2nd Legislative District (New Jersey)

New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District
Senator Jim Whelan (D)
Assembly members Chris A. Brown (R)
Vince Mazzeo (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population 234,905
Voting-age population 180,063
Registered voters 129,767

New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Atlantic County municipalities of Absecon City, Atlantic City, Brigantine City, Buena Borough, Buena Vista Township Egg Harbor City, Egg Harbor Township, Folsom Borough, Hamilton Township, Linwood City, Longport Borough, Margate City, Mullica Township, Northfield City, Pleasantville City, Somers Point City and Ventnor City as of the 2011 apportionment.[1] Except for an eight-year period from 1974 until 1982, the 2nd District is exclusively made up of municipalities from Atlantic County since 1967.

As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 234,905, of whom 180,063 (76.7%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 147,970 (63.0%) White, 41,010 (17.5%) African American, 909 (0.4%) Native American, 19,882 (8.5%) Asian, 75 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 17,287 (7.4%) from other races, and 7,772 (3.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39,771 (16.9%) of the population.[2] The district had 129,767 registered voters as of November 2015, of whom 59,540 (45.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 39,304 (30.3%) were registered as Democrats, 30,825 (23.8%) were registered as Republicans and 98 (0.1%) were registered to other parties.[3]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2016–2017 Legislative Session (Senate, General Assembly) in the State Senate by Jim Whelan (D, Atlantic City) and in the General Assembly by Chris A. Brown (R, Ventnor City) and Vince Mazzeo (D, Northfield).[4][5]

1965–1973

During the period of time after the 1964 Supreme Court decision in Reynolds v. Sims and before the establishment of a 40-district legislature in 1973, the 2nd District was based around Atlantic County except for the 1965 Senate elections.[6][7] In that election, the 2nd District encompassed all of Salem and Cumberland counties with the election being won by Democrat John A. Waddington.[8]

In the following sessions, the Senate seat (one Senator elected in each election) and Assembly seats (two people elected per election) encompassed all of Atlantic County. Republican Frank S. Farley won the 1967 Senate election but was defeated by Democrat Joseph McGahn in 1971. Republicans Albert S. Smith and Samuel A. Curcio won the 1967 and 1969 Assembly elections but Democrats Steven P. Perskie and James A. Colasurdo won the 1971 election.[9][10][11]

District composition since 1973

Upon the creation of the 40 equal-population districts for the State Legislature in 1973, the 2nd District encompassed all of Atlantic County plus Burlington County townships Washington and Bass River and Ocean County's Little Egg Harbor Township and Tuckerton.[12] For the 1980s 2nd District, the Burlington and Ocean County municipalities were removed as were Buena, Buena Vista Township, and Folsom.[13] The 1990s version of the district was made further compact by shifting Hammonton and Egg Harbor City to other districts.[14] In the 2001 redistricting, Egg Harbor City returned to the 2nd but Somers Point shifted to the 1st District.[15]

The 2011 apportionment added Buena (from District 1), Buena Vista Township (1st District), Folsom (9th District) and Somers Point (1st District). Municipalities that had been in the 2nd District as part of the 2001 apportionment that were shifted out of the district are Corbin City (to 1st District), Estell Manor (1st District), Galloway Township (9th District), Port Republic (9th District) and Weymouth Township (1st District).[15]

Election history

Session Senate Assembly
1974–1975 Joseph McGahn (D)Steven P. Perskie (D)Charles D. Worthington (D)
1976–1977 Steven P. Perskie (D)Howard Kupperman (R)
1978–1979 Steven P. Perskie (D)Michael J. Matthews (D)William Gormley (R)
1980–1981 Michael J. Matthews (D)William Gormley (R)
1982–1983 Steven P. Perskie (D)[n 1]Michael J. Matthews (D)William Gormley (R)[n 2]
William Gormley[n 2] (R)Dolores G. Cooper (R)[n 3]
1984–1985 William Gormley (R)J. Edward Kline (R)Dolores G. Cooper (R)
1986–1987 J. Edward Kline (R)Dolores G. Cooper (R)
1988–1989 William Gormley (R)J. Edward Kline (R)Dolores G. Cooper (R)
1990–1991 Fred Scerni (D)Dolores G. Cooper (R)
1992–1993 William Gormley (R)John F. Gaffney (R)Frederick P. Nickles (R)
1994–1995 William Gormley (R)John F. Gaffney (R)[n 4]Tom Foley (D)
Francis J. Blee (R)[n 5]
1996–1997 Francis J. Blee (R)Kenneth LeFevre (R)
1998–1999 William Gormley (R)Francis J. Blee (R)Kenneth LeFevre (R)
2000–2001 Francis J. Blee (R)Kenneth LeFevre (R)
2002–2003 William Gormley (R)Francis J. Blee (R)Paul R. D'Amato (R)[n 6]
Kirk W. Conover (R)[n 7]
2004–2005 William Gormley (R)[n 8] 
Francis J. Blee (R)Kirk W. Conover (R)
2006–2007 Francis J. Blee (R)Jim Whelan (D)
James McCullough (R)[n 9]
2008–2009 Jim Whelan (D)John F. Amodeo (R)Vincent J. Polistina (R)
2010–2011 John F. Amodeo (R)Vincent J. Polistina (R)
2012–2013 Jim Whelan (D)John F. Amodeo (R)Chris A. Brown (R)
2014–2015 Jim Whelan (D)Vince Mazzeo (D)Chris A. Brown (R)
2016–2017 Vince Mazzeo (D)Chris A. Brown (R)
  1. ↑ Resigned June 28, 1982 to become a Superior Court judge
  2. 1 2 Gormley was elected to the Senate in a September 7, 1982 special election and was seated on September 16, 1982
  3. ↑ Elected in a special election on November 2, 1982
  4. ↑ Died on August 27, 1995
  5. ↑ Appointed September 18, 1995
  6. ↑ Resigned May 16, 2003
  7. ↑ Appointed May 22, 2003
  8. ↑ Resigned February 15, 2007
  9. ↑ Appointed February 22, 2007

Election results

Senate

New Jersey general election, 1973[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph L. McGahn 32,043 55.1
Republican Irving A. Lilienfeld 26,120 44.9
Total votes 58,163 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven P. Perskie 31,712 47.9
Republican F. Frederick Perone 20,160 30.5
Re-Elect, Experience, Integrity Joseph L. McGahn 14,288 21.6
Total votes 66,160 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven P. Perskie 29,843 51.7
Republican Joseph L. McGahn 27,890 48.3
Total votes 57,733 100.0
Special election, September 7, 1982[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William L. Gormley 13,874 72.3
Democratic Howard J. Lynde, Jr. 4,800 25.0
Jobs-Equality-Business Willie Norwood 347 1.8
Representative Independent James T. Hagen 177 0.9
Total votes 19,198 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William L. Gormley 27,616 56.8
Democratic Arlene Groch 19,937 41.0
Senate Independent James T. Hagen 1,062 2.2
Total votes 48,615 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1987[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William L. Gormley 30,665 73.4
Democratic William J. Polistina 11,119 26.6
Total votes 41,784 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1991[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William L. Gormley 22,731 53.3
Democratic Meg Worthington 19,908 46.7
Total votes 42,639 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William L. Gormley 32,059 61.6
Democratic Mark Roody 19,973 38.4
Total votes 52,032 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William L. Gormley 34,814 65.2
Democratic John R. Piatt 18,569 34.8
Total votes 53,383 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Gormley 34,786 86.5
Green David Alcantara 5,411 13.5
Total votes 40,197 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William L. Gormley 24,680 60.0
Democratic Tom Swift 15,281 37.1
Green Robert "Gabe" Gabrielsky 1,174 2.9
Total votes 41,135 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Whelan 27,913 57.1
Republican James "Sonny" McCullough 21,013 42.9
Total votes 48,926 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Whelan 24,075 53.4
Republican Vince Polistina 20,997 46.6
Total votes 45,072 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Whelan 29,333 55.0
Republican Frank X. Balles 24,006 45.0
Total votes 53,339 100.0

Assembly

New Jersey general election, 1973[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven P. Perskie 32,187 28.2
Democratic Charles D. Worthington 27,574 24.1
Republican Howard Kupperman 27,337 23.9
Republican Samuel A. Curcio 27,239 23.8
Total votes 114,337 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1975[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Howard Kupperman 30,347 26.7
Democratic Steven P. Perskie 30,016 26.4
Republican Frederick Perone 29,291 25.7
Democratic Lois Hughes Finifter 24,167 21.2
Total votes 113,821 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael J. Matthews 31,305 25.9
Republican William L. Gormley 29,375 24.3
Republican Howard Kupperman 29,030 24.0
Democratic Rocco S. Carri 28,138 23.3
Honesty-Integrity-Credibility Joseph J. Polillo 3,048 2.5
Total votes 120,896 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1979[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William L. Gormley 28,428 26.3
Democratic Michael J. Matthews 28,423 26.3
Republican Kenneth C. Le Fevre 26,095 24.1
Democratic Nelson C. Johnson 25,163 23.3
Total votes 108,109 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William L. Gormley 32,780 29.5
Democratic Michael J. Matthews 30,098 27.0
Republican Martin S. Wilson, Jr. 25,095 22.6
Democratic Joseph L. Bradley 22,851 20.5
Independent Anthony F. DePazza 451 0.4
Total votes 111,275 100.0
Special election, November 2, 1982[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dolores G. Cooper 26,244 52.6
Democratic Lincoln Green 23,104 46.3
Jobs-Equality-Business Willie Norwood 584 1.2
Total votes 49,932 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Edward Kline 26,269 28.5
Republican Dolores G. Cooper 24,981 27.1
Democratic Lincoln Green 20,433 22.2
Democratic James T. Brennan 18,836 20.4
The Independent Voice Michael P. Toland 1,652 1.8
Total votes 92,171 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1985[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Edward Kline 32,092 34.1
Republican Dolores G. Cooper 27,395 29.1
Democratic Joel Jacovitz 19,899 21.2
Democratic Lillian E. Bryant 14,634 15.6
Total votes 94,020 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1987[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Edward Kline 26,754 33.3
Republican Dolores G. Cooper 26,140 32.5
Democratic Alfred "Fred" Scerni 15,234 19.0
Democratic William A. Thompson III 12,216 15.2
Total votes 80,344 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1989[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dolores G. Cooper 27,736 26.1
Democratic Fred Scerni 26,833 25.2
Republican J. Edward Kline 26,443 24.9
Democratic Mary Ellen Starn 25,351 23.8
Total votes 106,363 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1991[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John F. Gaffney 21,833 26.5
Republican Fredrick P. Nickles 20,948 25.4
Democratic Fred Scerni 20,503 24.9
Democratic Tom Foley 19,095 23.2
Total votes 82,379 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John F. Gaffney 26,354 26.4
Democratic Tom Foley 25,932 26.0
Republican Fredrick P. Nickles 25,601 25.6
Democratic Denis Floge 21,959 22.0
Total votes 99,846 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1995[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kenneth C. Lefevre 22,072 28.5
Republican Frank Blee 21,070 27.2
Democratic Tom Foley 18,010 23.3
Democratic Barbara Hudgins 15,155 19.6
Independent Kim D. Fioriglio 1,017 1.3
Total votes 77,324 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kenneth C. Le Fevre 33,430 32.2
Republican Frank Blee 32,698 31.5
Democratic John Di Maria 19,132 18.4
Democratic E. Iris Hernandez 18,651 17.9
Total votes 103,911 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1999[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kenneth C. LeFevre 23,414 32.8
Republican Francis J. Blee 22,897 32.0
Democratic John Piatt 12,797 17.9
Democratic Milton Berkes 12,378 17.3
Total votes 71,486 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul R. D'Amato 29,427 28.1
Republican Frank Blee 29,010 27.7
Democratic Fred Scerni 22,833 21.8
Democratic Dianna W. Fauntleroy 22,597 21.6
Green Robert Paul Gabrielsky 941 0.9
Total votes 104,808 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Blee 24,787 31.0
Republican Kirk Conover 23,259 29.1
Democratic Stephen P. Swift 14,277 17.8
Democratic Alisa Cooper 13,945 17.4
Green Meredith Slotoroff 1,579 2.0
Green Ray Higbee Jr 1,488 1.9
People's People Joseph T. Hicks 700 0.9
Total votes 80,035 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2005[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Whelan 29,906 27.6
Republican Frank Blee 27,846 25.7
Democratic Damon Tyner 26,264 24.2
Republican Kirk W. Conover 22,795 21.0
Socialist Sharon Chiorazzo 832 0.8
Socialist Willie Norwood 665 0.6
Total votes 108,308 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John F. Amodeo 26,214 28.3
Republican Vince Polistina 25,603 27.6
Democratic Joe Wilkins 21,699 23.4
Democratic Blondell K. Spellman 19,260 20.8
Total votes 92,776 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John F. Amodeo 33,787 30.3
Republican Vincent J. Polistina 32,981 29.6
Democratic Jimmy Martinez 22,430 20.1
Democratic Reginald Floyd 22,316 20.0
Total votes 111,514 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John F. Amodeo 25,330 29.2
Republican Chris Brown 23,440 27.1
Democratic Damon Tyner 19,919 23.0
Democratic Alisa Cooper 17,933 20.7
Total votes 86,622 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Brown 26,020 25.6
Democratic Vincent Mazzeo 25,164 24.77
Republican John F. Amodeo 25,124 24.73
Democratic Nick Russo 23,900 23.5
Brownie Plus Me Gary Stein 1,388 1.4
Total votes 101,596 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2015[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Brown 18,959 26.5
Democratic Vincent Mazzeo 18,279 25.5
Democratic Colin Bell 17,433 24.4
Republican Will Pauls 16,907 23.6
Total votes 71,578 100.0

References

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  2. ↑ DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 - 2010 Demographic Profile Data for General Assembly District 2 (2010), New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 29, 2014.
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