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% |
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.
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.
In order to be a candidate to run for the New Jersey State Senate, a candidate must:[1]
State legislators | |
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Salary | Per diem |
$49,000/year | No per diem is paid. |
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)
The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.
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]
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]
There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[6]
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See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
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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✔ |
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Declan O'Scanlon Jr. (R) |
61.4
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53,599 |
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Vincent Solomeno (D) |
38.6
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33,627 |
Total votes: 87,226 | ||||
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Vincent Solomeno advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 13 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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✔ |
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Vincent Solomeno |
100.0
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6,116 |
Total votes: 6,116 | ||||
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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
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11,058 |
Total votes: 11,058 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 |
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 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
Sean Byrnes | 92.76% | 7,252 |
Joshua Leinsdorf | 7.24% | 566 |
Total Votes | 7,818 | |
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
Declan O'Scanlon ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 13 Republican primary election.[11]
New Jersey State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | ||
Declan O'Scanlon | ||
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
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 12 Republican Primary, 2013 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
Joseph Kyrillos Incumbent | 78.8% | 5,866 |
Leigh-Ann Bellew | 21.2% | 1,578 |
Total Votes | 7,444 |
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]
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 | |||
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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 |