New Jersey General Assembly seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 16
A district of about 229,000 people, 25% Asian, 68% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+16.0 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Roy Freiman (D) · won29.9%
- Mitchelle Drulis (D) · won29.6%
- Catherine Payne (R)20.3%
- Scott Sipos (R)20.2%
Source: New Jersey Division of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 1:01 PM ET
Where it sits among all 40 seats
Every New Jersey General Assembly seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
27 races since 1973. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2023 | |||
| 2025 | Roy Freiman · Mitchelle Drulis (D) | Catherine Payne (R) | 9.2 |
| 2023 | Roy Freiman · Mitchelle Drulis (D) | Grace Zhang (R) | 5.9 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Roy Freiman · Sadaf F. Jaffer (D) | Vincent T. Panico (R) | 1.7 |
| 2019 | Andrew Zwicker · Roy Freiman (D) | Mark Caliguire (R) | 4.3 |
| 2017 | Andrew Zwicker · Roy Freiman (D) | Donna M. Simon (R) | 2.4 |
| 2015 | Jack M. Ciattarelli · Andrew Zwicker (REP) | Donna M. Simon (R) | 0.1 |
| 2013 | Jack M. Ciattarelli · Donna M. Simon (R) | Marie Corfield (D) | 5.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Peter J. Biondi · Jack M. Ciattarelli (R) | Joe Camarota (D) | 2.6 |
| 2009 | Peter J. Biondi · Denise M. Coyle (R) | Roberta Karpinecz (D) | 16.8 |
| 2007 | Denise M. Coyle · Peter J. Biondi (R) | Michael Fedun (D) | 7.9 |
| 2005 | Christopher Bateman · Peter J. Biondi (R) | Michael Goldberg (D) | 13.7 |
| 2003 | Peter J. Biondi · Christopher Bateman (R) | Robert Mack (D) | 20.7 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Christopher Bateman · Peter J. Biondi (R) | John P. Rooney (D) | 15.3 |
| 1999 | Christopher Bateman · Peter J. Biondi (R) | Mike Alper (D) | 10.6 |
| 1997 | Christopher Bateman · Peter J. Biondi (R) | Amedeo F. Dadamo Jr. (D) | 12.5 |
| 1995 | Christopher Bateman · Walter J. Kavanaugh (R) | Joseph Tricarico Jr. (D) | 9.8 |
| 1993 | Christopher Bateman · Walter J. Kavanaugh (R) | Karen Carroll (D) | 12.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Walter J. Kavanaugh · John S. Penn (R) | James C. Walker (D) | 18.0 |
| 1989 | Walter J. Kavanaugh · John S. Penn (R) | Nicholas F. Cappuccino (D) | 12.0 |
| 1987 | Walter J. Kavanaugh · John S. Penn (R) | Adele Montgomery (D) | 18.0 |
| 1985 | Walter J. Kavanaugh · John S. Penn (R) | William R. Norris (D) | 24.2 |
| 1983 | Walter J. Kavanaugh · John S. Penn (R) | William R. Norris (D) | 14.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Walter J. Kavanaugh · Elliott F. Smith (R) | Thomas H. Dilts (D) | 15.7 |
| 1979 | Walter J. Kavanaugh · Elliott F. Smith (R) | Robert J. Bukowczyk (D) | 11.9 |
| 1977 | Walter J. Kavanaugh · Elliott F. Smith (R) | Timothy L. Carden (D) | 2.5 |
| 1975 | Walter J. Kavanaugh · John H. Ewing (R) | Edward J. Brady (D) | 9.3 |
| 1973 | Victor A. Rizzolo · John H. Ewing (R) | Michael Imbriani (D) | 1.0 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 16
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 16's area in each.
- New Jersey State Senate
- LD-16 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+21.5 |
| U.S. Senate | D+21.9 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in New Jersey. The black marker is District 16.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lower than 64% of seats.
Lowest of 40 seats.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Less dense than 79% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2168% college gradsD+13.6Not up in 2026District 18
56% college gradsD+13.5Not up in 2026District 39
63% college gradsR+0.3Not up in 2026District 14
48% college gradsD+13.0Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET