New Jersey's 35th legislative district
American legislative district
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 .[ 1]
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.[ 2] [ 3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 126,899 (53.3%) of the population.[ 4]
The district had 132,960 registered voters as of December 1, 2023[update] , 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.[ 5]
Political representation
For the 2024-2025 session , the 35th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nellie Pou (D , North Haledon ) and in the General Assembly by Shavonda E. Sumter (D, Paterson ) and Benjie Wimberly (D, Paterson).[ 6]
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.[ 7] A slight shift in the district occurred in the 1981 redistricting when North Haledon was removed, and Haledon and Elmwood Park were added.[ 8] West Paterson was added and North Haledon was re-added to the district in the 1991 redistricting.[ 9] In the 2001 redistricting , West Paterson swapped places with Totowa and Bergen County borough Glen Rock was added.[ 10]
Election history
^ Died March 4, 1990
^ a b Appointed to the Senate on April 5, 1990, elected to remainder of unexpired term in November 1990
^ Appointed to the Assembly on May 17, 1990, defeated in November 1990 special election
^ Elected November 1990 special election and sworn into the Assembly shortly thereafter
^ Resigned on September 23, 1994 to become director of Division of Gaming Enforcement
^ Appointed to the Assembly in 1994
^ Resigned on January 3, 1997 after being elected to Congress
^ Appointed to the Assembly on January 29, 1997
^ Resigned on September 10, 2007
^ Appointed to the Assembly on November 9, 2007
Election results
Senate
General Assembly
References
^ "Districts by Number" . New Jersey Legislature . Retrieved July 20, 2015 .
^ "RACE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 24, 2021 .
^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 24, 2021 .
^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 24, 2021 .
^ Statewide Voter Registration Summary by Legislative District , New Jersey Department of State , December 1, 2023. Accessed January 26, 2023.
^ Legislative Roster for District 35 , New Jersey Legislature . Accessed January 20, 2024.
^ "New Jersey Legislative Districts 1974–" (PDF) . New Jersey Legislative Services Agency. 1973. Retrieved July 20, 2015 .
^ "New Jersey Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 1981. Retrieved July 20, 2015 .
^ "1991 Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2015 .
^ "2001 Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021 .
^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2013 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2011 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2007 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2003 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2001 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Senate for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ a b "Official List, General Election Returns for the Office of Senate and Assembly for Election Held November 2, 1993" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ a b "Official Results, General Election, November 5, 1991" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official List, State Senate Unexpired Term" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
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^ a b "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ a b "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ a b "Results of the General Election Held November 8, 1977" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ a b "Results of the General Election Held November 6, 1973" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
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^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2019 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . December 2, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
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^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2011 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2009 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2007 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2005 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly 12-02-2003 for November 2003 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2001 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 1999 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Assembly for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Official List, General Election Results for the Office of General Assembly for Election Held November 7, 1995" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
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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