New Jersey's 38th legislative district

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New Jersey's 38th legislative district
New Jersey Legislative Districts Map (2023) D38 hl.svg
Senator Joseph Lagana (D)
Assembly members Lisa Swain (D)
Chris Tully (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population227,451
Voting-age population179,126
Registered voters158,756

New Jersey's 38th legislative district is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It covers the Bergen County municipalities of Bergenfield, Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Lodi, Maywood, Moonachie, New Milford, Oradell, Paramus, River Edge, Rochelle Park, Saddle Brook, South Hackensack, and Teterboro. [1]

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Demographic information

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 227,451, of whom 179,126 (78.8%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 135,144 (59.4%) White, 9,698 (4.3%) African American, 640 (0.3%) Native American, 36,122 (15.9%) Asian, 35 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 21,955 (9.7%) from some other race, and 23,857 (10.5%) from two or more races. [2] [3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48,582 (21.4%) of the population. [4]

The district had 158,756 registered voters as of December 1,2023, of whom 63,154 (39.8%) were registered as unaffiliated, 58,900 (37.1%) were registered as Democrats, 35,031 (22.1%) were registered as Republicans, and 1,671 (1.1%) were registered to other parties. [5]

Political representation

For the 2024-2025 session , the 38th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Lagana ( D , Paramus ) and in the General Assembly by Lisa Swain (D, Fair Lawn ) and Chris Tully (D, Bergenfield ). [6]

The legislative district overlaps with New Jersey's 5th and 9th congressional districts.

Apportionment history

Since the creation of the 40-district legislative map in 1973, the 38th district has always included Paramus, though early in the lifetime of the 40-district map, Hackensack was also within the district. In the 1973 version of the map, and in the decade following the 1981 redistricting, Paramus and Hackensack anchored the 38th district with numerous nearby municipalities in central Bergen County compromising the remainder of the district. [7] [8] In the 1991 redistricting, the 38th became more of a crescent shape stretching from Cliffside Park and Palisades Park, northwest to Elmwood Park, then north and east to Paramus and Oradell. [9] This shape was slightly modified in 2001 when that year's redistricting extended the 38th to the Hudson River picking up Fort Lee and Edgewater. [10] The crescent shape of the district was removed in the 2011 redistricting when it changed to a T-shaped district extending out of Bergen County for the first time.

In October 2015, Anthony Cappola left the race for an Assembly seat in the 38th district and resigned from office as a member of the River Edge Borough Council, following disclosures that he had written and published a 2003 book titled Outrageous that was described as "full of racial slurs, rants and stereotypes". [11] The Bergen County Republican Organization filed suit in Passaic County, seeking to replace Cappola's spot on the ballot with Fernando Alonso and offering to cover the $100,000 cost of reprinting ballots. Bergen County Clerk John Hogan argued that absentee ballots had already been printed and distributed, with nearly ballots already completed and submitted to the Clerk's Office. [12] The Republicans unexpectedly dropped the effort to have the candidate replaced on October 13 and Cappola later announced his intention to continue in the race. [13] [14] Ultimately Cappola and his running mate Mark DiPisa were defeated by Democratic incumbents Tim Eustace and Joseph Lagana. [15]

All three seats became vacant in 2018. Robert M. Gordon resigned his Senate seat on April 4, 2018, to accept an appointment to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. [16] Democratic committee members in Bergen and Passaic Counties unanimously selected Assemblyman Lagana over Assemblyman Eustace (after the latter withdrew to back Lagana) to replace Gordon in the Senate on April 11; he took his Senate seat on April 12. [17] [18] The following day on April 13, Eustace resigned his seat to become deputy director of the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission. [19] Committee members selected Fair Lawn Mayor Lisa Swain and Congressional aide and former Bergenfield Council President Chris Tully as the replacements in the Assembly; they were sworn in on May 24. [20] [21] In the November 6, 2018, special election to complete the unexpired terms, Lagana defeated Daisy Ortiz Berger for the senate seat and Swain and Tully defeated Republicans Gail Horton and Jayme Ouellete for the two assembly seats. [22] [23]

Election history

SessionSenateGeneral Assembly
1974–1975 John Skevin (D) Edward H. Hynes (D) Paul Contillo (D)
1976–1977 Robert Burns (D) Paul Contillo (D)
1978–1979 John Skevin (D) Robert Burns (D) Paul Contillo (D)
1980–1981 John B. Paolella (R) Louis F. Kosco (R)
1982–1983 John B. Paolella (R) Pat Schuber (R) Louis F. Kosco (R)
1984–1985 Paul Contillo (D) Pat Schuber (R) Louis F. Kosco (R)
1986–1987 Pat Schuber (R) Louis F. Kosco (R)
1988–1989 Paul Contillo (D) Pat Schuber (R) Patrick J. Roma (R)
1990–1991 Pat Schuber (R) [n 1] Patrick J. Roma (R)
Rose Marie Heck (R) [n 2]
1992–1993 Louis F. Kosco (R) Rose Marie Heck (R) Patrick J. Roma (R)
1994–1995 Louis F. Kosco (R) Rose Marie Heck (R) Patrick J. Roma (R)
1996–1997 Rose Marie Heck (R) Patrick J. Roma (R) [n 3]
Guy Talarico (R) [n 4]
1998–1999 Louis F. Kosco (R) Rose Marie Heck (R) Guy Talarico (R)
2000–2001 Rose Marie Heck (R) Guy Talarico (R)
2002–2003 Joseph Coniglio (D) Rose Marie Heck (R) Matt Ahearn (D)
Matt Ahearn (G) [n 5]
2004–2005 Joseph Coniglio (D) Robert M. Gordon (D) Joan Voss (D)
2006–2007 Robert M. Gordon (D) Joan Voss (D)
2008–2009 Robert M. Gordon (D) Connie Wagner (D) Joan Voss (D)
2010–2011 Connie Wagner (D) Joan Voss (D)
2012–2013 Robert M. Gordon (D) Connie Wagner (D) [n 6] Tim Eustace (D)
Paul Contillo (D) [n 7]
2014–2015 Robert M. Gordon (D) Joseph Lagana (D) Tim Eustace (D)
2016–2017 Joseph Lagana (D) Tim Eustace (D)
2018–2019 Robert M. Gordon (D) [n 8] Joseph Lagana (D) [n 9] Tim Eustace (D) [n 10]
Joseph Lagana (D) [n 9] Lisa Swain (D) [n 11] Chris Tully (D) [n 11]
2020–2021 Lisa Swain (D) Chris Tully (D)
2022–2023 Joseph Lagana (D) Lisa Swain (D) Chris Tully (D)
2024–2025 Joseph Lagana (D) Lisa Swain (D) Chris Tully (D)
  1. ↑ Resigned on December 31, 1990 following his election as Bergen County Executive [24]
  2. ↑ Appointed to the Assembly; Sworn in on January 31, 1991 [25]
  3. ↑ Resigned January 10, 1997 to become a Superior Court judge
  4. ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on February 20, 1997
  5. ↑ Switched party registration on January 24, 2003 [26]
  6. ↑ Resigned on October 1, 2013
  7. ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on November 18, 2013
  8. ↑ Resigned on April 4, 2018 to become a Commissioner of the Board of Public Utilities
  9. 1 2 Appointed to the Senate on April 12, 2018, won a November 6, 2018 special election to complete unexpired term
  10. ↑ Resigned on April 13, 2018 to become Deputy Director of the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission
  11. 1 2 Appointed to the Assembly on May 24, 2018, won a November 6, 2018 special election to complete unexpired term

Election results

Senate

2021 New Jersey general election [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joseph A. Lagana 34,895 52.9 Decrease2.svg 7.2
Republican Richard Garcia31,06947.1Increase2.svg 7.2
Total votes65,964 100.0
Special election, November 6, 2018 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joseph A. Lagana 48,451 60.1 Increase2.svg 3.0
Republican Daisy Ortiz Berger32,14039.9Decrease2.svg 3.0
Total votes80,591 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2017 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bob Gordon 30,881 57.1 Increase2.svg 5.2
Republican Kelly Langschultz23,23842.9Decrease2.svg 5.2
Total votes54,119 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bob Gordon 27,779 51.9 Decrease2.svg 1.1
Republican Fernando A. Alonso25,76748.1Increase2.svg 1.1
Total votes53,546 100.0
2011 New Jersey general election [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert M. Gordon 22,299 53.0
Republican John J. Driscoll, Jr.19,74547.0
Total votes42,044 100.0
2007 New Jersey general election [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert M. Gordon 22,351 59.9 Increase2.svg 4.2
Republican Robert Colletti14,94940.1Decrease2.svg 4.2
Total votes37,300 100.0
2003 New Jersey general election [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joseph Coniglio 23,077 55.7 Increase2.svg 2.5
Republican Rose Marie Heck 18,32144.3Decrease2.svg 2.5
Total votes41,398 100.0
2001 New Jersey general election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Coniglio 29,316 53.2
Republican Louis F. Kosco 25,77346.8
Total votes55,089 100.0
1997 New Jersey general election [35] [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Louis F. Kosco 30,538 55.2 Decrease2.svg 8.1
Democratic Valerie Vaineri Huttle 23,35042.2Increase2.svg 5.5
Conservative Denise A. Richardson1,3902.5N/A
Total votes55,278 100.0
1993 New Jersey general election [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Louis F. Kosco 40,276 63.3 Increase2.svg 7.9
Democratic James Krone23,34836.7Decrease2.svg 4.4
Total votes63,624 100.0
1991 New Jersey general election [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Louis F. Kosco 27,748 55.4
Democratic Paul Contillo 20,57241.1
Taxpayers Only ChoiceC. Fischer1,7733.5
Total votes50,093 100.0
1987 New Jersey general election [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Paul Contillo 23,574 52.6 Increase2.svg 1.9
Republican Louis F. Kosco 21,20647.4Decrease2.svg 1.9
Total votes44,780 100.0
1983 New Jersey general election [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Paul Contillo 22,422 50.7 Increase2.svg 4.2
Republican John B. Paolella 21,82749.3Decrease2.svg 1.7
Total votes44,249 100.0
1981 New Jersey general election [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John B. Paolella 30,670 51.0
Democratic John M. Skevin 27,96846.5
Citizens For ProgressBernard J. Focarino1,4732.5
Total votes60,111 100.0
1977 New Jersey general election [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John M. Skevin 24,629 56.1 Decrease2.svg 1.5
Republican Frank A. Buono, Jr.19,28943.9Increase2.svg 1.5
Total votes43,918 100.0
1973 New Jersey general election [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John M. Skevin 31,677 57.6
Republican Frederick E. Wendel23,30742.4
Total votes54,984 100.0

General Assembly

2021 New Jersey general election [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lisa Swain 34,226 26.5 Decrease2.svg 1.2
Democratic Chris Tully 33,444 25.9 Decrease2.svg 1.3
Republican Alfonso Mastrofilipo Jr.30,77723.9Increase2.svg 1.2
Republican Gerard "Jerry" Taylor30,59723.7Increase2.svg 1.3
Total votes129,044 100.0
2019 New Jersey general election [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lisa Swain 23,173 27.7 Decrease2.svg 1.6
Democratic Christopher Tully 22,727 27.2 Decrease2.svg 2.0
Republican Christopher DiPiazza18,92922.7Increase2.svg 2.2
Republican Michael A. Kazimir18,72522.4Increase2.svg 1.9
Total votes83,554 100.0
Special election, November 6, 2018 [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christopher Tully 46,406 59.3
Republican Jayme Ouellette31,83340.7
Total votes78,239 100.0
Special election, November 6, 2018 [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lisa Swain 47,865 59.7
Republican Gail Horton32,31040.3
Total votes80,175 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2017 [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joseph A. Lagana 30,800 29.3 Increase2.svg 0.2
Democratic Tim Eustace 30,727 29.2 Increase2.svg 0.1
Republican William Leonard21,54120.5Decrease2.svg 1.4
Republican Christopher B. Wolf21,52520.5Increase2.svg 0.6
Independent- NJ AwakensDev Goswami5330.5N/A
Total votes105,126 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2015 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Tim Eustace 19,563 29.1 Increase2.svg 4.1
Democratic Joseph Lagana 19,511 29.1 Increase2.svg 3.9
Republican Mark DiPisa14,72121.9Decrease2.svg 3.0
Republican Anthony Cappola13,33919.9Decrease2.svg 4.9
Total votes67,134 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013 [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joseph Lagana 26,279 25.2 Decrease2.svg 2.0
Democratic Timothy J. Eustace 26,021 25.00 Decrease2.svg 0.7
Republican Joseph J. Scarpa25,96524.94Increase2.svg 1.6
Republican Joan Fragala25,83624.81Increase2.svg 1.8
Total votes104,101 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011 [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Connie Terranova Wagner 22,258 27.2
Democratic Timothy J. Eustace 21,097 25.7
Republican Richard S. Goldberg19,09123.3
Republican Fernando A. Alonso18,82023.0
Libertarian Vinko Grskovic7070.9
Total votes81,973 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009 [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Concetta Wagner 28,618 27.9 Decrease2.svg 1.7
Democratic Joan M. Voss 28,078 27.4 Decrease2.svg 2.6
Republican Judith Fisher23,13222.5Increase2.svg 1.8
Republican Nicholas Lonzisero22,80822.2Increase2.svg 2.5
Total votes102,636 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007 [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joan M. Voss 21,779 30.0 Steady2.svg 0.0
Democratic Concetta Wagner 21,457 29.6 Decrease2.svg 0.9
Republican John J. Driscoll Jr.14,99720.7Increase2.svg 0.9
Republican Renee Czarnecki14,32319.7Steady2.svg 0.0
Total votes72,556 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2005 [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert M. Gordon 32,389 30.5 Increase2.svg 3.6
Democratic Joan M. Voss 31,886 30.0 Increase2.svg 4.6
Republican Richard L. Miller21,00819.8Decrease2.svg 1.6
Republican John J. Baldino20,91519.7Decrease2.svg 1.2
Total votes106,198 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003 [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert M. Gordon 21,857 26.9 Increase2.svg 1.7
Democratic Joan Voss 20,580 25.4 Increase2.svg 0.5
Republican Louis A. Tedesco Jr17,39821.4Decrease2.svg 3.9
Republican Ed Trawinski16,98320.9Decrease2.svg 3.7
Green Matt Ahearn 4,3575.4Decrease2.svg 19.8
Total votes81,175 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001 [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rose Marie Heck 27,055 25.3
Democratic Matt Ahearn 26,919 25.2
Democratic Kay Nest26,58724.9
Republican Nicholas R. Felice 26,25224.6
Total votes106,813 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1999 [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rose Marie Heck 17,734 27.5 Decrease2.svg 0.5
Republican Guy F. Talarico 17,620 27.3 Increase2.svg 1.0
Democratic Helene Herbert14,30722.2Decrease2.svg 0.2
Democratic Robert Riccardella13,97221.7Decrease2.svg 0.5
Independent - ProgressiveMichael Perrone, Jr.8991.4N/A
Total votes64,532 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997 [56] [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rose Marie Heck 29,987 28.0 Increase2.svg 1.6
Republican Guy F. Talarico 28,157 26.3 Decrease2.svg 1.9
Democratic Michael Paul De Marse23,95622.4Increase2.svg 1.1
Democratic Fred Dressel23,73822.2Increase2.svg 1.6
Conservative Bernard C. Sobolewski1,2591.2Decrease2.svg 0.5
Total votes107,097 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1995 [58] [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Patrick J. Roma 21,013 28.2 Decrease2.svg 4.0
Republican Rose Marie Heck 19,655 26.4 Decrease2.svg 4.1
Democratic Donna M. Spoto15,83221.3Increase2.svg 2.8
Democratic Frederick J. Dressel15,31420.6Increase2.svg 2.1
Conservative Bernadette Mc Caskey1,3261.8N/A
Conservative Bernard C. Sobolewski1,2451.7N/A
Total votes74,385 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993 [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Patrick J. Roma 40,523 32.2 Increase2.svg 0.2
Republican Rose Marie Heck 38,388 30.5 Increase2.svg 1.9
Democratic Frank Biasco23,66518.8Decrease2.svg 1.1
Democratic Robert Burns 23,29218.5Decrease2.svg 1.0
Total votes125,868 100.0
1991 New Jersey general election [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patrick J. Roma 31,958 32.0
Republican Rose Marie Heck 28,552 28.6
Democratic Frank Biasco19,81619.9
Democratic Thomas J. Duch 19,39819.5
Total votes99,724 100.0
1989 New Jersey general election [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican William P. Schuber 29,652 27.5 Increase2.svg 0.4
Republican Patrick J. Roma 28,264 26.3 Increase2.svg 1.2
Democratic Joseph Cipolla24,98323.2Decrease2.svg 0.9
Democratic Greta Kiernan 24,73923.0Decrease2.svg 0.7
Total votes107,638 100.0
1987 New Jersey general election [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican William P. Schuber 23,566 27.1 Decrease2.svg 3.7
Republican Patrick J. Roma 21,791 25.1 Decrease2.svg 5.1
Democratic John J. Ryan, Jr.20,89424.1Increase2.svg 4.3
Democratic Joseph Capizzi20,57623.7Increase2.svg 4.8
Total votes86,827 100.0
1985 New Jersey general election [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican William P. Schuber 29,606 30.8 Increase2.svg 3.9
Republican Louis F. Kosco 29,096 30.2 Increase2.svg 3.1
Democratic Thomas K. Hynes19,03319.8Decrease2.svg 3.9
Democratic David S. Turetsky18,19018.9Decrease2.svg 3.5
Libertarian Richard Kraus3130.3N/A
Total votes96,238 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983 [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Louis F. Kosco 23,191 27.1 Increase2.svg 1.0
Republican William P. Schuber 23,034 26.9 Increase2.svg 2.1
Democratic Robert J. Colon20,30323.7Decrease2.svg 0.2
Democratic Adeline Epifano Goldsholl19,20122.4Decrease2.svg 1.0
Total votes85,729 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981 [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Louis F. Kosco 30,204 26.1
Republican William P. Schuber 28,684 24.8
Democratic Tony Luna27,62423.9
Democratic Robert Burns 27,01223.4
Citizens For ProgressAndrew J. Repetti1,1611.0
Citizens For ProgressCharles Lo Presti9420.8
Total votes115,627 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1979 [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John B. Paolella 20,452 26.1 Increase2.svg 2.3
Republican Louis F. Kosco 19,578 25.0 Increase2.svg 2.9
Democratic Paul J. Contillo 19,20424.5Decrease2.svg 2.8
Democratic Robert Burns 18,29423.3Decrease2.svg 3.5
IndependentsWalter Haas8811.1N/A
Total votes78,409 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977 [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Paul J. Contillo 23,585 27.3 Increase2.svg 1.1
Democratic Robert Burns 23,113 26.8 Increase2.svg 1.7
Republican James J. Cuccio20,55123.8Decrease2.svg 0.6
Republican Louis F. Kosco 19,02822.1Decrease2.svg 2.2
Total votes86,277 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1975 [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Paul J. Contillo 25,621 26.2 Decrease2.svg 2.9
Democratic Robert Burns 24,511 25.1 Decrease2.svg 4.9
Republican Frank A. Buono, Jr.23,87324.4Increase2.svg 3.1
Republican Ralph W. Chandless, Jr.23,80024.3Increase2.svg 4.6
Total votes97,805 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1973 [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward H. Hynes 32,878 30.0
Democratic Paul J. Contillo 31,818 29.1
Republican Charles E. Reid23,27621.3
Republican Ralph W. Chandless, Jr.21,54419.7
Total votes109,516 100.0

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Joseph A. Lagana is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician who has represented the 38th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since 2018. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2018.

Lisa Swain is an American Democratic Party politician. A resident of Fair Lawn, she has represented the 38th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since she was appointed to the seat in May 2018.

Peter Christopher Tully, is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 38th Legislative District in the New Jersey Assembly since 2018. For the 2022-23 legislative session he serves as the Deputy Majority Leader.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 New Jersey General Assembly election</span>

All 80 seats in the General Assembly were up for election this year. In each Legislative district, there are two people elected; the top two winners in the general election are the ones sent to the Assembly. Typically, the two members of each party run as a team in each election. After the previous election, Democrats captured 48 seats while the Republicans won 32 seats. At the time of the general election, there were two vacancies: One in the 5th District resulting from Democrat Angel Fuentes's resignation on June 30, 2015, and one in the 24th District resulting from Republican Alison Littell McHose's resignation on October 17, 2015.

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