New Jersey's 6th legislative district Last updated March 09, 2025 American legislative district
New Jersey's 6th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature , covering the Burlington County municipality of Maple Shade Township and the Camden County municipalities of Audubon Park Borough , Berlin Borough , Berlin Township , Clementon , Cherry Hill Township , Gibbsboro Borough , Haddon Township , Haddonfield Borough , Hi-Nella Borough , Laurel Springs , Lawnside , Lindenwold , Magnolia , Oaklyn Borough , Pine Hill Borough , Somerdale Borough , Stratford Borough , Tavistock Borough and Voorhees Township . [ 1]
Demographic characteristics As of the 2020 United States census , the district had a population of 234,108, of whom 184,707 (78.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 150,824 (64.4%) White , 25,121 (10.7%) African American , 896 (0.4%) Native American , 24,176 (10.3%) Asian , 103 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 14,822 (6.3%) from some other race , and 18,166 (7.8%) from two or more races. [ 2] [ 3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31,071 (13.3%) of the population. [ 4]
The district had 186,310 registered voters as of December 1, 2021, of whom 63,956 (34.3%) were registered as unaffiliated , 87,315 (46.9%) were registered as Democrats , 32,986 (17.7%) were registered as Republicans , and 2,053 (1.1%) were registered to other parties. [ 5]
The 1964 Supreme Court decision in Reynolds v. Sims required legislative districts' populations be as equal as possible. As an interim measure, the 6th district in the 1965 State Senate election encompassed all of Mercer County and elected one person to the Senate. In this case, incumbent Democratic Mercer County Senator Sido L. Ridolfi was elected for a two-year term beginning in 1966. [ 7]
For the three terms between 1967 and 1973, the sixth Senate district was split into two Assembly districts. For the 1967 election, since the Sixth only encompassed one county, two senators were elected at-large; in this case, Democrats Ridolfi and Richard J. Coffee were elected for this four-year term. [ 8] In the 1971 election, with the addition of Hunterdon County into the Sixth, Senate candidates were nominated by Assembly district (see below) and one senator was elected from each district. Republican William E. Schluter was elected from District 6A and Democrat Joseph P. Merlino was elected from District 6B in the 1971 election. [ 9]
Two Assembly members were elected from each district in 1967, 1969, and 1971. Assembly District 6B was made up of Trenton and Ewing Township while District 6A was composed of the remainder of Mercer County for the 1967 and 1969 elections. [ 10] In the 1971 election, District 6B was composed of Trenton, Hamilton Township , and Washington Township with District 6A encompassing the remainder of Mercer and the entirety of Hunterdon County. [ 11]
The members elected to the Assembly from each district are as follows: [ 8] [ 12] [ 9]
District composition since 1973 Upon the creation of 40 equal-population districts in 1973, the 6th district became based around the eastern suburbs of Camden inclusive of Cherry Hill in all iterations. The 1970s district stretched from Berlin borough north to Pennsauken and included Burlington County's Evesham Township and Palmyra . [ 13] The 1981 redistricting made the 6th solely Camden County-based by heading from Pine Hill east then north to Merchantville, and the cluster of boroughs around Collingswood, Haddonfield, and Haddon Heights. [ 14] The 1991 redistricting kept the 6th relatively unchanged. [ 15] The 2001 redistricting removed some of the small boroughs in the Haddon Heights and Barrington vicinity but brought the district to the southern edge of Camden County to include Winslow Township , Chesilhurst , and Waterford Township . [ 16] Following the 2011 redistricting, the southern Camden County municipalities were eliminated from the 6th and restored some of the immediate Camden suburbs including Collingswood and Pennsauken and expanded the district into Burlington County for the first time since 1982 by including Maple Shade. [ 1]
Election history ↑ Resigned on January 31, 1991 to become Camden County counsel ↑ Appointed February 21, 1991 ↑ Resigned by January 3, 2009 upon election to the U.S. House of Representatives ↑ Appointed on January 3, 2009, won November 2009 special election to complete unexpired term References 1 2 Districts by Number , New Jersey Legislature . Accessed January 26, 2014. ↑ "RACE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 16, 2021 . ↑ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 16, 2021 . ↑ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 16, 2021 . ↑ Statewide Voter Registration Summary , New Jersey Department of State , December 1, 2021. Accessed January 3, 2022. ↑ Legislative Roster for District 6 , New Jersey Legislature . Accessed January 12, 2024. 1 2 "Results of the General Election Held on November 2, 1965" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015 . 1 2 3 4 5 "Results of the General Election Held on November 7, 1967" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Results of the General Election Held on November 2, 1971" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015 . ↑ New Jersey Apportionment Commission (July 20, 1967). "New Jersey Senate and Assembly Districts" (PDF) . Retrieved July 11, 2015 . ↑ State of New Jersey (1971). "New Jersey Senate and Assembly Districts 1972–1973" (PDF) . Retrieved July 11, 2015 . 1 2 3 "Results of the General Election Held on November 4, 1969" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015 . ↑ "New Jersey Legislative Districts 1974–" (PDF) . New Jersey Legislative Services Agency. 1973. Retrieved July 11, 2015 . ↑ "New Jersey Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 1981. Retrieved July 11, 2015 . ↑ "1991 Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2015 . ↑ "1991 Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 30, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022 . ↑ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017 . ↑ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2013 Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2011 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for Special Senate Election for November 2009 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2007 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2003 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2001 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Senate for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "THE 1997 ELECTIONS: RESULTS; The Races for New Jersey Senate" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 27, 2016 . 1 2 "Official List, General Election Returns for the Office of Senate and Assembly for Election Held November 2, 1993" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . 1 2 "Official Results, General Election, November 5, 1991" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . 1 2 "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . 1 2 "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . 1 2 "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . 1 2 "Results of the General Election Held November 8, 1977" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . 1 2 "Results of the General Election Held November 6, 1973" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 30, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022 . ↑ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2019 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . December 2, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2020 . ↑ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of New Jersey . November 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017 . ↑ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for GENERAL ELECTION 11/03/2015 Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2013 Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2011 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2009 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2007 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2005 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly 12-02-2003 for November 2003 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2001 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly 01-11-2010 for November 1999 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Assembly for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Official List, General Election Results for the Office of General Assembly for Election Held November 7, 1995" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Candidates for the Office of General Assembly" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Candidates for the Office of General Assembly" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Results of the General Election Held on November 6, 1979" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . ↑ "Results of the General Election Held November 4, 1975" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015 .
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