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New Jersey State Senate District 18
New Jersey State Senate District 18 is represented by Patrick Diegnan Jr. (D).
As of the 2020 Census, New Jersey state senators represented an average of 232,362 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 220,188 residents.
About the office
Members of the New Jersey State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Known as the "2-4-4" cycle, Senators serve four-year terms, except in the first term of a new decade, which only lasts for two years. 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 State Senate, a candidate must:[2]
- Be a citizen of the United States
- Be 30 years of age or older by the day of swearing in
- Be a registered voter
- Reside in the state for a minimum of four 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 State Senate District 18
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New Jersey State Senate District 18
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Elections
2023
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 18
Incumbent Patrick Diegnan Jr. defeated Neal Shah in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 18 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Diegnan Jr. (D) | 64.0 | 24,294 |
| Neal Shah (R) | 36.0 | 13,661 | ||
| Total votes: 37,955 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 18
Incumbent Patrick Diegnan Jr. defeated Christopher Binetti in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 18 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Diegnan Jr. | 89.0 | 13,186 |
| Christopher Binetti | 11.0 | 1,630 | ||
| Total votes: 14,816 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 18
Neal Shah advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 18 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Neal Shah | 100.0 | 3,076 | |
| Total votes: 3,076 | |||
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2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 18
Incumbent Patrick Diegnan Jr. defeated Vihal Patel in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 18 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Diegnan Jr. (D) | 60.6 | 35,637 |
| Vihal Patel (R) | 39.4 | 23,144 | ||
| Total votes: 58,781 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 18
Incumbent Patrick Diegnan Jr. defeated Mohin Patel in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 18 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Diegnan Jr. | 75.4 | 12,509 |
| Mohin Patel | 24.6 | 4,071 | ||
| Total votes: 16,580 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 18
Vihal Patel advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 18 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vihal Patel | 100.0 | 4,442 | |
| Total votes: 4,442 | |||
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2017
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. 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][10] Incumbent Patrick Diegnan, Jr. (D) defeated Lewis Glogower (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 18 general election.[11][12]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 18 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Patrick Diegnan, Jr. Incumbent |
65.62% | 32,175 | |
| Republican | Lewis Glogower | 34.38% | 16,860 | |
| Total Votes | 49,035 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Patrick Diegnan, Jr. ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 18 Democratic primary election.[13]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Patrick Diegnan, Jr. Incumbent | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Mark Csizmar ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 18 Republican primary election.[13]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 18 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Mark Csizmar | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2016
A special election for the position of New Jersey State Senate District 18 was called for November 8.
The special election was held to fill a remaining term. Patrick Diegnan, Jr. (D) was first appointed to the chamber on May 9, 2016, to replace Peter Barnes (D).
Incumbent Patrick Diegnan, Jr. (D) defeated Roger Daley (R) in the special election.[14][15]
2013
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013
Elections for the office of New Jersey State Senate 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. Assemblyman Peter Barnes, III (D) defeated David Stahl (R) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the June 4 primary elections. [16][17][18]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 18 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Peter Barnes, III |
51.9% | 25,063 | |
| Republican | David Stahl | 48.1% | 23,184 | |
| Total Votes | 48,247 | |||
2011
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011
Elections for the office of New Jersey State Senate 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 Barbara Buono (D) defeated Gloria Dittman (R) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the June 7 primary elections.[19][20][21]
| New Jersey State Senate District 18 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Barbara Buono Incumbent |
60.1% | 19,631 | |
| Republican | Gloria Dittman | 39.9% | 13,042 | |
| Total Votes | 32,673 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2001 to 2023, candidates for New Jersey State Senate District 18 raised a total of $2,504,235. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $166,949 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, New Jersey State Senate District 18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2023 | $297,775 | 3 | $99,258 |
| 2021 | $375,179 | 3 | $125,060 |
| 2011 | $930,266 | 2 | $465,133 |
| 2007 | $453,084 | 3 | $151,028 |
| 2003 | $305,960 | 2 | $152,980 |
| 2001 | $141,971 | 2 | $70,986 |
| Total | $2,504,235 | 15 | $166,949 |
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 GENERAL ELECTION NEW JERSEY STATE SENATE," 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 Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate 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
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "For GENERAL ELECTION 11/08/2016 Election," accessed November 10, 2016
- ↑ NJ elections, "Candidates for State Senate," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial general election candidates," accessed August 5, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," 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
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official State Senate Primary Candidate List,” accessed December 5, 2013
