40th Legislative District (New Jersey)

New Jersey's 40th Legislative District
Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R)
Assembly members David C. Russo (R)
Scott Rumana (R)
Registration
Demographics
Population 216,232
Voting-age population 165,952
Registered voters 146,485

New Jersey's 40th Legislative District is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It covers the Bergen County municipalities of Allendale, Franklin Lakes, Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Ridgewood, Waldwick, and Wyckoff the Essex County township of Cedar Grove, the Morris County municipalities of Riverdale and Pequannock Township, and the Passaic County municipalities of Little Falls, Pompton Lakes, Totowa, Wayne, and Woodland Park.[1]

Demographic information

As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 216,232, of whom 165,952 (76.7%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 190,019 (87.9%) White, 4,407 (2.0%) African American, 486 (0.2%) Native American, 14,683 (6.8%) Asian, 24 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,968 (1.4%) from some other race, and 3,645 (1.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14,422 (6.7%) of the population.[2]

The district had 146,485 registered voters as of November 30, 2015, of whom 70,186 (47.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 44,079 (30.1%) were registered as Republicans, 32,108 (21.9%) were registered as Democrats, and 112 (0.1%) were registered to other parties.[3]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2016–2017 Legislative Session (Senate, General Assembly) in the State Senate by Kevin J. O'Toole (R, Cedar Grove) and in the General Assembly by David C. Russo (R, Ridgewood).[4][5] The district's other Assembly seat is currently vacant. Scott Rumana (R-Wayne) resigned his seat on October 20, 2016 after his confirmation to serve as a judge on the Superior Court of New Jersey. [6]

District and election history

Upon the creation of the 40-district legislative map in 1973, the 40th District consisted of western Bergen County running from Elmwood Park north along the county line to Ridgewood, then in addition to Ho-Ho-Kus and Midland Park, consisted of the larger municipalities in the northwest corner of the county.[7] Following the 1981 redistricting, the 40th lost Elmwood Park, Ho-Ho-Kus, and Allendale, but picked up Upper Saddle River and the Passaic County boroughs of North Haledon, Pompton Lakes, Bloomingdale, and Wanaque.[8] In the 1991 redistricting, Ramsey, Upper Saddle River, North Haledon, Pompton Lakes, and Bloomingdale were shifted to other districts, but Washington Township, Waldwick, Ringwood, and West Milford became a part of the district.[9] Under the 2001 redistricting, the Bergen County portion of the 40th District became smaller only running along the county border from Ridgewood to Mahwah (plus Midland Park), but in addition to Ringwood and Wanaque, passed through the center of the county picking up Wayne and Little Falls and for the first time included Essex County by encompassing Cedar Grove and Verona.[10] Mahwah and Oakland were eliminate from the Bergen County portion in the 2011 redistricting but Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, and Waldwick were added, more of central Passaic County was added including Totowa and Woodland Park, and Morris County's Pequannock were included within the district.[1]

Since 1973, the district has always leaned Republican. It is one of only nine state legislative districts statewide that has never elected more than one political party to Trenton, and with the election of a Democrat to the 16th in 2015, the only district to have elected only Republicans.[11]

Session Senate Assembly
1974–1975 Garrett W. Hagedorn (R)C. Gus Rys (R)John A. Spizziri (R)
1976–1977 C. Gus Rys (R)John A. Spizziri (R)
1978–1979 Garrett W. Hagedorn (R)W. Cary Edwards (R)Walter M. D. Kern (R)
1980–1981 W. Cary Edwards (R)Walter M. D. Kern (R)
1982–1983 Garrett W. Hagedorn (R) Seat vacant[n 1] Walter M. D. Kern (R)
Nicholas Felice (R)[n 2]
1984–1985 Garrett W. Hagedorn (R)[n 3]Nicholas Felice (R)Walter M. D. Kern (R)
Henry McNamara (R)[n 4] 
1986–1987 Nicholas Felice (R)Walter M. D. Kern (R)
1988–1989 Henry McNamara (R)Nicholas Felice (R)Walter M. D. Kern (R)
1990–1991 Nicholas Felice (R)David C. Russo (R)
1992–1993 Henry McNamara (R)Nicholas Felice (R)David C. Russo (R)
1994–1995 Henry McNamara (R)Nicholas Felice (R)David C. Russo (R)
1996–1997 Nicholas Felice (R)David C. Russo (R)
1998–1999 Henry McNamara (R)Nicholas Felice (R)David C. Russo (R)
2000–2001 Nicholas Felice (R)David C. Russo (R)
2002–2003 Henry McNamara (R)Kevin J. O'Toole (R)David C. Russo (R)
2004–2005 Henry McNamara (R)Kevin J. O'Toole (R)David C. Russo (R)
2006–2007 Kevin J. O'Toole (R)David C. Russo (R)
2008–2009 Kevin J. O'Toole (R)Scott Rumana (R)David C. Russo (R)
2010–2011 Scott Rumana (R)David C. Russo (R)
2012–2013 Kevin J. O'Toole (R)Scott Rumana (R)David C. Russo (R)
2014–2015 Kevin J. O'Toole (R)Scott Rumana (R)David C. Russo (R)
2016–2017 Scott Rumana (R)David C. Russo (R)
  1. ↑ W. Cary Edwards was reelected to his Assembly seat in 1981 but declined to take his seat in order to become Governor-elect Thomas Kean's counsel[12]
  2. ↑ Elected to the Assembly in March 1982 special election, sworn in on May 3, 1982
  3. ↑ Died August 9, 1985
  4. ↑ Elected to the Senate in November 1985 special election, sworn in on November 18, 1985

Election results

Senate

New Jersey general election, 1973[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Garrett W. Hagedorn 32,566 56.2
Democratic Robert A. Pennachio 25,394 43.8
Total votes 57,960 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Garrett W. Hagedorn 29,689 57.8
Democratic Anthony D. Andora 21,009 40.9
Independent Middle America Victor E. Virgens 664 1.3
Total votes 51,362 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Garrett W. Hagedorn 42,014 66.8
Democratic Mitchell Kahn 20,835 33.2
Total votes 62,849 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Garrett W. Hagedorn 28,755 65.5
Democratic Charles F. Ryan 15,152 34.5
Total votes 43,907 100.0
Special election, November 5, 1985[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry P. McNamara 34,998 68.7
Democratic Charles F. Ryan 15,923 31.3
Total votes 50,921 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1987[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry P. McNamara 29,365 71.9
Democratic Terry R. Driller 11,453 28.1
Total votes 40,818 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1991[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry P. McNamara 36,666 75.5
Democratic Frank R. Lucas 11,884 24.5
Total votes 48,550 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry P. McNamara 49,041 67.7
Democratic Bea O’ Rourke 23,380 32.3
Total votes 72,421 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry P. McNamara 42,751 67.5
Democratic Michael Greenspan 20,537 32.5
Total votes 63,288 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry P. McNamara 39,815 62.3
Democratic John "Jack" Nigro 24,122 37.7
Total votes 63,937 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry P. McNamara 24,478 64.5
Democratic Matt Rogers 13,493 35.5
Total votes 37,971 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin J. O'Toole 26,214 66.2
Democratic John Zunic 13,395 33.8
Total votes 39,609 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin J. O'Toole 22,821 62.4
Democratic John Zunic 13,733 37.6
Total votes 36,554 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin J. O'Toole 37,565 65.9
Democratic William Meredith Ashley 19,401 34.1
Total votes 56,966 100.0

Assembly

New Jersey general election, 1973[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. Gus Rys 29,386 26.2
Republican John A. Spizziri 28,156 25.1
Democratic Paul S. Konstadt 27,793 24.8
Democratic Vincent A. Girardy 26,957 24.0
Total votes 112,292 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1975[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John A. Spizziri 31,614 30.1
Republican C. Gus Rys 31,470 29.9
Democratic Rose Brunetto 21,170 20.1
Democratic Paul Lewis 20,851 19.8
Total votes 105,105 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. Cary Edwards 28,510 28.5
Republican Walter M. D. Kern, Jr. 27,536 27.5
Democratic Chris Burdick 21,794 21.7
Democratic John M. Henderson 21,423 21.4
Libertarian Susan Raggi 533 0.5
Libertarian Daniel L. Bauch 413 0.4
Total votes 100,209 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1979[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. Cary Edwards 29,946 35.0
Republican Walter M.D. Kern, Jr. 29,084 34.0
Democratic Eleanor M. Rooney 13,410 15.7
Democratic Jane Tremble Baumann 13,174 15.4
Total votes 85,614 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cary Edwards 44,415 36.0
Republican Walter M.D. Kern, Jr. 43,692 35.4
Democratic Arthur R. Carmano, Jr. 17,761 14.4
Democratic C. Charles Christofilis 17,467 14.2
Total votes 123,335 100.0
Special election, March 16, 1982[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nicholas R. Felice 7,746 57.1
Democratic Emil L. Porfido 5,814 42.9
Total votes 13,560 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter M. D. Kern, Jr. 29,878 34.6
Republican Nicholas R. Felice 29,241 33.9
Democratic Thomas J. Barrett 13,769 16.0
Democratic Douglas J. Stiles 13,405 15.5
Total votes 86,293 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1985[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter M. D. Kern, Jr. 36,476 35.9
Republican Nicholas R. Felice 36,369 35.8
Democratic Judy Miller 14,590 14.4
Democratic Carmine J. Cicchino 14,050 13.8
Total votes 101,485 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1987[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter M. D. Kern, Jr. 27,767 34.6
Republican Nicholas R. Felice 26,980 33.6
Democratic Michael S. Taaffe 12,535 15.6
Democratic Edward F. Seavers, Jr. 12,366 15.4
Michael Harris Libertarian Michael Harris 538 0.7
Total votes 80,186 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1989[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nicholas R. Felice 33,746 28.9
Republican David C. Russo 33,432 28.6
Democratic Paul Lief Rosengren 25,106 21.5
Democratic Linda Villano 24,438 20.9
Total votes 116,722 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1991[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nicholas R. Felice 36,573 38.3
Republican David C. Russo 35,650 37.4
Democratic William J. Branagh 11,741 12.3
Democratic Martin Etler 11,459 12.0
Total votes 95,423 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nicholas R. Felice 49,340 35.0
Republican David C. Russo 48,200 34.2
Democratic Jack Dabney 22,167 15.7
Democratic Barry Winston 21,316 15.1
Total votes 141,023 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1995[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nicholas R. Felice 22,518 33.7
Republican David C. Russo 21,312 31.9
Democratic Joan P. Larkin 11,464 17.2
Democratic Martin Etler 10,112 15.1
Independent Michael A. Best 1,426 2.1
Total votes 66,832 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[33][34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nicholas R. Felice 42,207 33.7
Republican David C. Russo 41,261 33.0
Democratic Dawn Savarese 20,013 16.0
Democratic Peter Goetz 19,680 15.7
Conservative Mike Best 1,088 0.9
Conservative Walter Renninghoff 961 0.8
Total votes 125,210 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1999[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nicholas R. Felice 21,175 30.6
Republican David C. Russo 20,897 30.2
Democratic Frank Del Vecchio 13,528 19.6
Democratic Joshua Levine 12,820 18.5
Conservative Robert I. Unanue 705 1.0
Total votes 69,125 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David C. Russo 38,627 30.7
Republican Kevin J. O'Toole 38,058 30.2
Democratic Frank Delvecchio 25,027 19.9
Democratic Donna Kurdock 24,201 19.2
Total votes 125,913 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David C. Russo 23,965 32.3
Republican Kevin J. O'Toole 23,865 32.1
Democratic Michael Bradley 12,624 17.0
Democratic Jane Bidwell Gaunt 12,535 16.9
Green Philip A. Passantino 1,256 1.7
Total votes 74,245 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2005[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin J. O'Toole 36,957 30.6
Republican David C. Russo 36,820 30.5
Democratic Jane Bidwell 24,117 20.0
Democratic Ronald Beattie 22,732 18.8
Total votes 120,626 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott T. Rumana 25,372 32.4
Republican David C. Russo 25,208 32.2
Democratic Lisa Sciancalepore 13,751 17.6
Democratic Zonie LeSane 12,339 15.7
Libertarian Derek DeMarco 855 1.1
Libertarian Paul Tahan 819 1.0
Total votes 78,344 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott T. Rumana 42,359 33.2
Republican David C. Russo 42,143 33.0
Democratic John Agostinelli 21,737 17.0
Democratic Mark Bombace 21,277 16.7
Total votes 127,516 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David C. Russo 22,125 30.3
Republican Scott T. Rumana 21,678 29.7
Democratic Cassandra Lazzara 15,412 21.1
Democratic William J. Brennan 13,767 18.9
Total votes 72,982 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott T. Rumana 36,174 32.1
Republican David C. Russo 36,143 32.1
Democratic Anthony J. Galietti 20,779 18.4
Democratic Leo Arcuri 19,542 17.3
Total votes 112,638 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2015[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David C. Russo 19,675 28.0
Republican Scott T. Rumana 19,357 27.6
Democratic Christine Ordway 15,629 22.3
Democratic Paul Vagianos 15,573 22.2
Total votes 70,234 100.0

References

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