American legislative district
New Jersey's 10th legislative district is one of 40 in the state, covering the Ocean County municipalities of Bay Head Borough , Brick Township , Island Heights Borough , Lavallette Borough , Mantoloking Borough , Point Pleasant Beach Borough , Point Pleasant Borough , Seaside Park Borough , Seaside Heights Borough , South Toms River Borough , and Toms River Township ; as well as covering the Monmouth County municipalities of Brielle , Manasquan Borough , Sea Girt , Spring Lake , and Spring Lake Heights .[ 1]
Demographic characteristics [ edit ]
As of the 2020 United States census , the district had a population of 228,713, of whom 190,141 (83.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 187,759 (82.1%) White , 8,128 (3.6%) African American , 929 (0.4%) Native American , 6,436 (2.8%) Asian , 36 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 8,690 (3.8%) from some other race , and 16,735 (7.3%) from two or more races.[ 2] [ 3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25,017 (10.9%) of the population.[ 4]
The district had 181,208 registered voters as of December 1, 2021, of whom 69,932 (38.6%) were registered as unaffiliated , 65,241 (36.0%) were registered as Republicans , 43,457 (24.0%) were registered as Democrats , and 2,578 (1.4%) were registered to other parties.[ 5]
Political representation [ edit ]
For the 2024-2025 session , the 10th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by James W. Holzapfel (R , Toms River ) and in the General Assembly by Paul Kanitra (R, Point Pleasant Beach ) and Gregory P. McGuckin (R, Toms River).[ 6]
The legislative district is entirely within New Jersey's 4th congressional district .
Following the 1964 Supreme Court decision in Reynolds v. Sims , legislative districts were required to be made as equal as possible with regards to total population. In the State Senate elections held in 1965, the 10th district consisted of Morris , Sussex , and Warren counties.[ 7] For the remainder of the terms from the 1967 elections until the 1973 elections, it consisted of only Morris County with the district split into two Assembly districts (10A and 10B).[ 8] [ 9]
Two Senators were elected from this district in each of the regular Senate elections held. Republicans Thomas J. Hillery and Milton Woolfenden, Jr. were elected in 1965.[ 7] Harry L. Sears and Joseph J. Maraziti (both Republican) won the 1967 election for a four-year term.[ 10] Republicans Maraziti and Peter W. Thomas won the 1971 election, though both would not complete their term; Maraziti was elected to Congress in 1972 and resigned shortly before taking office in January 1973 and Thomas would resign on November 29, 1973 to become a Superior Court judge.[ 11] [ 12] Democrat Stephen B. Wiley would win the remainder of Maraziti's term in a 1973 special election.[ 13]
For the 1967 and 1969 elections, Assembly District 10A was located in the southern portion of Morris County, stretching from Chester Township to Parsippany , and Assembly District 10B making up the remainder of the county.[ 8] In the 1971 election, District 10B ran through the east-central portion of the county running from Morris Township northeast to Butler with a spur to Randolph Township and Dover . District 10A consisted of the "C" that was formed in the county.[ 9] In all instances, two members from each district were sent to the Assembly in each election.
The members elected to the Assembly from each district are as follows:[ 10] [ 14] [ 11]
^ Died on August 21, 1971
District composition since 1973 [ edit ]
When the 40 equal-population map was created in 1973, the 10th district ran along the beach towns of Monmouth County from Monmouth Beach to Brielle ; it also included the large suburb of Wall Township and two Ocean County boroughs, Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Beach.[ 15] In the 1981 redistricting, the 10th was shifted south, only keeping Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Beach. The 10th included the large suburbs of Lakewood Township , Brick Township, and Dover Township (now Toms River Township).[ 16] As a result of shifting population towards the suburban Ocean County townships, the 1991 redistricting eliminated Lakewood and Point Pleasant from the 10th district.[ 17] The 2001 redistricting brought little change to the 10th, only adding South Toms River , Seaside Park , Point Pleasant, and Monmouth County's Manasquan .[ 18]
^ Died March 1, 1975
^ Resigned June 30, 1994 to become executive director of the New Jersey Lottery
^ Appointed August 15, 1994, won November 8, 1994 special election to complete term
Election results, 1973–present[ edit ]
Election results, 1965–1973[ edit ]
^ Districts by Number , New Jersey Legislature . Accessed January 29, 2014.
^ "RACE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 16, 2021 .
^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 16, 2021 .
^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 16, 2021 .
^ Statewide Voter Registration Summary , New Jersey Department of State , December 1, 2021. Accessed January 2, 2022.
^ Legislative Roster for District 10 , New Jersey Legislature . Accessed January 12, 2024.
^ a b c "Results of the General Election Held on November 2, 1965" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015 .
^ a b New Jersey Apportionment Commission (July 20, 1967). "New Jersey Senate and Assembly Districts" (PDF) . Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ a b State of New Jersey (1971). "New Jersey Senate and Assembly Districts 1972–1973" (PDF) . Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ a b c d e "Results of the General Election Held on November 7, 1967" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015 .
^ a b c d e "Results of the General Election Held on November 2, 1971" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015 .
^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey - Two Hundred and Eleventh Legislature (First Session) (PDF) . Skinder-Strauss Associates. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ a b c d "Results of the General Election Held November 6, 1973" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2015 .
^ a b c "Results of the General Election Held on November 4, 1969" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015 .
^ "New Jersey Legislative Districts 1974–" (PDF) . New Jersey Legislative Services Agency. 1973. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ "New Jersey Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 1981. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ "1991 Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ "2001 Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 30, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022 .
^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2013 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2011 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2007 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2003 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2001 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Senate for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "THE 1997 ELECTIONS: RESULTS; The Races for New Jersey Senate" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 6, 2016 .
^ a b "Official List, General Election Returns for the Office of Senate and Assembly for Election Held November 2, 1993" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ a b "Official Results, General Election, November 5, 1991" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ a b "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ a b "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ a b "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ a b "Results of the General Election Held November 8, 1977" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 30, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022 .
^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2019 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . December 2, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for GENERAL ELECTION 11/03/2015 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2013 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2011 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2009 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2007 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2005 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly 12-02-2003 for November 2003 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2001 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly 01-11-2010 for November 1999 General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Assembly for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "THE 1997 ELECTIONS: RESULTS; The Races for the New Jersey Assebly" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 6, 2016 .
^ "Official List, General Election Results for the Office of General Assembly for Election Held November 7, 1995" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "NJ General Assembly 10" . Our Campaigns . Retrieved September 5, 2017 .
^ "Official List, General Election Returns for the Office of General Assembly to Fill Unexpired Term For Election Held November 8, 1994" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Candidates for the Office of General Assembly" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Candidates for the Office of General Assembly" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Results of the General Election Held on November 6, 1979" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Results of the General Election Held November 4, 1975" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
Districts are co-terminous for both
Senate and
General Assembly (each district elects
one Senator and
two members of the General Assembly)
Districts Apportionments