2007Final results
2007 election for New Jersey Legislative District 29
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Teresa Ruiz (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Luis A. Quintana (Oth) by 37.7 points.
Teresa RuizDemocrat · winner
57.2%10,816
Luis A. QuintanaOther party
19.5%3,687
William D. PayneIndependent
19.3%3,653
Alsamar DouglasRepublican
2.9%547
Dick HesterConstitution
0.7%123
Sara J. LobmanWorking Families
0.5%96
18,922 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2007
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Teresa Ruiz (D)Luis A. Quintana (OTH)William D. Payne (I)
Also on the ballot: Alsamar Douglas (Republican), 2.9%; Dick Hester (Constitution), 0.7%; Sara J. Lobman (Working Families), 0.5%