New Jersey General Assembly District 4

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New Jersey General Assembly District 4
Incumbents
Assumed office: January 9, 2024
Assumed office: January 9, 2024

New Jersey General Assembly District 4 is represented by Dan Hutchison (D) and Cody Miller (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)


2016 pivot county

206 Pivot Counties Logo.png
See also: Pivot Counties and Legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties

This district was one of 710 state legislative districts that, based on boundaries adopted after the 2010 census, intersected with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties were located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. At that time, the partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties was slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.[6]

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

  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.[9]

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.[9]

State law requires that state legislative districts meet the following criteria:[9]

  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.[9]

New Jersey General Assembly District 4
until January 2, 2023

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New Jersey General Assembly District 4
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 4 (2 seats)

Incumbent Dan Hutchison, incumbent Cody Miller, Amanda Esposito, and Gerard McManus are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on November 4, 2025.


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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)

Incumbent Cody Miller and incumbent Dan Hutchison defeated Vonetta Hawkins and Brian Everett in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 10, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cody Miller
Cody Miller
 
31.2
 
14,830
Image of Dan Hutchison
Dan Hutchison
 
31.2
 
14,821
Image of Vonetta Hawkins
Vonetta Hawkins
 
21.5
 
10,218
Image of Brian Everett
Brian Everett Candidate Connection
 
16.1
 
7,640

Total votes: 47,509
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)

Amanda Esposito and Gerard McManus defeated Barbara McCormick in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 10, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amanda Esposito
Amanda Esposito
 
37.8
 
9,205
Image of Gerard McManus
Gerard McManus
 
34.5
 
8,387
Image of Barbara McCormick
Barbara McCormick Candidate Connection
 
27.7
 
6,738

Total votes: 24,330
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2023

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)

Dan Hutchison and Cody Miller defeated Amanda Esposito, Matthew Walker, and Maureen Dukes Penrose in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Hutchison
Dan Hutchison (D)
 
26.5
 
30,116
Image of Cody Miller
Cody Miller (D)
 
26.2
 
29,770
Image of Amanda Esposito
Amanda Esposito (R)
 
23.5
 
26,653
Matthew Walker (R)
 
22.8
 
25,881
Maureen Dukes Penrose (Conservatives South Jersey Party)
 
1.0
 
1,145

Total votes: 113,565
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)

Dan Hutchison and Cody Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Hutchison
Dan Hutchison
 
50.2
 
11,696
Image of Cody Miller
Cody Miller
 
49.8
 
11,615

Total votes: 23,311
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)

Amanda Esposito and Matthew Walker defeated Michael Clark, Denise Gonzalez, and John M. Keating in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amanda Esposito
Amanda Esposito
 
30.3
 
5,199
Matthew Walker
 
29.8
 
5,110
Image of Michael Clark
Michael Clark
 
17.8
 
3,053
Image of Denise Gonzalez
Denise Gonzalez
 
17.1
 
2,940
John M. Keating
 
5.0
 
854

Total votes: 17,156
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2021

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)

Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera defeated Patricia Kline, Denise Gonzalez, and Nicholas Magner in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Paul Moriarty
Paul Moriarty (D)
 
26.5
 
36,480
Image of Gabriela Mosquera
Gabriela Mosquera (D)
 
25.8
 
35,561
Image of Patricia Kline
Patricia Kline (R)
 
23.5
 
32,403
Image of Denise Gonzalez
Denise Gonzalez (R) Candidate Connection
 
23.3
 
32,025
Image of Nicholas Magner
Nicholas Magner (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
1,218

Total votes: 137,687
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)

Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Paul Moriarty
Paul Moriarty
 
50.2
 
12,448
Image of Gabriela Mosquera
Gabriela Mosquera
 
49.8
 
12,367

Total votes: 24,815
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)

Denise Gonzalez and Patricia Kline advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Denise Gonzalez
Denise Gonzalez Candidate Connection
 
97.8
 
7,095
Image of Patricia Kline
Patricia Kline (Write-in)
 
2.2
 
158

Total votes: 7,253
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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 4 (2 seats)

Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera defeated Paul Dilks and Stephen Pakradooni Jr. in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Paul Moriarty
Paul Moriarty (D)
 
29.9
 
23,179
Image of Gabriela Mosquera
Gabriela Mosquera (D)
 
29.4
 
22,739
Image of Paul Dilks
Paul Dilks (R)
 
21.0
 
16,227
Image of Stephen Pakradooni Jr.
Stephen Pakradooni Jr. (R)
 
19.7
 
15,250

Total votes: 77,395
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)

Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Paul Moriarty
Paul Moriarty
 
50.4
 
8,360
Image of Gabriela Mosquera
Gabriela Mosquera
 
49.6
 
8,220

Total votes: 16,580
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)

Paul Dilks and Stephen Pakradooni Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Paul Dilks
Paul Dilks
 
51.1
 
3,177
Image of Stephen Pakradooni Jr.
Stephen Pakradooni Jr.
 
48.9
 
3,036

Total votes: 6,213
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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.[10] 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.[11] Incumbent Paul Moriarty (D) and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera (D) defeated Patricia Jefferson Kline (R), Eduardo Maldonado (R), and William McCauley Jr. (Represent, Not Rule) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 4 general election.[12][13]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Paul Moriarty Incumbent 32.24% 32,892
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gabriela Mosquera Incumbent 31.17% 31,800
     Republican Patricia Jefferson Kline 18.02% 18,386
     Republican Eduardo Maldonado 17.41% 17,761
     Represent, Not Rule William McCauley Jr. 1.17% 1,194
Total Votes 102,033
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 4 Democratic primary election.[14][15]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Paul Moriarty Incumbent 50.51% 11,510
Green check mark transparent.png Gabriela Mosquera Incumbent 49.49% 11,277
Total Votes 22,787
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Patricia Jefferson Kline and Eduardo Maldonado were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 4 Republican primary election.[16][15]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Patricia Jefferson Kline 50.42% 3,793
Green check mark transparent.png Eduardo Maldonado 49.58% 3,730
Total Votes 7,523
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.[17] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Kevin Murphy and Jack Nicholson were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Moriarty and Mosquera defeated Murphy and Nicholson in the general election.[18][19][20][21][22]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Moriarty Incumbent 30.4% 17,454
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGabriela Mosquera Incumbent 29.9% 17,147
     Republican Kevin Murphy 20.2% 11,592
     Republican Jack Nicholson 19.4% 11,131
Total Votes 57,324

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 Paul Moriarty (D) and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera (D) defeated Philip Dieser (R) and Theodore M. Liddell (R) in the general election. Moriarty and Mosquera were bracketed together, and ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Dieser and Liddell were unopposed in the Republican primary.[23][24][25][26]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Moriarty Incumbent 29% 28,527
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGabriela Mosquera Incumbent 27.6% 27,095
     Republican Philip Dieser 22.1% 21,702
     Republican Theodore M. Liddell 21.4% 20,998
Total Votes 98,322

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. Incumbent Paul Moriarty (D) and Gabriela Mosquera (D) defeated Shelly Lovett (R), Patricia Fratticcioli (R) and Tony Celeste (I) in the November 8 general election. Moriarty and Mosquera were bracketed in the Democratic primary and ran unopposed. Lovett and Agnes Gardiner were bracketed in the Republican primary and ran unopposed. Gardiner withdrew from the race and was replaced by Fratticcioli.[27][28][29]

New Jersey General Assembly District 4 Special Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Moriarty Incumbent 30% 22,734
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGabriela Mosquera 28.3% 21,461
     Republican Shelley Lovett 19.9% 15,106
     Republican Patricia Fratticcioli 19.4% 14,725
     Independent Tony Celeste 2.4% 1,843
Total Votes 75,869

Campaign contributions

From 2001 to 2023, candidates for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 raised a total of $4,287,929. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $99,719 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, New Jersey General Assembly District 4
Year Amount Candidates Average
2023 $668,209 8 $83,526
2021 $246,118 5 $49,224
2011 $427,453 7 $61,065
2009 $249,264 6 $41,544
2007 $373,459 4 $93,365
2005 $241,164 4 $60,291
2003 $1,165,659 4 $291,415
2001 $916,604 5 $183,321
Total $4,287,929 43 $99,719


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. The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  7. 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Monitor, "Democrats, GOP agree on new legislative map for N.J.," February 18, 2022
  8. Insider NJ, "Redistricting Commission Finalizes Legislative Map by 9-2 Vote," February 18, 2022
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 All About Redistricting, "New Jersey," accessed May 6, 2015
  10. New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
  11. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
  12. New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
  13. New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
  14. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  15. 15.0 15.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
  16. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  17. New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
  18. New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
  19. New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
  20. New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary 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. New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
  24. New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
  25. Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
  26. New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 6, 2013
  27. New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List,” accessed December 5, 2013
  28. New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General election results,” accessed December 5, 2013
  29. New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official Primary election results,” accessed December 5, 2013


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