American legislative district
New Jersey 's31st legislative district is one of 40 districts that make up the map for theNew Jersey Legislature . It covers theHudson County municipalities ofBayonne ,Kearny , and most ofJersey City .[ 1] [ 2]
Demographic information [ edit ] As of the2020 United States census , the district had a population of 260,634, of whom 206,103 (79.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 81,195 (31.2%)White , 58,329 (22.4%)African American , 1,564 (0.6%)Native American , 56,549 (21.7%)Asian , 155 (0.1%)Pacific Islander , 36,894 (14.2%) fromsome other race , and 25,948 (10.0%) from two or more races.[ 3] [ 4] Hispanic orLatino of any race were 65,872 (25.3%) of the population.[ 5]
The district had 156,818 registered voters as of December 1, 2021[update] unaffiliated , 85,197 (54.3%) were registered asDemocrats , 14,795 (9.4%) were registered asRepublicans , and 2,727 (1.7%) were registered to other parties.[ 6]
Political representation [ edit ] For the2026–2027 session , the31st legislative district of theNew Jersey Legislature is represented in theState Senate byAngela V. McKnight (D ,Jersey City ) and in theGeneral Assembly byWilliam Sampson (D,Bayonne ) andJerry Walker (D, Jersey City).[ 7]
The legislative district overlaps withNew Jersey's 8th ,New Jersey's 9th , and10th congressional districts.
Apportionment history [ edit ] Throughout the entire history of the 31st district since 1973, the district always consisted of Bayonne and southern Jersey City.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 2] 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 CountyDemocratic 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.[ 12]
^ Resigned on January 3, 1977 to take seat inCongress ^ 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 Special election, November 2, 2004[ 18] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Joseph V. Doria Jr. 34,015 67.1 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
Special election, November 2, 2010[ 35] 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[ 47] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 17,171 36.8 Democratic Charles Mays 16,990 36.4 Republican Isabella H. Lettieri 5,280 11.3 Republican Sullivan Johnson 4,011 8.6 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[ 27] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Patrick C. Pasculli 25,591 33.4 Democratic Charles Mays 24,530 32.0 Republican Bernard W. Ozarowski 10,531 13.7 Republican Joseph A. Marzitello 9,349 12.2 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[ 48] 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[ 49] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Joseph A. LeFante 26,101 38.5 Democratic William O. Perkins, Jr. 23,894 35.2 Republican Stanley Marecki, Jr. 6,307 9.3 Republican Albert Jordan 5,274 7.8 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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Districts are co-terminous for both
Senate and
General Assembly (each district elects
one Senator and
two members of the General Assembly)
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