New Jersey State Senate District 13

Incumbent

Declan O'Scanlon Jr.

About the District Census Topic | Value

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Population | 227,695
Gender |

48.9% Male

51.1% Female

Race |

79.9% White

2.7% Black

7.7% Asian

0.2% Native American

0% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 8.7% Hispanic
Median household income | $116,118
High school graduation rate | 95.6%
College graduation rate | 49.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.

New Jersey State Senate District 13 is represented by Declan O'Scanlon Jr. (R).

As of the 2020 Census, New Jersey state senators represented an average of 232,224 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 219,797 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the office
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Vacancies
* 2 District map
* 3 Redistricting
* 3.1 2020-2022
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2021
* 4.2 2017
* 4.2.1 General election
* 4.2.2 Democratic primary election
* 4.2.3 Republican primary election
* 4.3 2013
* 4.4 2011
* 5 Campaign contributions
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## About the office[edit]

Members of the New Jersey State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Known as the "2-4-4" cycle, Senators serve four-year terms, except in the first term of a new decade, which only lasts for two years. 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 State Senate, a candidate must:[1]

* Be a citizen of the United States
* Be 30 years of age or older.
* Reside in the state for a minimum of four years prior to the general election.
* Reside in the legislative district for two years 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)

## 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.[4] The commission voted 9-2 to approve the maps. Thomas Kean Jr. (R) and Cosmo A. Cirillo (D) were the two dissenting votes.[5] 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."[4] 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:[6]

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.[6]

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.[6]

State law requires that state legislative districts meet the following criteria:[6]

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.[6]

### New Jersey State Senate District 13
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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### New Jersey State Senate District 13
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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## Elections[edit]

### 2021[edit]

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021

General election

##### General election for New Jersey State Senate District 13

Incumbent Declan O'Scanlon Jr. defeated Vincent Solomeno in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 13 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Declan O'Scanlon Jr. (R)  |

61.4

| 53,599

| Vincent Solomeno (D)  |

38.6

| 33,627

* * *

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

| Total votes: 87,226

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 13

Vincent Solomeno advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 13 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Vincent Solomeno |

100.0

| 6,116

* * *

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

| Total votes: 6,116

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 13

Incumbent Declan O'Scanlon Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 13 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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|
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✔ |

| Declan O'Scanlon Jr. |

100.0

| 11,058

* * *

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

| Total votes: 11,058

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### 2017[edit]

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017

#### General election[edit]

Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. 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.[7][8] Declan O'Scanlon (R) defeated Sean Byrnes (D) in the New Jersey State Senate District 13 general election.[9][10]

New Jersey State Senate, District 13 General Election, 2017

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Declan O'Scanlon | 55.11% | 34,976
| Democratic  | Sean Byrnes | 44.89% | 28,493
Total Votes | 63,469
Source: New Jersey Department of State

#### Democratic primary election[edit]

Sean Byrnes defeated Joshua Leinsdorf in the New Jersey State Senate District 13 Democratic primary election.[11]

New Jersey State Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Sean Byrnes | 92.76% | 7,252
Joshua Leinsdorf | 7.24% | 566
Total Votes | 7,818
Source: New Jersey Department of State

#### Republican primary election[edit]

Declan O'Scanlon ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 13 Republican primary election.[11]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available. New Jersey State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary, 2017

Candidate
Declan O'Scanlon
Source: New Jersey Department of State

### 2013[edit]

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013

Elections for the office of New Jersey State Senate 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 Joseph Kyrillos (R) defeated Joseph Marques (D) and Mac Dara Lyden (I) in the general election. Kyrillos defeated Leigh-Ann Bellew in the Republican primary. Marques was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary.[12][13][14]

New Jersey State Senate, District 13 General Election, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Joseph Kyrillos Incumbent | 68.1% | 40,762
| Democratic  |  Joseph Marques  | 30.6% | 18,289
| Independent  |  Mac Dara Lyden  | 1.3% | 774
Total Votes | 59,825
New Jersey State Senate District 12 Republican Primary, 2013

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Joseph Kyrillos Incumbent | 78.8% | 5,866
Leigh-Ann Bellew  | 21.2% | 1,578
Total Votes | 7,444

### 2011[edit]

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011

Elections for the office of New Jersey State Senate 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 Joseph Kyrillos (R) defeated Christopher Cullen (D), Stephen Boracchia (I), Mac Dara Lyden (I) and Karen Anne Zaletel (I) in the general election. All candidates were unopposed in the June 7 primary elections.[15][16][17]

New Jersey State Senate District 13 General Election, 2011

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Joseph Kyrillos Incumbent | 59.9% | 24,121
| Democratic  |  Christopher Cullen  | 36.7% | 14,785
| Independent  |  Stephen Boracchia  | 1.4% | 556
| Independent  |  Karen Anne Zaletel  | 1.3% | 519
| Constitution  |  Mac Dara Lyden  | 0.6% | 260
Total Votes | 40,241

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2001 to 2011, candidates for New Jersey State Senate District 13 raised a total of $3,051,929. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $234,764 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, New Jersey State Senate District 13

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2011 | $1,049,508 | 5 | $209,902
2007 | $419,859 | 2 | $209,930
2003 | $455,051 | 4 | $113,763
2001 | $1,127,511 | 2 | $563,756
Total | $3,051,929 | 13 | $234,764

## 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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Jersey Monitor, "Democrats, GOP agree on new legislative map for N.J.," February 18, 2022
5. ↑ Insider NJ, "Redistricting Commission Finalizes Legislative Map by 9-2 Vote," February 18, 2022
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 All About Redistricting, "New Jersey," accessed May 6, 2015
7. ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
8. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
9. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
10. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
12. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
13. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial general election candidates," accessed August 5, 2013 (dead link)
14. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 5, 2013
15. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General Election Results,” accessed December 5, 2013
16. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official Primary Election Results,” accessed December 5, 2013
17. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official State Senate Primary Candidate List,” accessed December 5, 2013

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Current members of the New Jersey State Senate

Senators

District 1

Mike Testa (R)

District 2

Vincent Polistina (R)

District 3

Edward Durr (R)

District 4

Fred Madden (D)

District 5

Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)

District 6

James Beach (D)

District 7

Troy Singleton (D)

District 8

Jean Stanfield (R)

District 9

Christopher Connors (R)

District 10

James Holzapfel (R)

District 11

Vin Gopal (D)

District 12

Samuel Thompson (R)

District 13

Declan O'Scanlon (R)

District 14

Linda Greenstein (D)

District 15

Shirley Turner (D)

District 16

Andrew Zwicker (D)

District 17

Bob Smith (D)

District 18

Patrick Diegnan (D)

District 19

Joseph Vitale (D)

District 20

Joseph Cryan (D)

District 21

Jon Bramnick (R)

District 22

Nicholas Scutari (D)

District 23

Michael Doherty (R)

District 24

Steven Oroho (R)

District 25

Anthony Bucco (R)

District 26

Joseph Pennacchio (R)

District 27

Richard Codey (D)

District 28

Vacant

District 29

Teresa Ruiz (D)

District 30

Robert Singer (R)

District 31

Sandra Cunningham (D)

District 32

Nicholas Sacco (D)

District 33

Brian Stack (D)

District 34

Nia Gill (D)

District 35

Nellie Pou (D)

District 36

Paul Sarlo (D)

District 37

Gordon Johnson (D)

District 38

Joseph Lagana (D)

District 39

Holly Schepisi (R)

District 40

Kristin Corrado (R)

Democratic Party (23)

Republican Party (16)

Vacancies (1)

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