American legislative district
New Jersey 's 31st Legislative District is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature . It covers the Hudson County municipalities of Bayonne and most of Jersey City .[1] [2]
Demographic information [ ]
As of the 2010 United States Census , the district had a population of 214,973, of whom 167,134 (77.7%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 85,308 (39.7%) White , 59,683 (27.8%) African American , 882 (0.4%) Native American , 36,582 (17.0%) Asian , 104 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 23,557 (11.0%) from some other race , and 8,857 (4.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52,041 (24.2%) of the population.[3]
The district had 154,725 registered voters as of July 1, 2021 , of whom 52,536 (34.0%) were registered as unaffiliated , 84,941 (54.9%) were registered as Democrats , 14,453 (9.3%) were registered as Republicans , and 2,795 (1.8%) 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 Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D, Jersey City) and in the General Assembly by Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D, Bayonne) and Angela V. McKnight (D, Jersey City).[5] [6]
District and election history [ ]
Throughout the entire history of the 31st District since 1973, the district always consisted of Bayonne and southern Jersey City.[7] [8] [9] [10] [2] In order to fulfill the requirement that legislative districts be made as equal in population as possible, wards were added and removed as necessary from Jersey City to get the necessary population. As the district was always heavily urban in nature and is closely associated with the Hudson County Democratic machine , no Republican has ever been elected to the district since its creation in 1973; one of nine districts statewide to have never sent a member of another party to the Legislature.[11]
^ Resigned on January 3, 1977 to take seat in Congress
^ Elected in June 1977 special election, sworn in on June 27, 1977
^ Resigned August 18, 2003 to become a Superior Court judge
^ Appointed to the Senate on November 24, 2003
^ Died May 25, 2004
^ Appointed to the Senate on June 9, 2004, elected in November 2004 to complete the unexpired term, resigned October 10, 2007
^ Appointed to the Senate on November 8, 2007
^ Resigned July 16, 2010
^ Appointed to the Assembly on July 27, 2010, elected in November 2010 special election to complete the unexpired term
Election results [ ]
Senate [ ]
New Jersey general election, 2007[16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Sandra Bolden Cunningham
10,821
87.7
20.6
Eliminate Primary Elections
Louis Vernotico
1,511
12.3
N/A
Total votes
12,332
100.0
Special election, November 2, 2004[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joseph V. Doria Jr.
34,015
67.1
11.9
Unbossed, Unbought Independent
Anthony Chiappone
10,400
20.5
N/A
Servicing The People
John H. Watson
3,202
6.3
N/A
"For The People"
Kabili Tayari
3,073
6.1
N/A
Total votes
50,690
100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[18]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Glenn D. Cunningham
15,838
79.0
4.9
Republican
Carmen E. Mendiola
3,214
16.0
9.9
Green
Eric Olsen
1,005
5.0
N/A
Total votes
20,057
100.0
General Assembly [ ]
Special election, November 2, 2010[34]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jason O'Donnell
19,492
65.8
Republican
Joseph Turula
5,146
17.4
Unbought and Unbossed
Robert Mays
2,516
8.5
For The People
Denis F. Wilbeck
2,463
8.3
Total votes
29,617
100.0
New Jersey general election, 1979[46]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joseph V. Doria, Jr.
17,171
36.8
3.4
Democratic
Charles Mays
16,990
36.4
4.4
Republican
Isabella H. Lettieri
5,280
11.3
2.4
Republican
Sullivan Johnson
4,011
8.6
3.6
Independent
Charles Gerard Barnes
2,131
4.6
N/A
The People's Assemblyman
Joseph Yglesias, Jr.
1,091
2.3
N/A
Total votes
46,674
100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[26]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Patrick C. Pasculli
25,591
33.4
5.1
Democratic
Charles Mays
24,530
32.0
3.2 ( 29.4)
Republican
Bernard W. Ozarowski
10,531
13.7
4.4
Republican
Joseph A. Marzitello
9,349
12.2
4.4
For The People
Dorothy Dillin
1,975
2.6
N/A
Independent
James Le Fante
1,881
2.5
N/A
A Better Way
Edward R. Rutkowski
1,538
2.0
N/A
Independent
Michael J. Kucyk, Jr.
1,276
1.7
N/A
Total votes
76,671
100.0
Special election, June 21, 1977[47]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Stephen R. Kopycinski
6,472
72.3
Republican
Edward T. Magee
1,268
14.2
For The People
Dorothy Dillin
1,213
13.5
Total votes
8,953
100.0
New Jersey general election, 1975[48]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joseph A. LeFante
26,101
38.5
2.7
Democratic
William O. Perkins, Jr.
23,894
35.2
4.0
Republican
Stanley Marecki, Jr.
6,307
9.3
0.9
Republican
Albert Jordan
5,274
7.8
1.0
Taxpayer Independent
Joseph M. Tarzia
2,895
4.3
N/A
The Community Speaks
Charles Mays
1,789
2.6
N/A
Restrain Tax League
Herbert A. Warnock
1,622
2.4
N/A
Total votes
67,882
100.0
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