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New Jersey's 35th legislative district

American legislative district

American legislative district

FieldValue
district35
imageNew Jersey Legislative Districts Map (2023) D35 hl.svg
senateBenjie Wimberly (D)
assemblyAl Abdelaziz (D)
Kenyatta Stewart (D)
Independent38.2
Democratic48.4
Republican11.6
percent white27.1
percent black19.4
percent native american1.2
percent asian5.4
percent pacific islander0.0
percent other race33.3
percent two or more races13.5
percent hispanic53.3
population238,160
year2020 Census
voting-age179,831
registered132,960

Kenyatta Stewart (D) | percent two or more races = 13.5 | voting-age = 179,831

New Jersey's 35th legislative district is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It encompasses the Bergen County municipalities of Elmwood Park and Garfield and the Passaic County municipalities of Haledon, North Haledon, Paterson, and Prospect Park.

Demographic information

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 238,160, of whom 179,831 (75.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 64,563 (27.1%) White, 46,103 (19.4%) African American, 2,962 (1.2%) Native American, 12,901 (5.4%) Asian, 96 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 79,289 (33.3%) from some other race, and 32,246 (13.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 126,899 (53.3%) of the population.

The district had 132,960 registered voters , of whom 62,260 (46.8%) were registered as Democrats, 51,875 (39.0%) were registered as unaffiliated, 16,560 (12.5%) were registered as Republicans, and 2,265 (1.7%) were registered to other parties.

Political representation

The legislative district is located entirely within New Jersey's 9th congressional district congressional district.

Apportionment history

The 35th district has been based around Paterson since its creation in 1973. The 1973 through 1981 version of the district included Paterson, Prospect Park, Hawthorne, and North Haledon. A slight shift in the district occurred in the 1981 redistricting when North Haledon was removed, and Haledon and Elmwood Park were added. West Paterson was added and North Haledon was re-added to the district in the 1991 redistricting. In the 2001 redistricting, West Paterson swapped places with Totowa and Bergen County borough Glen Rock was added.

Election history

SessionSenateGeneral Assembly
1974–1975Frank Davenport (R)Vincent O. Pellecchia (D)
1976–1977Vincent O. Pellecchia (D)Ronald Fava (R)
1978–1979Frank X. Graves Jr. (D)Vincent O. Pellecchia (D)
1980–1981Vincent O. Pellecchia (D)John Girgenti (D)
1982–1983Frank X. Graves Jr. (D)Vincent O. Pellecchia (D)
1984–1985Frank X. Graves Jr. (D)Vincent O. Pellecchia (D)
1986–1987Vincent O. Pellecchia (D)John Girgenti (D)
1988–1989Frank X. Graves Jr. (D)Died March 4, 1990Bill Pascrell (D)
1990–1991Bill Pascrell (D)John Girgenti (D)
John Girgenti (D)Cyril Yannarelli (D)Appointed to the Assembly on May 17, 1990, defeated in November 1990 special election
Frank Catania (R)Elected November 1990 special election and sworn into the Assembly shortly thereafter
1992–1993John Girgenti (D)Bill Pascrell (D)
1994–1995John Girgenti (D)Bill Pascrell (D)
Donald Hayden (R)Appointed to the Assembly in 1994
1996–1997Bill Pascrell (D)Resigned on January 3, 1997 after being elected to CongressAlfred E. Steele (D)
Nellie Pou (D)Appointed to the Assembly on January 29, 1997
1998–1999John Girgenti (D)Nellie Pou (D)
2000–2001Nellie Pou (D)Alfred E. Steele (D)
2002–2003John Girgenti (D)Nellie Pou (D)
2004–2005John Girgenti (D)Nellie Pou (D)
2006–2007Nellie Pou (D)Alfred E. Steele (D)Resigned on September 10, 2007
Elease Evans (D)Appointed to the Assembly on November 9, 2007
2008–2009John Girgenti (D)Nellie Pou (D)
2010–2011Nellie Pou (D)Elease Evans (D)
2012–2013Nellie Pou (D)Benjie E. Wimberly (D)
2014–2015Nellie Pou (D)Benjie E. Wimberly (D)
2016–2017Benjie E. Wimberly (D)Shavonda E. Sumter (D)
2018–2019Nellie Pou (D)Benjie E. Wimberly (D)
2020–2021Benjie E. Wimberly (D)Shavonda E. Sumter (D)
2022–2023Nellie Pou (D)Benjie E. Wimberly (D)
2024–2025Nellie Pou (D)Resigned on January 1, 2025 after being elected to CongressBenjie E. Wimberly (D)
Benjie E. Wimberly (D)Resigned from the Assembly on January 12, 2025 and appointed to the State Senate on January 30, 2025Al Abdelaziz (D)Appointed to the Assembly on January 22, 2025
2026–2027Al Abdelaziz (D)Kenyatta Stewart (D)

Election results

Senate

General Assembly

References

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