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New Jersey's 29th legislative district

American legislative district

Summary

American legislative district

FieldValue
district29
imageNew Jersey Legislative Districts Map (2023) D29 hl.svg
senateTeresa Ruiz (D)
assemblyEliana Pintor Marin (D)
Shanique Speight (D)
Independent39.9
Democratic51.8
Republican7.0
percent white18.8
percent black33.1
percent native american0.8
percent asian3.1
percent pacific islander0.1
percent other race29.2
percent two or more races14.9
percent hispanic45.4
population249,255
year2020 Census
voting-age192,742
registered130,950

Shanique Speight (D) | percent two or more races = 14.9 | voting-age = 192,742

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 city of Newark; and the Hudson County municipalities of East Newark and Harrison.

Demographic information

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 249,255, of whom 192,742 (77.3%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 46,930 (18.8%) White, 82,416 (33.1%) African American, 2,008 (0.8%) Native American, 7,733 (3.1%) Asian, 172 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 72,824 (29.2%) from some other race, and 37,172 (14.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 113,095 (45.4%) of the population.

The district had 130,950 registered voters , of whom 52,189 (39.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 67,880 (51.8%) were registered as Democrats, 9,137 (7.0%) were registered as Republicans, and 1,744 (1.3%) were registered to other parties.

Political representation

The legislative district overlaps with New Jersey's 8th and 10th congressional districts.

Apportionment 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. For the 1981 redistricting, the 29th became all of the South and East Wards and a larger part of the Central Ward. 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. In the 2001 redistricting, Hillside remained in the district but now most of the area of Newark was contained in the 29th district. 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.

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.

Election history

SessionSenateGeneral Assembly
1974–1975Wynona Lipman (D)Ronald Owens (D)
1976–1977Ronald Owens (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1978–1979Wynona Lipman (D)Eugene H. Thompson (D)
1980–1981Eugene H. Thompson (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1982–1983Wynona Lipman (D)Eugene H. Thompson (D)
1984–1985Wynona Lipman (D)Eugene H. Thompson (D)
1986–1987Eugene H. Thompson (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1988–1989Wynona Lipman (D)Jackie Mattison (D)
1990–1991Jackie Mattison (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
1992–1993Wynona Lipman (D)Jackie Mattison (D)
1994–1995Wynona Lipman (D)Jackie Mattison (D)
1996–1997Jackie Mattison (D)Willie B. Brown (D)
Alberto Coutinho (D)Appointed May 22, 1997
1998–1999Wynona Lipman (D)Died May 9, 1999William D. Payne (D)
Sharpe James (D)Appointed to the Senate on June 21, 1999, won a November 1999 special election to complete unexpired term
2000–2001William D. Payne (D)Donald Kofi Tucker (D)
2002–2003Sharpe James (D)William D. Payne (D)
2004–2005Sharpe James (D)William D. Payne (D)
2006–2007William D. Payne (D)Wilfredo Caraballo (D)
2008–2009Teresa Ruiz (D)L. Grace Spencer (D)
2010–2011L. Grace Spencer (D)Alberto Coutinho (D)
2012–2013Teresa Ruiz (D)L. Grace Spencer (D)
Eliana Pintor Marin (D)Appointed to the Assembly on November 18, 2013
2014–2015Teresa Ruiz (D)L. Grace Spencer (D)
2016–2017L. Grace Spencer (D)Resigned June 30, 2016 to become a Superior Court judgeEliana Pintor Marin (D)
Blonnie R. Watson (D)Appointed to the Assembly on July 21, 2016, won a November 8, 2016 special election to complete unexpired term
2018–2019Teresa Ruiz (D)Shanique Speight (D)
2020–2021Shanique Speight (D)Eliana Pintor Marin (D)
2022–2023Teresa Ruiz (D)Shanique Speight (D)
2024–2025Teresa Ruiz (D)Shanique Speight (D)
2026–2027Shanique Speight (D)Eliana Pintor Marin (D)

Election results

Senate

General Assembly

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