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New Jersey General Assembly District 29
Incumbents
Assumed office: 2013
Assumed office: 2018

New Jersey General Assembly District 29 is represented by Eliana Pintor Marin (D) and Shanique Speight (D).

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 29
until January 2, 2023

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New Jersey General Assembly District 29
starting January 3, 2023

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Elections

2025

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)

Incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin, incumbent Shanique Speight, Daniela Ferreira Almeida, and Noble Milton are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on November 4, 2025.


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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)

Incumbent Shanique Speight and incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on June 10, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Shanique Speight
Shanique Speight
 
53.3
 
7,758
Image of Eliana Pintor Marin
Eliana Pintor Marin
 
46.7
 
6,786

Total votes: 14,544
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)

Daniela Ferreira Almeida and Noble Milton advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on June 10, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Daniela Ferreira Almeida
 
55.2
 
583
Image of Noble Milton
Noble Milton
 
44.8
 
473

Total votes: 1,056
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2023

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)

Incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin and incumbent Shanique Speight defeated Orlando Mendez and Noble Milton in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eliana Pintor Marin
Eliana Pintor Marin (D)
 
42.5
 
7,488
Image of Shanique Speight
Shanique Speight (D)
 
42.0
 
7,409
Orlando Mendez (R)
 
8.1
 
1,419
Image of Noble Milton
Noble Milton (R) Candidate Connection
 
7.4
 
1,308

Total votes: 17,624
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)

Incumbent Shanique Speight and incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Shanique Speight
Shanique Speight
 
50.3
 
3,792
Image of Eliana Pintor Marin
Eliana Pintor Marin
 
49.7
 
3,749

Total votes: 7,541
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)

Orlando Mendez and Noble Milton advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Orlando Mendez
 
52.1
 
233
Image of Noble Milton
Noble Milton Candidate Connection
 
47.9
 
214

Total votes: 447
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2021

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)

Incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin and incumbent Shanique Speight defeated Debra Salters in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eliana Pintor Marin
Eliana Pintor Marin (D)
 
49.1
 
19,919
Image of Shanique Speight
Shanique Speight (D)
 
48.3
 
19,576
Debra Salters (Salters for All Party)
 
2.6
 
1,037

Total votes: 40,532
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)

Incumbent Shanique Speight and incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Shanique Speight
Shanique Speight
 
50.8
 
6,005
Image of Eliana Pintor Marin
Eliana Pintor Marin
 
49.2
 
5,814

Total votes: 11,819
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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 29 (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eliana Pintor Marin
Eliana Pintor Marin (D)
 
40.9
 
8,994
Image of Shanique Speight
Shanique Speight (D)
 
39.4
 
8,664
John Anello (R)
 
7.7
 
1,689
Jeannette Veras (R)
 
7.0
 
1,535
Image of Yolanda Johnson
Yolanda Johnson (Jobs, Equal Rights Party)
 
2.8
 
609
Nichelle Velazquez (Jobs, Equal Rights Party)
 
2.4
 
524

Total votes: 22,015
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)

Incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin and incumbent Shanique Speight defeated Awais Qazi and Steve Jose Poveda in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eliana Pintor Marin
Eliana Pintor Marin
 
45.9
 
4,084
Image of Shanique Speight
Shanique Speight
 
43.7
 
3,891
Image of Awais Qazi
Awais Qazi Candidate Connection
 
5.5
 
486
Steve Jose Poveda
 
5.0
 
445

Total votes: 8,906
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)

John Anello and Jeannette Veras advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Anello
 
52.8
 
434
Jeannette Veras
 
47.2
 
388

Total votes: 822
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2016

See also: New Jersey state legislative special elections, 2016

A special election for the position of New Jersey General Assembly District 29 was called for November 8.

The special election was held to fill a remaining term. Blonnie Watson (D) was appointed to the chamber on July 21, 2016, to replace L. Grace Spencer (D), who resigned in June 2016.

Incumbent Blonnie Watson (D) defeated Ronda Morrison (R) in the special election.[9][10]

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.[11] 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.[12] Incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin (D) and Shanique Speight (D) defeated Charles Hood (R) and Jeannette Veras (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 29 general election.[13][14]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 29 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Eliana Pintor Marin Incumbent 44.82% 19,088
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Shanique Speight 42.98% 18,308
     Republican Charles Hood 6.16% 2,622
     Republican Jeannette Veras 6.04% 2,574
Total Votes 42,592
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin and Shanique Speight were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 29 Democratic primary election.[15][16]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Eliana Pintor Marin Incumbent 50.59% 7,174
Green check mark transparent.png Shanique Speight 49.41% 7,007
Total Votes 14,181
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Charles Hood and Jeannette Veras were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 29 Republican primary election.[17][16]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 29 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Charles Hood 50.66% 499
Green check mark transparent.png Jeannette Veras 49.34% 486
Total Votes 985
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.[18] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent L. Grace Spencer and incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Nicholas Campione and Jeannette Veras were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Spencer and Pintor Marin defeated Campione, Veras and Pablo Olivera (Wake Up Jersey) in the general election.[19][20][21][22]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 29 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngL. Grace Spencer Incumbent 42.9% 7,146
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEliana Pintor Marin Incumbent 39.2% 6,539
     Republican Nicholas Campione 8.5% 1,409
     Republican Jeannette Veras 6.5% 1,077
     Wake Up Jersey Pablo Olivera 3% 498
Total Votes 16,669

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 L. Grace Spencer (D) and Eliana Pintor Marin (D) defeated Aracelis Sanabria Tejada (R) and Elaine L. Guarino (R) in the general election. Spencer and Alberto Coutinho were bracketed together, and ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Coutinho was replaced on the general election ballot by Pintor-Marin. Pintor-Marin was first appointed to the chamber on September 11, 2011, after Coutinho resigned because of an investigation into a charity that his father started.[23] Tejada and Guarino were bracketed together, and ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[24][25][26][27]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 29 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngL. Grace Spencer Incumbent 40.4% 15,259
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEliana Pintor Marin 38.8% 14,645
     Republican Aracelis Sanabria Tejada 10.5% 3,957
     Republican Elaine L. Guarino 10.3% 3,903
Total Votes 37,764

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 L. Grace Spencer (D) and Alberto Coutinho (D) defeated Elaine Guarino (R) and Lisa Kistner (R) in the general election. Spencer and Coutinho were bracketed together and ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Guarino and Kistner were bracketed together and ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[28][29][30]

New Jersey General Assembly District 29 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngL. Grace Spencer Incumbent 42% 8,572
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlberto Coutinho Incumbent 41.2% 8,391
     Republican Elaine Guarino 8.5% 1,736
     Republican Lisa Kistner 8.3% 1,687
Total Votes 20,386

Campaign contributions

From 2001 to 2023, candidates for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 raised a total of $2,762,646. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $64,248 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, New Jersey General Assembly District 29
Year Amount Candidates Average
2023 $530,078 4 $132,519
2021 $475,217 3 $158,406
2011 $309,565 4 $77,391
2009 $312,678 6 $52,113
2007 $432,360 11 $39,305
2005 $424,490 5 $84,898
2003 $142,017 5 $28,403
2001 $136,241 5 $27,248
Total $2,762,646 43 $64,248


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 Department of State, "For GENERAL ELECTION 11/08/2016 Election," accessed November 10, 2016
  10. NJ elections, "Candidates for General Assembly," accessed October 5, 2016
  11. New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
  12. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
  13. New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
  14. New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
  15. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  16. 16.0 16.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
  17. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  18. New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
  19. New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
  20. New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary election results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 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 general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
  23. nj.com, "Eliana Pintor Marin will replace Essex Assemblyman Coutinho," accessed October 7, 2013
  24. New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
  25. New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
  26. Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
  27. New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 6, 2013
  28. New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List,” accessed December 5, 2013
  29. New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General election results,” accessed December 5, 2013
  30. New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official Primary election results,” accessed December 5, 2013


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