American legislative district
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 131,254 registered voters as of July 1, 2021 , of whom 52,103 (39.7%) were registered as unaffiliated , 68,348 (52.1%) were registered as Democrats , 9,061 (6.9%) were registered as Republicans , and 1,742 (1.3%) were registered to other parties.[4]
Political representation [ ]
The district is represented for the 2020–2021 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 Shanique Speight (D, Newark).[5] [6]
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.[7] For the 1981 redistricting, the 29th became all of the South and East Wards and a larger part of the Central Ward.[8] 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 .[9] In the 2001 redistricting , Hillside remained in the district but now most of the area of Newark was contained in the 29th District.[10] 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.[11]
^ Resigned on April 11, 1997 following his conviction for bribery[12] [13]
^ Appointed May 22, 1997
^ Died May 9, 1999
^ Appointed to the Senate on June 21, 1999, won a November 1999 special election to complete unexpired term
^ Resigned September 11, 2013
^ Appointed to the Assembly on November 18, 2013
^ Resigned June 30, 2016 to become a Superior Court judge
^ Appointed to the Assembly on July 21, 2016, won a November 8, 2016 special election to complete unexpired term
Election results [ ]
Senate [ ]
New Jersey general election, 2017 [15]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
M. Teresa Ruiz
20,506
87.3
9.0
Republican
Maria E. Lopez
2,547
10.8
6.9
One Nation
Pablo Olivera
449
1.9
2.0
Total votes
23,502
100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013 [16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
M. Teresa Ruiz
16,078
78.3
3.9
Republican
Raafat Barsoom
3,636
17.7
3.2
Unity Is Strength
Pablo Olivera
808
3.9
N/A
Total votes
20,522
100.0
General Assembly [ ]
New Jersey general election, 2007[38]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
L. Grace Spencer
11,385
33.9
11.4
Democratic
Alberto Coutinho
10,797
32.2
11.7
Putting People First
Bessie Walker
4,966
14.8
N/A
New Women Leadership
Carlotta Hall
3,604
10.7
N/A
Republican
Miguel A. Sanabria
948
2.8
2.7
Republican
Elaine L. Guarino
829
2.5
2.7
For Our Community
Joanne Miller
417
1.2
N/A
Pro Life Conservative
Katie Fowler
227
0.7
N/A
Pro Life Conservative
Aisleigh Riley
221
0.7
N/A
Socialist Workers
Edward Beck
164
0.5
N/A
Total votes
33,558
100.0
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