new-jersey middlesex-county,-new-jersey somerset-county,-new-jersey new-jersey-legislative-districts
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about New Jersey's 16th legislative district — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report