New Jersey's 12th Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Burlington County municipalities of Chesterfield Township, New Hanover Township, North Hanover Township and Wrightstown Borough; the Middlesex County municipality of Old Bridge Township; the Monmouth County municipalities of Allentown Borough, Englishtown Borough, Manalapan Township, Matawan Borough, Millstone Township, Roosevelt Borough and Upper Freehold Township; and the Ocean County municipalities of Jackson Township and Plumsted Township as of the 2011 apportionment.[1]
As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 235,457, of whom 175,625 (74.6%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 189,424 (80.4%) White, 12,314 (5.2%) African American, 509 (0.2%) Native American, 20,085 (8.5%) Asian, 82 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 8,778 (3.7%) from some other race, and 4,265 (1.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26,033 (11.1%) of the population.[2] The district had 147,604 registered voters as of November 30, 2017, of whom 68,865 (46.7%) were registered as unaffiliated, 39,190 (26.6%) were registered as Republicans, 38,609 (26.2%) were registered as Democrats, and 940 (0.6%) were registered to other parties.[3]
1965–1973
In the interim period between the 1964 Supreme Court decision Reynolds v. Sims which required the creation of state legislature districts to be made as equal in population as possible and the 1973 creation of the 40-district map, the 12th District consisted of all of Hudson County.[6][7] Senators were elected at-large in the 12th District; three members of the Senate were elected in the 1965 and 1971 elections for a two-year term and four Senators were elected for the four-year term elected in the 1967 elections.[8][9][10] From 1967 until 1971, the 12th Senate District was split into four Assembly districts with each district electing two members.[9][11] For the final election held under the interim measures, the 12th Senate District was split into three Assembly districts each electing two members and an additional Assembly member elected at-large by the entire county.[10]
The members elected to the Senate from this district are as follows:[8][9][10]
The members elected to the Assembly from each district are as follows:[9][11][10]
- ↑ Died February 5, 1971
- ↑ Died August 10, 1971
- ↑ Murdered on September 16, 1972[12]
- ↑ Elected in special election and seated January 15, 1973
District composition since 1973
When the 40-district legislative map was created in 1973, the 12th District first included the Middlesex County townships of Monroe Township and Madison (now Old Bridge) and the northern Monmouth County municipalities of Matawan borough and township (the latter now Aberdeen), Keyport, Union Beach, Keansburg, Middletown Township, and Red Bank.[13] For the 1981 redistricting, almost the entire district was changed, only retaining Red Bank from the previous map. It consisted of all of western Monmouth County and some boroughs of northeastern Monmouth including Tinton Falls, Rumson, and West Long Branch.[14] In the 1991 redistricting, the total area of the district was reduced as the four panhandle municipalities of western Monmouth and some of the boroughs on the east side of the district were shifted to other districts.[15] The district became a long, narrow district in an east-west fashion in the 2001 redistricting stretching from Oceanport through the central Monmouth townships, and continuing into East Windsor and Hightstown in Mercer County.[16] Following the 2011 redistricting, the district boundaries experienced yet another major change when it became composed of municipalities from four counties, Burlington, Ocean, Monmouth, and Middlesex.[1]
Election history
- ↑ Resigned October 20, 1986 to join Department of Community Affairs
- ↑ Elected in a February 3, 1987 special election, sworn in February 19
- ↑ Resigned May 1, 1989 to become director of New Jersey Transit
- 1 2 Appointed to the Senate on May 22, 1989, elected to complete the unexpired term in November 1989 special election
- ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on June 15, 1989[17]
Election results, 1973–present
Election results, 1965–1973
Senate
New Jersey general election, 1965[8]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
William V. Musto |
154,183 |
24.7 |
|
Democratic |
William F. Kelly, Jr. |
152,975 |
24.6 |
|
Democratic |
Frank J. Guarini |
152,263 |
24.4 |
|
Republican |
William Bozzuffi |
52,363 |
8.4 |
|
Republican |
John J. Grossi, Jr. |
51,891 |
8.3 |
|
Republican |
Victoria Borsett |
50,649 |
8.1 |
|
The New Frontier |
James C. Lynch |
3,204 |
0.5 |
|
The New Frontier |
Beatrice Waiss |
2,772 |
0.4 |
|
The New Frontier |
Willie Mae Mason |
2,741 |
0.4 |
Total votes |
623,041 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1967[9]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
William V. Musto |
115,534 |
16.6 |
|
Democratic |
Frank J. Guarini, Jr. |
111,741 |
16.0 |
|
Democratic |
William F. Kelly, Jr. |
111,331 |
16.0 |
|
Democratic |
Frederick H. Hauser |
110,949 |
15.9 |
|
Republican |
Cresenzi Castaldo |
39,667 |
5.7 |
|
Republican |
Eugene P. Kenny |
39,049 |
5.6 |
|
Republican |
Norman H. Roth |
38,985 |
5.6 |
|
Republican |
Geoffrey Gaulkin |
37,609 |
5.4 |
|
No Additional Taxes |
Michael J. Bell |
24,777 |
3.6 |
|
No Additional Taxes |
James B. Sansone |
19,713 |
2.8 |
|
No Additional Taxes |
Allen Zavodnick |
19,106 |
2.7 |
|
No Additional Taxes |
George Ahto |
19,046 |
2.7 |
|
Conservative |
Frank Potocnie |
2,467 |
0.4 |
|
Conservative |
Rita A. Bailey |
2,428 |
0.3 |
|
Conservative |
Gabriel M. Masters |
2,262 |
0.3 |
|
Conservative |
George A. Daum |
2,239 |
0.3 |
Total votes |
696,903 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1971[10]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
William V. Musto |
81,522 |
17.0 |
|
Democratic |
James P. Dugan |
78,293 |
16.3 |
|
Democratic |
William F. Kelly, Jr. |
76,177 |
15.9 |
|
Save Hudson County |
Patrick D. Conaghan |
47,082 |
9.8 |
|
Save Hudson County |
Francis X. Hayes |
47,036 |
9.8 |
|
Save Hudson County |
Anthony M. Defino |
44,703 |
9.3 |
|
Republican |
Joseph J. Panepinto |
33,985 |
7.1 |
|
Republican |
Cosmo Palmitessa |
33,131 |
6.9 |
|
Republican |
Mario DeLuca |
32,131 |
6.7 |
|
Honesty-Efficiency-Decency |
Richard D. McAleer |
5,496 |
1.1 |
Total votes |
479,556 |
100.0 |
Assembly
District 12A
New Jersey general election, 1967[9]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John J. Fekety |
26,990 |
31.9 |
|
Democratic |
Addison M. McLeon |
26,384 |
31.2 |
|
Republican |
John C. Gallagher |
10,143 |
12.0 |
|
Republican |
Oliver Timbers |
8,640 |
10.2 |
|
No Additional Taxes |
Frank Gorman |
5,867 |
6.9 |
|
No Additional Taxes |
Al Rinn |
5,378 |
6.4 |
|
Conservative |
Thomas McFadden |
648 |
0.8 |
|
Conservative |
Melvin A. Henderson |
622 |
0.7 |
Total votes |
84,672 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1971[10]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Joseph A. LeFante |
29,702 |
26.6 |
|
Democratic |
David A. Wallace |
26,585 |
23.8 |
|
Save Hudson County |
Leonard R. Kantor |
14,517 |
13.0 |
|
Save Hudson County |
Richard E. Morrow |
14,305 |
12.8 |
|
Republican |
John W. Pettigrew |
13,575 |
12.2 |
|
Republican |
Helen Payzak |
12,810 |
11.5 |
Total votes |
111,494 |
100.0 |
District 12B
New Jersey general election, 1967[9]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Alfred E. Suminski |
28,693 |
31.3 |
|
Democratic |
David Friedland |
28,151 |
30.7 |
|
No Additional Taxes |
Vincent Verdiramo |
8,182 |
8.9 |
|
No Additional Taxes |
Mortimer P. Cullity |
7,856 |
8.6 |
|
Republican |
Andrew H. Stoma |
7,708 |
8.4 |
|
Republican |
Ronald T. Hazzard |
7,632 |
8.3 |
|
A Fair Share |
Arsenio V. Silvestri |
1,028 |
1.1 |
|
A Fair Share |
James J. Mack |
914 |
1.0 |
|
Conservative |
Dolores S. Connerty |
699 |
0.8 |
|
Conservative |
Alfred E. Smith |
690 |
0.8 |
Total votes |
91,553 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1969[11]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Alfred E. Suminski |
25,854 |
29.7 |
|
Democratic |
David Friedland |
25,151 |
28.9 |
|
Republican |
John P. Errico |
17,625 |
20.3 |
|
Republican |
William X. Burke |
17,044 |
19.6 |
|
National Conservative |
William A. Otto |
657 |
0.8 |
|
National Conservative |
Carol Ann Borowski |
629 |
0.7 |
Total votes |
86,960 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1971[10]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Michael P. Esposito |
24,124 |
25.5 |
|
Democratic |
William G. Wilkerson |
22,870 |
24.2 |
|
Save Hudson County |
Anthony L. Altomonte |
12,747 |
13.5 |
|
Save Hudson County |
William O. Perkins, Jr. |
11,325 |
12.0 |
|
Republican |
John P. Errico |
10,893 |
11.5 |
|
Republican |
John Alexander |
10,669 |
11.3 |
|
Independent |
George Whaley |
1,937 |
2.0 |
Total votes |
94,565 |
100.0 |
District 12C
New Jersey general election, 1967[9]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Michael P. Esposito |
22,916 |
33.2 |
|
Democratic |
Christopher J. Jackman |
22,533 |
32.7 |
|
Republican |
Anthony Federico |
7,907 |
11.5 |
|
Republican |
Walter J. Hyjek |
7,596 |
11.0 |
|
No Additional Taxes |
Edward Lombardi |
3,807 |
5.5 |
|
No Additional Taxes |
Katherine Bell |
3,339 |
4.8 |
|
Conservative |
Joseph M. Caruso |
467 |
0.7 |
|
Conservative |
Carol A. Otto |
411 |
0.6 |
Total votes |
68,976 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1969[11]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Frank R. Conwell |
20,884 |
32.8 |
|
Democratic |
Michael P. Esposito |
20,689 |
32.5 |
|
Republican |
Anthony L. Federico |
11,093 |
17.4 |
|
Republican |
Albert R. Jordan |
10,973 |
17.2 |
Total votes |
63,639 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1971[10]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Christopher J. Jackman |
22,162 |
21.5 |
|
Democratic |
Silvio J. Failla |
21,637 |
21.0 |
|
Save Hudson County |
John J. Duffy |
20,091 |
19.5 |
|
Save Hudson County |
James E. Lagomarsino |
19,968 |
19.4 |
|
Republican |
Charles E. Miller |
10,201 |
9.9 |
|
Republican |
Josephine Astrauskas |
9,048 |
8.8 |
Total votes |
103,107 |
100.0 |
Special election, January 1973[54]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Thomas A. Gallo |
11,208 |
62.7 |
|
Republican |
Nilo Jun |
4,124 |
23.1 |
Total votes |
17,880 |
100.0 |
District 12D
New Jersey general election, 1967[9]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Norman A. Doyle, Jr. |
30,833 |
31.1 |
|
Democratic |
Theodore Digiammo |
30,759 |
31.0 |
|
Republican |
Robert W. McCann |
14,736 |
14.8 |
|
Republican |
Cosmo Palmitessa |
14,524 |
14.6 |
|
No Additional Taxes |
H. Roger Gilbert |
3,656 |
3.7 |
|
No Additional Taxes |
Rocco Biase |
3,293 |
3.3 |
|
Conservative |
Joseph F. Jorda |
795 |
0.8 |
|
Conservative |
Ernest T. Bradow |
678 |
0.7 |
Total votes |
99,274 |
100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1969[11]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Joseph M. Healey |
26,380 |
25.8 |
|
Democratic |
Christopher J. Jackman |
25,967 |
25.4 |
|
Republican |
Cosmo A. Palmitessa |
23,956 |
23.5 |
|
Republican |
Marita Borzaga |
23,471 |
23.0 |
|
National Conservative |
Ralph D. Cicirelli |
1,408 |
1.4 |
|
National Conservative |
George S. Whateley |
873 |
0.9 |
Total votes |
102,055 |
100.0 |
District 12 At-large
New Jersey general election, 1971[10]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
David Friedland |
69,970 |
46.7 |
|
Save Hudson County |
Meyer Kaplan |
46,425 |
31.0 |
|
Republican |
Rae S. Zalkin |
33,428 |
22.3 |
Total votes |
149,823 |
100.0 |
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