New Jersey General Assembly seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 21
A district of about 231,000 people, 68% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+13.6 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Andrew Macurdy (D) · won27.3%
- Vincent M. Kearney (D) · won26.7%
- Michele Matsikoudis (R)23.0%
- Nancy Munoz (R)23.0%
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 | Andrew Macurdy · Vincent M. Kearney (D) | Michele Matsikoudis (R) | 3.7 |
| 2023 | Nancy Munoz · Michele Matsikoudis (R) | Elizabeth Graner (D) | 1.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Nancy Munoz · Michele Matsikoudis (R) | Elizabeth Graner (D) | 2.7 |
| 2019 | Jon Bramnick · Nancy Munoz (R) | Lisa Mandelblatt (D) | 1.8 |
| 2017 | Jon Bramnick · Nancy Munoz (R) | Lacey Rzeszowski (D) | 1.2 |
| 2015 | Jon Bramnick · Nancy Munoz (R) | Jill Anne Lazare (D) | 8.9 |
| 2013 | Jon Bramnick · Nancy Munoz (R) | Jill Anne Lazare (D) | 13.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Nancy Munoz · Jon Bramnick (R) | Bruce Bergen (D) | 14.3 |
| 2009 | Nancy Munoz · Jon Bramnick (R) | Bruce Bergen (D) | 14.7 |
| 2007 | Eric Munoz · Jon Bramnick (R) | Bruce Bergen (D) | 9.9 |
| 2005 | Eric Munoz · Jon Bramnick (R) | Bruce Bergen (D) | 8.4 |
| 2003 | Eric Munoz · Jon Bramnick (R) | Ellen Steinberg (D) | 7.7 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Thomas Kean Jr. · Eric Munoz (R) | Tom Jardim (D) | 7.9 |
| 1999 | Kevin J. Otoole · Joel M. Weingarten (R) | Michael P. Cohan (D) | 7.0 |
| 1997 | Kevin J. Otoole · Joel M. Weingarten (R) | John M. Mazziotti (D) | 12.8 |
| 1995 | Kevin J. Otoole · Monroe Jay Lustbader (R) | Kay Slattery (D) | 6.8 |
| 1993 | Maureen Ogden · Monroe Jay Lustbader (R) | Robert A. Everett (D) | 13.0 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Maureen Ogden · Monroe Jay Lustbader (R) | Neil M. Cohen (D) | 12.7 |
| 1989 | Chuck Hardwick · Neil M. Cohen (REP) | Brian W. Fahey (D) | 1.7 |
| 1987 | Chuck Hardwick · Peter Genova (R) | Brian W. Fahey (D) | 5.4 |
| 1985 | Chuck Hardwick · Peter Genova (R) | Andrew K. Ruotolo Jr. (D) | 12.7 |
| 1983 | Chuck Hardwick · Edward K. Gill (R) | Barbara Brande (D) | 2.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Chuck Hardwick · Edward K. Gill (R) | Edward Jonathan Bell (D) | 5.1 |
| 1979 | Raymond Lesniak · Thomas J. Deverin (D) | Edward G. Moley (R) | 22.9 |
| 1977 | Raymond Lesniak · Thomas J. Deverin (D) | Frank D. Mazzeo (R) | 22.3 |
| 1975 | Thomas J. Deverin · John T. Gregorio (D) | Beatrice E. Bernzott (R) | 17.6 |
| 1973 | John T. Gregorio · Thomas J. Deverin (D) | Raymond E. Brooks (R) | 22.5 |
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 21
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 21's area in each.
- New Jersey State Senate
- LD-21 100%
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+4.8 |
| U.S. Senate | D+1.7 |
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 21.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Less dense than 59% 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 3963% college gradsR+0.3Not up in 2026District 16
68% college gradsD+16.0Not up in 2026District 40
60% college gradsR+5.4Not 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