New Jersey General Assembly District 5

Incumbents

William Moen Jr.

William Spearman

About the District Census Topic | Value

|

Population | 221,612
Gender |

48.5% Male

51.5% Female

Race |

54.1% White

20.5% Black

3% Asian

0.5% Native American

0% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 23.3% Hispanic
Median household income | $59,632
High school graduation rate | 84.7%
College graduation rate | 24.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data

New Jersey General Assembly District 5 is represented by William Moen Jr. (D) and William Spearman (D).

As of the 2020 Census, New Jersey state representatives represented an average of 116,112 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 109,898 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the office
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Vacancies
* 2 2016 pivot county
* 3 District map
* 4 Redistricting
* 4.1 2020-2022
* 5 Elections
* 5.1 2021
* 5.2 2019
* 5.3 2018
* 5.4 2017
* 5.4.1 General election
* 5.4.2 Democratic primary election
* 5.4.3 Republican primary election
* 5.5 2015
* 5.6 2013
* 5.7 2011
* 6 Campaign contributions
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 Footnotes

## About the office[edit]

Members of the New Jersey General Assembly serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New Jersey legislators assume office at noon of the second Tuesday in January following the election.

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

In order to be a candidate to run for the New Jersey General Assembly, a candidate must:[1]

* Be a citizen of the United States
* Be 21 years of age or older.
* Reside in the state for a minimum of two years prior to the general election.
* Reside in the legislative district for one year prior to the general election.

### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$49,000/year| No per diem is paid.

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the New Jersey State Legislature, the vacancy will be filled by an interim appointment by the county leadership of the political party that holds the seat. The office will be on the ballot in the next general election, unless the vacancy occurs within 51 days of the election. If that is the case, the appointment would stand until the following general election.[2][3]

See sources: New Jersey Const., Art. IV, Sec. IV(1)

## 2016 pivot county[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties and Legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties

This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.[4]

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey after the 2020 census

On February 18, 2022, the New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted to approve a new set of state legislative maps.[5] The commission voted 9-2 to approve the maps. Thomas Kean Jr. (R) and Cosmo A. Cirillo (D) were the two dissenting votes.[6] The New Jersey Monitor's Nikita Biryukov wrote that the vote was "an unprecedented compromise for a commission that has historically relied on a court-appointed tiebreaker to end partisan gridlock."[5] These maps take effect for New Jersey's 2023 legislative elections.

How does redistricting in New Jersey work? In New Jersey, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by two distinct politician commissions. The congressional redistricting commission comprises the following 13 members:[7]

1. The majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the New Jersey State Legislature appoint two commissioners a piece (for a total of eight members).
2. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint two members to the commission (for a total of four members). Commissioners appointed by the political parties cannot be members of Congress or congressional employees.
3. The first 12 commissioners appoint the last member. This member cannot have held public office in the state within the previous five-year period. If the first 12 commissioners cannot agree on an appointment, they must submit two names to the New Jersey Supreme Court. The court must then appoint the final commissioner.

If the congressional redistricting commission fails to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, it must submit two plans to the state Supreme Court, which must in turn select from those two plans a final map.[7]

The state legislative redistricting commission comprises 10 members. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint five members to the commission. In the event that this commission is unable to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, the state Supreme Court may appoint a tie-breaking member.[7]

State law requires that state legislative districts meet the following criteria:[7]

1. Districts must be contiguous.
2. Districts "must be as nearly compact as possible."
3. Municipalities "must be kept intact, except where otherwise required by law."

There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[7]

### New Jersey General Assembly District 5
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### New Jersey General Assembly District 5
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## Elections[edit]

### 2021[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

##### General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)

Incumbent William Moen Jr. and incumbent William Spearman defeated Samuel DiMatteo and Sean Sepsey in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| William Moen Jr. (D)  |

28.7

| 30,442
✔ |

| William Spearman (D)  |

28.4

| 30,059

| Samuel DiMatteo (R)  |

21.7

| 23,007

| Sean Sepsey (R)  |

21.2

| 22,413

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 105,921

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)

Incumbent William Moen Jr. and incumbent William Spearman advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| William Moen Jr. |

50.0

| 12,597
✔ |

| William Spearman |

50.0

| 12,573

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 25,170

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)

Samuel DiMatteo and Sean Sepsey advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Samuel DiMatteo |

50.6

| 4,847
✔ |

| Sean Sepsey |

49.4

| 4,736

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 9,583

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### 2019[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2019. The primary was on June 4, 2019, and the general election was on November 5. The filing deadline for candidates was April 1, 2019.

General election

##### General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)

Incumbent William Spearman and William Moen Jr. defeated Nicholas Kush and Kevin Ehret in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| William Spearman (D)  |

34.0

| 22,282
✔ |

| William Moen Jr. (D)  |

32.8

| 21,460

| Nicholas Kush (R)  |

16.8

| 10,987

| Kevin Ehret (R) |

16.4

| 10,713

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 65,442

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)

Incumbent William Spearman and William Moen Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| William Spearman |

51.2

| 8,992
✔ |

| William Moen Jr. |

48.8

| 8,587

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 17,579

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Theodore William Johnson Jr. (D)

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)

Nicholas Kush and Kevin Ehret advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Nicholas Kush |

51.0

| 2,073
✔ |

| Kevin Ehret |

49.0

| 1,990

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 4,063

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### 2018[edit]

See also: New Jersey state legislative special elections, 2018

A special election for District 5 of the New Jersey General Assembly was called for November 6, 2018.

The seat became vacant following Arthur Barclay's (D) resignation following his arrest for domestic abuse.[8] William Spearman (D) was appointed to the position after Barclay's resignation.

General election

##### Special general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5

Incumbent William Spearman defeated Nicholas Kush in the special general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| William Spearman (D)  |

66.3

| 45,125

| Nicholas Kush (R)  |

33.7

| 22,986

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 68,111

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### 2017[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017

#### General election[edit]

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[9] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[10] Incumbent Patricia Egan Jones (D) and incumbent Arthur Barclay (D) defeated Teresa Gordon (R) and Kevin Ehret (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 5 general election.[11][12]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 5 General Election, 2017

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Patricia Egan Jones Incumbent | 34.60% | 29,282
| Democratic  |  Arthur Barclay Incumbent | 32.55% | 27,544
| Republican  | Teresa Gordon | 16.76% | 14,181
| Republican  | Kevin Ehret | 16.10% | 13,625
Total Votes | 84,632
Source: New Jersey Department of State

#### Democratic primary election[edit]

Incumbent Patricia Egan Jones and incumbent Arthur Barclay were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 5 Democratic primary election.[13][14]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Patricia Egan Jones Incumbent | 51.13% | 11,059
Arthur Barclay Incumbent | 48.87% | 10,571
Total Votes | 21,630
Source: New Jersey Department of State

#### Republican primary election[edit]

Teresa Gordon and Kevin Ehret were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 5 Republican primary election.[15][14]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 5 Republican Primary, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Teresa Gordon | 50.14% | 2,597
Kevin Ehret | 49.86% | 2,582
Total Votes | 5,179
Source: New Jersey Department of State

### 2015[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[16] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Angel Fuentes and Marianne Holly Cass were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Kevin Ehret and Ralph Williams were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Incumbent Fuentes resigned from the General Assembly and Cass withdrew from the race after the Democratic primary. The two were replaced by Patricia Egan Jones and Arthur Barclay.[17] Williams did not appear on the official candidate list for the general election; he was replaced by Keith A. Walker.[18] Jones and Barclay defeated Ehret and Walker in the general election.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 5 General Election, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Patricia Egan Jones | 34% | 16,766
| Democratic  | Arthur Barclay | 32% | 15,797
| Republican  |  Keith A. Walker  | 17.7% | 8,717
| Republican  |  Kevin Ehret  | 16.3% | 8,045
Total Votes | 49,325

### 2013[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

Elections for the office of New Jersey General Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 4, 2013, and a general election on November 5, 2013. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 1, 2013. Incumbent Gilbert Wilson (D) and incumbent Angel Fuentes (D) defeated David Ragonese (R) and George Wagoner (R) in the general election. Wilson and Fuentes were bracketed together, and ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Ragonese and Wagoner were bracketed together, and ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[26][27][28][29]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 5 General Election, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Angel Fuentes Incumbent | 29.7% | 25,167
| Democratic  | Gilbert Wilson Incumbent | 29.2% | 24,761
| Republican  |  David Ragonese  | 21% | 17,774
| Republican  |  George Wagoner  | 20.1% | 17,037
Total Votes | 84,739

### 2011[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

Elections for the office of New Jersey General Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 7, 2011, and a general election on November 8, 2011. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 11, 2011. Incumbent Gilbert Wilson (D) and incumbent Angel Fuentes (D) defeated Terrell Ratliff (R) and William Levins (R) in the general election. Wilson and Fuentes were bracketed in the Democratic primary and ran unopposed. Levins and Ari Ford were bracketed in the Republican primary and defeated Donna Ward. Ford withdrew from the race and was replaced by Terrell Ratliff.[30][31][32]

New Jersey General Assembly District 5 General Election, 2011

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Angel Fuentes Incumbent | 28.5% | 17,586
| Democratic  | Gilbert Wilson Incumbent | 28.7% | 17,691
| Republican  |  William Levins  | 22% | 13,575
| Republican  |  Terrell Ratliff  | 20.7% | 12,776
Total Votes | 61,628

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2001 to 2011, candidates for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 raised a total of $7,868,706. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $231,433 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, New Jersey General Assembly District 5

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2011 | $279,168 | 6 | $46,528
2009 | $3,874,881 | 6 | $645,814
2007 | $1,926,674 | 6 | $321,112
2005 | $1,000,169 | 5 | $200,034
2003 | $424,013 | 6 | $70,669
2001 | $363,801 | 5 | $72,760
Total | $7,868,706 | 34 | $231,433

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* New Jersey State Legislature
* New Jersey State Senate
* New Jersey General Assembly
* New Jersey state legislative districts

## External links[edit]

* The New Jersey State Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ State of New Jersey, "About NJ Government," accessed February 10, 2021
2. ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "Our Legislature," accessed February 10, 2021
3. ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "New Jersey Constitution," accessed February 10, 2021 (Article IV, Section 4, (1))
4. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Jersey Monitor, "Democrats, GOP agree on new legislative map for N.J.," February 18, 2022
6. ↑ Insider NJ, "Redistricting Commission Finalizes Legislative Map by 9-2 Vote," February 18, 2022
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 All About Redistricting, "New Jersey," accessed May 6, 2015
8. ↑ Courier Post, "Assemblyman Arthur Barclay resigns after arrest for simple assault", June 18. 2018
9. ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
10. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
11. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
12. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
13. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
15. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
16. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
17. ↑ timesunion.com, "New Jersey assemblyman resigns to work for county government," accessed July 2, 2015
18. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidates for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
19. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
20. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
21. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
22. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Amended Certification," August 11, 2015
23. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Amended Certification," August 11, 2015
24. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Amended Certification," September 10, 2015
25. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
26. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
27. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
28. ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
29. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 6, 2013
30. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List,” accessed December 5, 2013
31. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General election results,” accessed December 5, 2013
32. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official Primary election results,” accessed December 5, 2013

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Current members of the New Jersey General Assembly

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Craig Coughlin

Representatives

District 1

Antwan McClellan (R)

Erik Simonsen (R)

District 2

Don Guardian (R)

Claire Swift (R)

District 3

Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (R)

Beth Sawyer (R)

District 4

Paul Moriarty (D)

Gabriela Mosquera (D)

District 5

William Moen (D)

William Spearman (D)

District 6

Louis Greenwald (D)

Pamela Lampitt (D)

District 7

Herbert Conaway (D)

Carol Murphy (D)

District 8

Michael Torrissi (R)

Brandon Umba (R)

District 9

DiAnne Gove (R)

Brian Rumpf (R)

District 10

John Catalano (R)

Gregory McGuckin (R)

District 11

Kim Eulner (R)

Marilyn Piperno (R)

District 12

Robert Clifton (R)

Ronald Dancer (R)

District 13

Victoria Flynn (R)

Gerard Scharfenberger (R)

District 14

Daniel Benson (D)

Wayne DeAngelo (D)

District 15

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)

Anthony Verrelli (D)

District 16

Roy Freiman (D)

Sadaf Jaffer (D)

District 17

Joseph Danielsen (D)

Joseph Egan (D)

District 18

Robert Karabinchak (D)

Sterley Stanley (D)

District 19

Craig Coughlin (D)

Yvonne Lopez (D)

District 20

Reginald Atkins (D)

Annette Quijano (D)

District 21

Michele Matsikoudis (R)

Nancy Munoz (R)

District 22

Linda Carter (D)

James Kennedy (D)

District 23

John DiMaio (R)

Erik Peterson (R)

District 24

Parker Space (R)

Harold Wirths (R)

District 25

Brian Bergen (R)

Aura Dunn (R)

District 26

Christian Barranco (R)

Jay Webber (R)

District 27

Mila Jasey (D)

John McKeon (D)

District 28

Ralph Caputo (D)

Cleopatra Tucker (D)

District 29

Eliana Marin (D)

Shanique Speight (D)

District 30

Sean Kean (R)

Edward Thomson (R)

District 31

Angela McKnight (D)

William Sampson (D)

District 32

Angelica Jimenez (D)

Pedro Mejia (D)

District 33

Annette Chaparro (D)

Raj Mukherji (D)

District 34

Thomas Giblin (D)

Britnee Timberlake (D)

District 35

Shavonda Sumter (D)

Benjie Wimberly (D)

District 36

Clinton Calabrese (D)

Gary Schaer (D)

District 37

Shama Haider (D)

Ellen Park (D)

District 38

Lisa Swain (D)

Chris Tully (D)

District 39

Robert Auth (R)

DeAnne DeFuccio (R)

District 40

Christopher DePhillips (R)

Kevin Rooney (R)

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