New Jersey General Assembly District 5

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.

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]

Elections[edit]

2021[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

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.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Theodore William Johnson Jr. (D)

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.

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]

• 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]

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