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New Jersey General Assembly District 1
Incumbents
Assumed office: January 14, 2020
Assumed office: January 14, 2020

New Jersey General Assembly District 1 is represented by Antwan McClellan (R) and Erik Simonsen (R).

As of the 2020 Census, New Jersey state representatives represented an average of 116,181 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 110,094 residents.

About the office

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.[1]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

In order to qualify as a candidate for the New Jersey General Assembly, a candidate must:[2]

  • Be a citizen of the United States
  • Be 21 years of age or older by the day of swearing in
  • Be a registered voter
  • 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

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[3]
SalaryPer diem
$49,000/yearNo per diem is paid.

Vacancies

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.[4][5]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: New Jersey Const., Art. IV, Sec. IV(1)


District map

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

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.[6] The commission voted 9-2 to approve the maps. Thomas Kean Jr. (R) and Cosmo A. Cirillo (D) were the two dissenting votes.[7] 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."[6] These maps took 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:[8]

  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.[8]

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.[8]

State law requires that state legislative districts meet the following criteria:[8]

  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.[8]

New Jersey General Assembly District 1
until January 2, 2023

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New Jersey General Assembly District 1
starting January 3, 2023

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Elections

2025

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Antwan McClellan, incumbent Erik Simonsen, Carolyn Rush, and Carol Sabo are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 on November 4, 2025.


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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 (2 seats)

Carolyn Rush and Carol Sabo defeated Brandon Saffold in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 on June 10, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carolyn Rush
Carolyn Rush
 
41.5
 
9,985
Carol Sabo
 
34.8
 
8,381
Image of Brandon Saffold
Brandon Saffold
 
23.7
 
5,709

Total votes: 24,075
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Erik Simonsen and incumbent Antwan McClellan advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 on June 10, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erik Simonsen
Erik Simonsen
 
52.3
 
14,601
Image of Antwan McClellan
Antwan McClellan
 
47.7
 
13,295

Total votes: 27,896
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2023

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Erik Simonsen and incumbent Antwan McClellan defeated Damita White-Morris and Eddie Bonner in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erik Simonsen
Erik Simonsen (R)
 
31.8
 
27,976
Image of Antwan McClellan
Antwan McClellan (R)
 
31.3
 
27,603
Damita White-Morris (D)
 
18.5
 
16,257
Eddie Bonner (D)
 
18.4
 
16,228

Total votes: 88,064
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 (2 seats)

Damita White-Morris and Eddie Bonner advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Damita White-Morris
 
50.3
 
6,129
Eddie Bonner
 
49.7
 
6,054

Total votes: 12,183
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Erik Simonsen and incumbent Antwan McClellan advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erik Simonsen
Erik Simonsen
 
50.3
 
8,107
Image of Antwan McClellan
Antwan McClellan
 
49.7
 
8,005

Total votes: 16,112
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2021

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erik Simonsen
Erik Simonsen (R)
 
31.6
 
40,803
Image of Antwan McClellan
Antwan McClellan (R)
 
31.3
 
40,405
John Capizola, Jr. (D)
 
18.5
 
23,818
Image of Julia Hankerson
Julia Hankerson (D) Candidate Connection
 
17.9
 
23,055
Image of Michael Gallo
Michael Gallo (L)
 
0.5
 
589
Jacob Selwood (L)
 
0.3
 
399

Total votes: 129,069
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 (2 seats)

John Capizola, Jr. and Christopher Wilson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Capizola, Jr.
 
50.4
 
9,147
Christopher Wilson
 
49.6
 
9,005

Total votes: 18,152
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Erik Simonsen and incumbent Antwan McClellan advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erik Simonsen
Erik Simonsen
 
50.7
 
13,535
Image of Antwan McClellan
Antwan McClellan
 
49.3
 
13,179

Total votes: 26,714
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2019

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.

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 (2 seats)

Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan defeated incumbent R. Bruce Land and incumbent Matthew Milam in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erik Simonsen
Erik Simonsen (R)
 
27.1
 
27,304
Image of Antwan McClellan
Antwan McClellan (R)
 
26.1
 
26,264
Image of R. Bruce Land
R. Bruce Land (D)
 
23.6
 
23,778
Image of Matthew Milam
Matthew Milam (D)
 
23.1
 
23,234

Total votes: 100,580
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent R. Bruce Land and incumbent Matthew Milam advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of R. Bruce Land
R. Bruce Land
 
50.9
 
4,763
Image of Matthew Milam
Matthew Milam
 
49.1
 
4,591

Total votes: 9,354
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 (2 seats)

Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erik Simonsen
Erik Simonsen
 
50.9
 
5,459
Image of Antwan McClellan
Antwan McClellan
 
49.1
 
5,276

Total votes: 10,735
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2017

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017

General election

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 Bob Andrzejczak (D) and incumbent R. Bruce Land (D) defeated James Sauro (R) and Robert Campbell (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 1 general election.[11][12]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 1 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bob Andrzejczak Incumbent 31.25% 32,554
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png R. Bruce Land Incumbent 29.69% 30,938
     Republican James Sauro 19.62% 20,445
     Republican Robert Campbell 19.44% 20,250
Total Votes 104,187
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Bob Andrzejczak and incumbent R. Bruce Land were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 1 Democratic primary election.[13][14]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bob Andrzejczak Incumbent 51.22% 6,163
Green check mark transparent.png R. Bruce Land Incumbent 48.78% 5,870
Total Votes 12,033
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

James Sauro and Robert Campbell defeated Brian McDowell in the New Jersey General Assembly District 1 Republican primary election.[15][14]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 1 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James Sauro 54.24% 5,843
Green check mark transparent.png Robert Campbell 29.52% 3,180
Brian McDowell 16.24% 1,750
Total Votes 10,773
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2017

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017

General election

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.[16] 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 Bob Andrzejczak (D) and incumbent R. Bruce Land (D) defeated James Sauro (R) and Robert Campbell (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 1 general election.[11][17]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 1 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bob Andrzejczak Incumbent 31.25% 32,554
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png R. Bruce Land Incumbent 29.69% 30,938
     Republican James Sauro 19.62% 20,445
     Republican Robert Campbell 19.44% 20,250
Total Votes 104,187
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Bob Andrzejczak and incumbent R. Bruce Land were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 1 Democratic primary election.[18][14]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bob Andrzejczak Incumbent 51.22% 6,163
Green check mark transparent.png R. Bruce Land Incumbent 48.78% 5,870
Total Votes 12,033
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

James Sauro and Robert Campbell defeated Brian McDowell in the New Jersey General Assembly District 1 Republican primary election.[19][14]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 1 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James Sauro 54.24% 5,843
Green check mark transparent.png Robert Campbell 29.52% 3,180
Brian McDowell 16.24% 1,750
Total Votes 10,773
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2015

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.[20] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Bob Andrzejczak and R. Bruce Land were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Samuel Fiocchi and Jim Sauro were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Robert Campbell (Leadership not Politics) was removed from the general election candidate list.[21] Andrzejczak and Land defeated Fiocchi and Sauro in the general election.[22][23][24][25]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 1 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBob Andrzejczak Incumbent 27.9% 20,231
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngR. Bruce Land 26.4% 19,140
     Republican Samuel Fiocchi Incumbent 23.2% 16,818
     Republican Jim Sauro 22.6% 16,395
Total Votes 72,584

2013

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 Bob Andrzejczak (D) and Samuel Fiocchi (R) defeated Kristine Gabor (R) and incumbent Nelson Albano (D) in the general election. Andrzejczak was bracketed with Albano, and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Fiocchi and Gabor were bracketed together, and ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[26][27][28][29]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 1 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBob Andrzejczak Incumbent 27.2% 29,958
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel Fiocchi 25% 27,539
     Democratic Nelson Albano 24.2% 26,611
     Republican Kristine Gabor 23.5% 25,903
Total Votes 110,011

2011

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. Incumbents Nelson Albano (D) and Matthew Milam (D) defeated Suzanne Walters (R) and Samuel Fiocchi (R) in the general election. Albano and Milam were bracketed together in the Democratic Primary and ran unopposed. Walters and Fiocchi were bracketed together in the Republican primary and defeated Paul Halley and Peter Boyce to advance to the general election.[30][31][32]

New Jersey General Assembly District 1 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngNelson Albano Incumbent 27.9% 24,794
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Milam Incumbent 25% 22,207
     Republican Samuel Fiocchi 23.8% 21,156
     Republican Suzanne Walters 23.4% 20,810
Total Votes 88,967

Campaign contributions

From 2001 to 2023, candidates for New Jersey General Assembly District 1 raised a total of $2,887,477. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $65,624 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, New Jersey General Assembly District 1
Year Amount Candidates Average
2023 $2,350 4 $588
2021 $26,163 7 $3,738
2011 $182,236 6 $30,373
2009 $105,447 6 $17,575
2007 $305,944 5 $61,189
2005 $1,013,318 4 $253,330
2003 $381,514 7 $54,502
2001 $870,505 5 $174,101
Total $2,887,477 44 $65,624


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. New Jersey Constitution, "Article IV, Section II (2.)," accessed February 10, 2021
  2. NJ.gov, "PETITION FILING INSTRUCTION SHEET 2025 PRIMARY ELECTION NEW JERSEY GENERAL ASSEMBLY," accessed May 23, 2025
  3. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  4. New Jersey Legislature, "Our Legislature," accessed February 10, 2021
  5. New Jersey Legislature, "New Jersey Constitution," accessed February 10, 2021 (Article IV, Section 4, (1))
  6. 6.0 6.1 New Jersey Monitor, "Democrats, GOP agree on new legislative map for N.J.," February 18, 2022
  7. Insider NJ, "Redistricting Commission Finalizes Legislative Map by 9-2 Vote," February 18, 2022
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 All About Redistricting, "New Jersey," accessed May 6, 2015
  9. New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
  10. 10.0 10.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
  11. 11.0 11.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
  12. New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
  13. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
  15. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  16. New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
  17. New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
  18. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  19. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  20. New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
  21. New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
  22. New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
  23. New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
  24. New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
  25. New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
  26. New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
  27. New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
  28. Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
  29. New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 6, 2013
  30. New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List,” accessed December 5, 2013
  31. New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General election results,” accessed December 5, 2013
  32. New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official Primary election results,” accessed December 5, 2013


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