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New Jersey General Assembly District 29
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
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] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $49,000/year | No per diem is paid. |
Vacancies
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]
See sources: New Jersey Const., Art. IV, Sec. IV(1)
District map
Redistricting
2020 redistricting cycle
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]
- 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).
- 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.
- 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]
- Districts must be contiguous.
- Districts "must be as nearly compact as possible."
- 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
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New Jersey General Assembly District 29
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Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
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.
Candidate | ||
 | Eliana Pintor Marin (D) | |
 | Shanique Speight (D) | |
| Daniela Ferreira Almeida (R) | ||
 | Noble Milton (R) | |
| ||||
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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 | ||
| ✔ | | Shanique Speight | 53.3 | 7,758 |
| ✔ | | 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 | |
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Eliana Pintor Marin (D) | 42.5 | 7,488 |
| ✔ | | Shanique Speight (D) | 42.0 | 7,409 |
| Orlando Mendez (R) | 8.1 | 1,419 | ||
| Noble Milton (R) | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Shanique Speight | 50.3 | 3,792 |
| ✔ | | Eliana Pintor Marin | 49.7 | 3,749 |
| Total votes: 7,541 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 | |
| ✔ | | Noble Milton | 47.9 | 214 |
| Total votes: 447 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 | ||
| ✔ | | Eliana Pintor Marin (D) | 49.1 | 19,919 |
| ✔ | | Shanique Speight (D) | 48.3 | 19,576 |
| Debra Salters (Salters for All Party) | 2.6 | 1,037 | ||
| Total votes: 40,532 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 | ||
| ✔ | | Shanique Speight | 50.8 | 6,005 |
| ✔ | | Eliana Pintor Marin | 49.2 | 5,814 |
| Total votes: 11,819 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Eliana Pintor Marin (D) | 40.9 | 8,994 |
| ✔ | | Shanique Speight (D) | 39.4 | 8,664 |
| John Anello (R) | 7.7 | 1,689 | ||
| Jeannette Veras (R) | 7.0 | 1,535 | ||
 | Yolanda Johnson (Jobs, Equal Rights Party) | 2.8 | 609 | |
| Nichelle Velazquez (Jobs, Equal Rights Party) | 2.4 | 524 | ||
| Total votes: 22,015 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 | ||
| ✔ | | Eliana Pintor Marin | 45.9 | 4,084 |
| ✔ | | Shanique Speight | 43.7 | 3,891 |
 | Awais Qazi | 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 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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
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 |  Eliana Pintor Marin Incumbent |
44.82% | 19,088 | |
| Democratic | 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 |
| Eliana Pintor Marin Incumbent |
50.59% | 7,174 |
| 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 |
| Charles Hood |
50.66% | 499 |
| Jeannette Veras |
49.34% | 486 |
| Total Votes | 985 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
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 | L. Grace Spencer Incumbent |
42.9% | 7,146 | |
| Democratic | Eliana 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
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 | L. Grace Spencer Incumbent |
40.4% | 15,259 | |
| Democratic | Eliana 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
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 | L. Grace Spencer Incumbent |
42% | 8,572 | |
| Democratic | Alberto 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
- New Jersey State Legislature
- New Jersey State Senate
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Constitution, "Article IV, Section II (2.)," accessed February 10, 2021
- ↑ NJ.gov, "PETITION FILING INSTRUCTION SHEET 2025 PRIMARY ELECTION NEW JERSEY GENERAL ASSEMBLY," accessed May 23, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "Our Legislature," accessed February 10, 2021
- ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "New Jersey Constitution," accessed February 10, 2021 (Article IV, Section 4, (1))
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Jersey Monitor, "Democrats, GOP agree on new legislative map for N.J.," February 18, 2022
- ↑ Insider NJ, "Redistricting Commission Finalizes Legislative Map by 9-2 Vote," February 18, 2022
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 All About Redistricting, "New Jersey," accessed May 6, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "For GENERAL ELECTION 11/08/2016 Election," accessed November 10, 2016
- ↑ NJ elections, "Candidates for General Assembly," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary election results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ nj.com, "Eliana Pintor Marin will replace Essex Assemblyman Coutinho," accessed October 7, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List,” accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General election results,” accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official Primary election results,” accessed December 5, 2013
