31st Legislative District (New Jersey)

New Jersey's 31st Legislative District
Senator Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D)
Assembly members Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D)
Angela V. McKnight (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population 214,973
Voting-age population 167,134
Registered voters 109,367

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 109,367 registered voters as of June 30, 2015, of whom 48,800 (44.6%) were registered as unaffiliated, 53,391 (48.8%) were registered as Democrats, 7,055 (6.5%) were registered as Republicans and 121 (0.1%) were registered to other parties.[4]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2016–2017 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]

Session Senate Assembly
1974–1975 James P. Dugan (D)Joseph A. LeFante (D)William O. Perkins (D)
1976–1977 Joseph A. LeFante (D)[n 1]William O. Perkins (D)
Stephen R. Kopycinski (D)[n 2]
1978–1979 Wally Sheil (D)Patrick C. Pasculli (D) Charles Mays (D)
1980–1981 Joseph Doria (D) Charles Mays (D)
1982–1983 Edward T. O'Connor, Jr. (D)Joseph Doria (D)Joseph Charles (D)
1984–1985 Edward T. O'Connor, Jr. (D)Joseph Doria (D)Joseph Charles (D)
1986–1987 Joseph Doria (D)Joseph Charles (D)
1988–1989 Edward T. O'Connor, Jr. (D)Joseph Doria (D)Joseph Charles (D)
1990–1991 Joseph Doria (D)Joseph Charles (D)
1992–1993 Edward T. O'Connor, Jr. (D)Joseph Doria (D)Joseph Charles (D)
1994–1995 Edward T. O'Connor, Jr. (D)Joseph Doria (D)Joseph Charles (D)
1996–1997 Joseph Doria (D)Joseph Charles (D)
1998–1999 Edward T. O'Connor, Jr. (D)Joseph Doria (D)Joseph Charles (D)
2000–2001 Joseph Doria (D)Joseph Charles (D)
2002–2003 Joseph Charles (D)[n 3]Joseph Doria (D)Elba Perez-Cinciarelli (D)
L. Harvey Smith (D)[n 4]
2004–2005 Glenn Cunningham (D)[n 5]Louis Manzo (D)Anthony Chiappone (D)
Joseph Doria (D)[n 6]
2006–2007 Louis Manzo (D)Charles T. Epps, Jr. (D)
Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D)[n 7]
2008–2009 Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D)L. Harvey Smith (D)Anthony Chiappone (D)
2010–2011 Charles Mainor (D)Anthony Chiappone (D)[n 8]
Jason O'Donnell (D)[n 9]
2012–2013 Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D)Charles Mainor (D)Jason O'Donnell (D)
2014–2015 Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D) Charles Mainor (D)Jason O'Donnell (D)
2016–2017 Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D) Angela V. McKnight (D)
  1. ↑ Resigned on January 3, 1977 to take seat in Congress
  2. ↑ Elected in June 1977 special election, sworn in on June 27, 1977
  3. ↑ Resigned August 18, 2003 to become a Superior Court judge
  4. ↑ Appointed to the Senate on November 24, 2003
  5. ↑ Died May 25, 2004
  6. ↑ Appointed to the Senate on June 9, 2004, elected in November 2004 to complete the unexpired term, resigned October 10, 2007
  7. ↑ Appointed to the Senate on November 8, 2007
  8. ↑ Resigned July 16, 2010
  9. ↑ 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, 1973[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James P. Dugan 36,921 79.5
Republican Henry W. Kolakowski 9,543 20.5
Total votes 46,464 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter N. Sheil 26,872 70.6
Republican Edward T. Magee 11,191 29.4
Total votes 38,063 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward T. O’Connor, Jr. 37,863 75.4
Republican Jean C. Lane 12,348 24.6
Total votes 50,211 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward T. O’Connor, Jr. 23,894 80.7
Republican Helen Kozak 5,698 19.3
Total votes 29,592 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1987[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward T. O’Connor, Jr. 22,980 78.1
Republican William V. Connelly 6,437 21.9
Total votes 29,417 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1991[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward T. O’Connor, Jr. 16,719 55.1
Republican Bret Schundler 13,601 44.9
Total votes 30,320 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward T. O’Connor, Jr. 28,358 68.4
Republican Peter J. Varsalona 13,128 31.6
Total votes 41,486 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward T. O’Connor, Jr. 30,993 77.6
Republican Richard Freda 8,935 22.4
Total votes 39,928 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Charles Jr 29,401 74.1
Republican Martin J. McFadden 10,250 25.9
Total votes 39,651 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Glenn D. Cunningham 15,838 79.0
Republican Carmen E. Mendiola 3,214 16.0
Green Eric Olsen 1,005 5.0
Total votes 20,057 100.0
Special election, November 2, 2004[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph V. Doria Jr. 34,015 67.1
Independent Anthony Chiappone 10,400 20.5
Independent John H. Watson 3,202 6.3
Independent Kabili Tayari 3,073 6.1
Total votes 50,690 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sandra Bolden Cunningham 10,821 87.7
Independent Louis Vernotico 1,511 12.3
Total votes 12,332 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sandra Bolden Cunningham 13,275 80.8
Republican Donnamarie James 2,836 17.3
Independent Louis Vernotico 320 1.9
Total votes 16,431 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sandra Bolden Cunningham 18,822 73.1
Republican Maria Karczewski 6,932 26.9
Total votes 25,754 100.0

Assembly

New Jersey general election, 1973[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph A. LeFante 37,177 41.2
Democratic William O. Perkins, Jr. 35,360 39.2
Republican Peter J. Varsalona 9,176 10.2
Republican Sullivan C. Johnson, Jr. 7,945 8.8
Independent Clarence Nicholas 521 0.6
Total votes 90,179 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1975[26]
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
Independent Joseph M. Tarzia 2,895 4.3
Independent Charles Mays 1,789 2.6
Independent Herbert A. Warnock 1,622 2.4
Total votes 67,882 100.0
Special election, June 21, 1977[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephen R. Kopycinski 6,472 72.3
Republican Edward T. Magee 1,268 14.2
Independent Dorothy Dillin 1,213 13.5
Total votes 8,953 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[13]
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
Independent Dorothy Dillin 1,975 2.6
Independent James Le Fante 1,881 2.5
Independent Edward R. Rutkowski 1,538 2.0
Independent Michael J. Kucyk, Jr. 1,276 1.7
Total votes 76,671 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1979[28]
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
Independent Joseph Yglesias, Jr. 1,091 2.3
Total votes 46,674 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 37,343 38.3
Democratic Joseph Charles, Jr. 36,153 37.1
Republican Mark A. Baber 12,197 12.5
Republican Joseph F. Szczesny 11,823 12.1
Total votes 97,516 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 23,585 40.4
Democratic Joseph Charles, Jr. 22,963 39.4
Republican Joseph C. Amato, Jr. 5,820 10.0
Republican George Curtis 5,288 9.1
Independent Roscoe Evans 691 1.2
Total votes 58,347 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1985[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 25,613 31.8
Democratic Joseph Charles, Jr. 24,612 30.6
Republican Nat S. Amadeo 15,380 19.1
Republican Bruce M. Shipitofsky 14,942 18.6
Total votes 80,547 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1987[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Charles, Jr. 22,169 38.8
Democratic Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 21,993 38.5
Republican James V. McNally, Jr. 6,962 12.2
Republican Modesto Daniel Fiume 5,947 10.4
Total votes 57,071 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1989[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 33,196 41.2
Democratic Joseph Charles, Jr. 32,384 40.2
Republican James J. Richardson 7,499 9.3
Republican Theresa Lukachyk 7,413 9.2
Total votes 80,492 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1991[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 17,189 28.8
Democratic Joseph Charles, Jr. 17,047 28.5
Republican Michael D. Webb 12,881 21.6
Republican James Patrick White 12,596 21.1
Total votes 59,713 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Charles, Jr. 28,013 34.4
Democratic Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 27,778 34.1
Republican Michael Miller 12,947 15.9
Republican Jim White 12,754 15.7
Total votes 81,492 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1995[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 20,793 38.5
Democratic Joseph Charles, Jr. 20,724 38.4
Republican Artie Williams 5,557 10.3
Republican Thomas Bragen 5,529 10.2
Independent Steven Felton 486 0.9
Independent Omar A. Aziz 482 0.9
Independent Ken Dupey 468 0.9
Total votes 54,039 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 31,129 39.6
Democratic Joseph Charles, Jr. 30,479 38.8
Republican David J. Longenhagen 8,561 10.9
Republican Mofalc Olei Meinga 8,415 10.7
Total votes 78,584 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1999[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Charles, Jr. 13,274 38.9
Democratic Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 12,946 37.9
Republican Richard Freda 4,474 13.1
Republican Mofalc Meinga 3,467 10.1
Total votes 34,161 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph V. Doria Jr 29,120 37.6
Democratic Elba Perez-Cinciarelli 27,637 35.7
Republican Ira F. Jersey 9,887 12.8
Republican Ador L. Equipado 9,603 12.4
Independent Juanita Lope'z 1,262 1.6
Total votes 77,509 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louis Manzo 15,588 40.1
Democratic Anthony Chiappone 15,268 39.3
Republican Donna Marie James 3,175 8.2
Republican Stephen Schulz 2,920 7.5
Green Pamela Olsen 1,023 2.6
Green Jonathan J. Oriole 911 2.3
Total votes 38,885 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2005[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louis M. Manzo 26,179 40.9
Democratic Charles T. Epps Jr 24,983 39.1
Republican Andrew Wirtz 6,413 10.0
Republican Rita A. Howard 6,356 9.9
Total votes 63,931 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Chiappone 10,754 50.2
Democratic L. Harvey Smith 10,665 49.8
Total votes 21,419 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Mainor 20,528 36.4
Democratic Anthony Chiappone 20,335 36.1
Republican Irene Kim Asbury 6,979 12.4
Republican Marie Day 6,795 12.0
Independent Neil D. Scott 1,284 2.3
Independent Omar Dyer 476 0.8
Total votes 56,397 100.0
Special election, November 2, 2010[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason O'Donnell 19,492 65.8
Republican Joseph Turula 5,146 17.4
Independent Robert Mays 2,516 8.5
Independent Denis F. Wilbeck 2,463 8.3
Total votes 29,617 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason O'Donnell 11,877 40.3
Democratic Charles Mainor 11,690 39.7
Republican Michael J. Alonso 3,157 10.7
Republican Daniel E. Beckelman 2,751 9.3
Total votes 29,475 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason O'Donnell 17,954 36.9
Democratic Charles Mainor 17,877 36.8
Republican Gerard Pizzillo 6,471 13.3
Republican Juanita Lopez 6,342 13.0
Total votes 48,644 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2015[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angela V. McKnight 9,597 35.3
Democratic Nicholas Chiaravalloti 9,212 33.9
Republican Matthew Kopko 3,872 14.2
Republican Herminio Mendoza 2,603 9.6
Independent Anthony Zanowic 958 3.5
Independent Alejandro Rodriguez 934 3.4
Total votes 27,176 100.0

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  2. 1 2 "Districts by Number". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
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