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New Jersey's 22nd legislative district
SenatorNicholas Scutari (D)
Assembly membersJames J. Kennedy (D)
Linda Carter (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population229,951
Voting-age population176,697
Registered voters145,304

New Jersey's 22nd Legislative District is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. As of the 2011 apportionment, the district includes the Middlesex County municipalities of Dunellen Borough and Middlesex Borough; the Somerset County localities of Green Brook Township and North Plainfield Borough; and the Union County municipalities of Clark Township, Fanwood Borough, Linden City, Plainfield City, Rahway City, Scotch Plains Township and Winfield Township.[1][2]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 229,951, of whom 176,697 (76.8%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 91,410 (39.8%) White, 50,902 (22.1%) African American, 1,961 (0.9%) Native American, 12,140 (5.3%) Asian, 87 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 45,390 (19.7%) from some other race, and 28,061 (12.2%) from two or more races.[3][4] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 78,068 (33.9%) of the population.[5]

The 22nd District had 145,304 registered voters as of July 1, 2021, of whom 47,868 (32.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 72,404 (49.8%) were registered as Democrats, 22,984 (15.8%) were registered as Republicans, and 2,048 (1.4%) were registered to other parties.[6]

The district had the eighth-highest percentage of African American residents of all 40 districts statewide. The municipal tax rate was 11th highest and school taxes were 12th highest leading to one of the highest overall tax rates, after including rebates, which was the 7th highest in the state. Registered Democrats outnumbered Republicans by a 5-2 margin.[7][8]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2020–2021 Legislative Session (Senate, General Assembly) in the State Senate by Nicholas Scutari (D, Linden) and in the General Assembly by James J. Kennedy (D, Rahway) and Linda Carter (D, Plainfield).[9][10]

It overlaps with New Jersey's 7th, 10th and 12th congressional districts.

Apportionment history

When the 40-district legislative map was created in 1973, the 22nd district had an unusual shape as it weaved its way through the parts of Union County not covered by the 20th, 21st, and 25th districts. The center of the 1973 district was Scotch Plains and included spurs to Kenilworth, Chatham Township in Morris County via Berkeley Heights, Plainfield, and Rahway.[11] Following the 1981 redistricting, the district became more straightforward with fewer prongs running from Winfield Township and comprising the remainder of western Union County (except Plainfield) and into western Essex County up to Caldwell with a spur to Maplewood.[12] The 1991 district created in that year's redistricting became much more compact, comprising western Union County (again excluding Plainfield) but heading into Middlesex County's Dunellen, Morris County's Chatham Township and Passaic Township (renamed Long Hill Township in 1992) and Somerset County's Green Brook, North Plainfield, Warren Township, and Watchung.[13]

Changes to the district made as part of the redistricting in 2001, based on the results of the 2000 United States Census added Middlesex Borough and Plainfield City (from the 17th Legislative District), Rahway City (from the 20th District) and Linden City (from the 21st District) and removed Berkeley Heights Township, Chatham Township, Cranford, Garwood, Long Hill Township, Mountainside Borough, New Providence Borough, Warren Township, Watchung, and Westfield Town (to the 21st Legislative District).[14] Changes made as part of the New Jersey Legislative apportionment in 2011 left the municipalities in the district unchanged.[15]

Election history

Facing challenges from the Democrats, the team of Peter McDonough in the Senate and Donald DiFrancesco and William J. Maguire in the Assembly won re-election in 1977.[16] McDonough resigned from the Senate in 1979; DiFrancesco won the Senate seat in a special election in November 1979 while Bob Franks and Maguire won election in the Assembly that year.[17]

In redistricting following the 1990 United States Census, Maureen Ogden was switched to the 21st District, where she won election to the Assembly, and Richard Bagger won the now-vacant ballot spot in the 22nd District.

Alan Augustine left office as of March 31, 2001, just several weeks before his death, due to health problems, and was succeeded by Thomas Kean Jr.[18]

As of January 21, 2001, DiFrancesco became the 51st Governor of New Jersey after Christine Todd Whitman left office to become Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with DiFrancesco simultaneously holding his post as Senate President. In the 2001 redistricting following the 2000 United States Census, several of the suburban, Republican-leaning municipalities in the district were replaced by Linden, Plainfield and Rahway, which gave the district a distinct Democratic tilt. DiFrancesco retired from the Legislature, Bagger and Kean were relocated to the 21st District, and the three legislative seats under District 22 were taken by Democrats Joseph Suliga in the Senate and Jerry Green (who previously represented District 17) and Linda Stender in the Assembly.

Suliga did not run for re-election in 2003 after a scandal involving his alleged drunken sexual harassment of a woman in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He dropped out and entered rehabilitation for alcoholism and was replaced on the ballot and in the Senate by fellow Linden Democrat Nicholas Scutari.[19]

Due to a scandal involving her husband applying for help from Habitat for Humanity to aid in rebuilding their house on the Jersey Shore, Stender did not run for re-election in 2015.[20] Union County Democratic officials endorsed former Rahway Mayor James J. Kennedy over Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr as the successor; Green and Kennedy went on to win in the general election.[21]

Scutari, Green, and Kennedy were all re-elected in 2017, although Green did not attend any of the following legislative session due to a long illness. He died on April 18, 2018.[22][23] Democratic committee members in Middlesex, Somerset, and Union Counties selected Union County Freeholder Linda Carter as his replacement on May 19; she took her Assembly seat on May 24.[24][25]

Session Senate General Assembly
1974–1975 Peter McDonough (R) Betty Wilson (D) Arnold D'Ambrosa (D)
1976–1977 Donald DiFrancesco (R) William J. Maguire (R)
1978–1979 Peter McDonough (R)[n 1] Donald DiFrancesco (R)[n 2] William J. Maguire (R)
Donald DiFrancesco (R)[n 2] Seat vacant
1980–1981 Bob Franks (R) William J. Maguire (R)
1982–1983 Donald DiFrancesco (R) Bob Franks (R) Maureen Ogden (R)
1984–1985 Donald DiFrancesco (R) Bob Franks (R) Maureen Ogden (R)
1986–1987 Bob Franks (R) Maureen Ogden (R)
1988–1989 Donald DiFrancesco (R) Bob Franks (R) Maureen Ogden (R)
1990–1991[26] Bob Franks (R) Maureen Ogden (R)
1992–1993 Donald DiFrancesco (R) Bob Franks (R)[n 3] Richard Bagger (R)
Alan Augustine (R)[n 4]
1994–1995[27] Donald DiFrancesco (R) Alan Augustine (R) Richard Bagger (R)
1996–1997 Alan Augustine (R) Richard Bagger (R)
1998–1999[28] Donald DiFrancesco (R) Alan Augustine (R) Richard Bagger (R)
2000–2001[29] Alan Augustine (R)[n 5] Richard Bagger (R)
Thomas Kean Jr. (R)[n 6]
2002–2003[30] Joseph Suliga (D) Jerry Green (D) Linda Stender (D)
2004–2005[31] Nicholas Scutari (D) Jerry Green (D) Linda Stender (D)
2006–2007 Jerry Green (D) Linda Stender (D)
2008–2009 Nicholas Scutari (D) Jerry Green (D) Linda Stender (D)
2010–2011[32] Jerry Green (D) Linda Stender (D)
2012–2013 Nicholas Scutari (D) Jerry Green (D) Linda Stender (D)
2014–2015[33] Nicholas Scutari (D) Jerry Green (D) Linda Stender (D)
2016–2017 Jerry Green (D) James J. Kennedy (D)
2018–2019 Nicholas Scutari (D) Jerry Green (D)[n 7] James J. Kennedy (D)
Linda Carter (D)[n 8]
2020–2021 Linda Carter (D) James J. Kennedy (D)
  1. ^ Resigned January 9, 1979
  2. ^ a b Elected to the Senate in November 1979 special election, sworn in on November 13, 1979
  3. ^ Resigned December 1, 1992 following his election to Congress
  4. ^ Appointed to the Assembly in December 1992
  5. ^ Resigned March 31, 2001 due to health issues
  6. ^ Appointed to the Assembly in April 19, 2001
  7. ^ Died April 18, 2018
  8. ^ Appointed to the Assembly on May 24, 2018, won a November 6, 2018 special election to complete unexpired term

Election results

Senate

2021 New Jersey general election[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nicholas P. Scutari
Republican William H. Michelson
Total votes 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2017[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nicholas P. Scutari 29,563 67.3 Increase 7.8
Republican Joseph A. Bonilla 14,362 32.7 Decrease 7.8
Total votes 43,925 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nicholas P. Scutari 24,899 59.5 Decrease 2.1
Republican Robert Sherr 16,933 40.5 Increase 2.1
Total votes 41,832 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nicholas Scutari 16,104 61.6
Republican Michael W. Class 10,024 38.4
Total votes 26,128 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nicholas P. Scutari 14,711 56.9 Increase 1.9
Republican Rose McConnell 11,139 43.1 Decrease 1.9
Total votes 25,850 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nicholas P. Scutari 16,658 55.0 Decrease 4.1
Republican Martin Marks 13,609 45.0 Increase 4.1
Total votes 30,267 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph S. Suliga 29,326 59.1
Republican Milton Campbell 20,330 40.9
Total votes 49,656 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[41][42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Donald T. DiFrancesco 46,249 67.0 Decrease 2.2
Democratic Margaret Ault 20,962 30.4 Decrease 0.4
Conservative Frank J. Festa, Jr. 1,778 2.6 N/A
Total votes 68,989 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Donald T. DiFrancesco 50,539 69.2 Decrease 9.0
Democratic Eli Hoffman 22,461 30.8 N/A
Total votes 73,000 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1991[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald T. DiFrancesco 32,872 78.2
Populist John L. Kucek 9,153 21.8
Total votes 42,025 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1987[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Donald T. DiFrancesco 27,502 67.5 Increase 0.9
Democratic Thomas J. Gartland 13,267 32.5 Decrease 0.9
Total votes 40,769 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Donald T. DiFrancesco 29,005 66.6 Decrease 1.3
Democratic Thomas M. McCormack 14,576 33.4 Increase 1.3
Total votes 43,581 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald T. DiFrancesco 46,330 67.9
Democratic Frank Fiorito 21,876 32.1
Total votes 68,206 100.0
Special election, November 6, 1979[48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Donald T. Di Francesco 23,969 57.4 Increase 2.2
Democratic Joanne Rajoppi 17,052 40.9 Decrease 1.6
Safe Sensible Economy Rose Monyek 702 1.7 N/A
Total votes 41,723 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Peter J. McDonough 28,669 55.2 Increase 2.9
Democratic Harry P. Pappas 22,032 42.5 Decrease 5.2
An Independent Choice John J. Carone 1,198 2.3 N/A
Total votes 51,899 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1973[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter J. McDonough 27,827 52.3
Democratic William Wright, Jr. 25,361 47.7
Total votes 53,188 100.0

General Assembly

2021 New Jersey general election[51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Linda Carter
Democratic James Kennedy
Republican David Sypher
Republican Hans Herberg
Total votes 100.0
2019 New Jersey general election[52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Linda Carter 19,486 40.4 Increase 8.3
Democratic James Kennedy 18,836 39.0 Increase 6.4
Republican Patricia Quattrocchi 9,919 20.6 Increase 3.4
Total votes 48,241 100.0
Special election, November 6, 2018[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Carter 47,685 69.4
Republican John Quattrocchi 21,072 30.6
Total votes 68,757 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2017[54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James J. Kennedy 27,763 32.6 Increase 2.1
Democratic Gerald "Jerry" Green 27,284 32.1 Increase 2.4
Republican Richard S. Fortunato 14,631 17.2 Decrease 3.2
Republican John Quattrocchi 13,682 16.1 Decrease 3.3
Remember Those Forgotten Onel Martinez 942 1.1 N/A
Pushing Us Forward Sumantha Prasad 818 1.0 N/A
Total votes 85,120 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2015[55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James J. Kennedy 12,087 30.5 Increase 2.2
Democratic Gerald "Jerry" Green 11,769 29.7 Increase 1.5
Republican William “Bo” Vastine 8,076 20.4 Decrease 2.5
Republican William H. Michelson 7,666 19.4 Decrease 1.2
Total votes 39,598 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Linda Stender 23,242 28.3 Decrease 2.2
Democratic Gerald "Jerry" Green 23,168 28.2 Decrease 0.8
Republican John Campbell 18,826 22.9 Increase 1.9
Republican Jeffrey D. First 16,965 20.6 Increase 1.1
Total votes 82,201 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Stender 15,747 30.5
Democratic Jerry Green 14,957 29.0
Republican Joan D. Van Pelt 10,846 21.0
Republican Jeffrey D. First 10,092 19.5
Total votes 51,642 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Linda Stender 25,379 26.9 Decrease 0.7
Democratic Gerald "Jerry" Green 24,805 26.3 Decrease 0.7
Republican Martin Marks 22,718 24.1 Increase 3.4
Republican William "Bo" Vastine 21,554 22.8 Increase 2.5
Total votes 94,456 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Linda Stender 14,054 27.6 Decrease 4.7
Democratic Gerald "Jerry" Green 13,765 27.0 Decrease 3.3
Republican Robert Gatto 10,579 20.7 Increase 1.0
Republican Bryan E. Des Rochers 10,380 20.3 Increase 2.6
Libertarian Sean Colon 1,215 2.4 N/A
Libertarian Dolores Makrogiannis 1,018 2.0 N/A
Total votes 51,011 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2005[59]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Linda Stender 30,076 32.3 Increase 3.4
Democratic Jerry Green 28,194 30.3 Increase 3.0
Republican Nancy Malool 18,365 19.7 Decrease 0.6
Republican Elyse Bochicchio-Medved 16,465 17.7 Decrease 2.3
Total votes 93,100 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[60]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Linda Stender 17,236 28.9 Decrease 1.6
Democratic Jerry Green 16,322 27.3 Decrease 2.3
Republican Kevin Retcho 12,126 20.3 Decrease 0.2
Republican George B. Gore 11,962 20.0 Increase 0.6
Green Rosalie Donatelli 1,183 2.0 N/A
Green Harold Relkin 885 1.5 N/A
Total votes 59,714 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[61]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Stender 29,169 30.5
Democratic Jerry Green 28,258 29.6
Republican Patricia Walsh 19,616 20.5
Republican Gabe Spera 18,486 19.4
Total votes 95,529 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1999[62]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard H. Bagger 24,405 50.4 Increase 17.9
Republican Alan M. Augustine 24,004 49.6 Increase 17.8
Total votes 48,409 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[63][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard H. Bagger 43,421 32.5 Increase 3.3
Republican Alan M. Augustine 42,479 31.8 Increase 3.3
Democratic Andrew Baron 22,368 16.7 Decrease 2.5
Democratic Norman Albert 22,110 16.5 Decrease 2.6
Conservative Douglas Lawless 1,688 1.3 Decrease 0.8
Conservative Norman A. Ross 1,635 1.2 Decrease 0.8
Total votes 133,701 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1995[64][65]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard H. Bagger 24,024 29.2 Decrease 3.8
Republican Alan M. Augustine 23,520 28.5 Decrease 3.3
Democratic John A. Salerno 15,782 19.2 Increase 0.3
Democratic Geri Samuel 15,737 19.1 Increase 2.8
Conservative Robert Hudak 1,700 2.1 N/A
Conservative Fred J. Grill 1,627 2.0 N/A
Total votes 82,390 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard H. Bagger 47,064 33.0 Decrease 4.5
Republican Alan M. Augustine 45,357 31.8 Decrease 6.1
Democratic Susan H. Pepper 26,972 18.9 Increase 6.4
Democratic Carlton W. Hansen, Jr. 23,252 16.3 Increase 4.1
Total votes 142,645 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1991[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Franks 37,087 37.9
Republican Richard H. Bagger 36,704 37.5
Democratic Edward Kahn 12,241 12.5
Democratic Richard Kress 11,900 12.2
Total votes 97,932 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1989[66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Maureen Ogden 37,703 31.3 Decrease 10.2
Republican Bob Franks 35,792 29.7 Decrease 9.3
Democratic Peter J. DeCicco 24,007 19.9 Increase 0.5
Democratic William A. Carrollton 23,021 19.1 N/A
Total votes 120,523 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1987[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Maureen Ogden 29,039 41.5 Increase 5.4
Republican Bob Franks 27,304 39.0 Increase 3.5
Democratic Robert J. Lafferty 13,597 19.4 Increase 5.2
Total votes 69,940 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1985[67]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Maureen Ogden 39,939 36.1 Increase 2.4
Republican Bob Franks 39,284 35.5 Increase 2.4
Democratic John F. Tully, Jr. 15,729 14.2 Decrease 2.6
Democratic Florence Martone 15,650 14.1 Decrease 2.2
Total votes 110,602 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Maureen Ogden 28,778 33.7 Steady 0.0
Republican Bob Franks 28,282 33.1 Increase 0.5
Democratic Jo-Anne B. Spatola 14,382 16.8 Decrease 0.4
Democratic Thomas H. Hannen, Jr. 13,939 16.3 Decrease 0.2
Total votes 85,381 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Maureen B. Ogden 45,268 33.7
Republican Bob Franks 43,681 32.6
Democratic Richard N. Leonard 23,126 17.2
Democratic Michael F. Alper 22,108 16.5
Total votes 134,183 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1979[48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William J. Maguire 22,244 27.5 Increase 0.6
Republican Bob Franks 21,307 26.4 Decrease 1.4
Democratic Walter E. Boright 18,774 23.2 Steady 0.0
Democratic Patrick J. Cassidy 16,805 20.8 Decrease 1.3
Independent Marie A. Kisseberth 1,672 2.1 N/A
Total votes 80,802 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Donald Di Francesco 28,052 27.8 Increase 2.1
Republican William Maguire 27,142 26.9 Decrease 0.6
Democratic James V. Spagnoli 23,343 23.2 Decrease 1.0
Democratic Melvin Chilewich 22,292 22.1 Decrease 0.5
Total votes 100,829 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1975[68]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William J. Maguire 24,973 27.5 Increase 4.7
Republican Donald DiFrancesco 23,301 25.7 Increase 3.5
Democratic Betty Wilson 21,914 24.2 Decrease 4.5
Democratic William A. Wolf 20,521 22.6 Decrease 3.7
Total votes 90,709 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1973[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Betty Wilson 29,795 28.7
Democratic Arnold J. D’Ambrosa 27,292 26.3
Republican Herbert H. Kiehn 23,687 22.8
Republican Arthur A. Manner 23,103 22.2
Total votes 103,877 100.0

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