New Jersey General Assembly seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 28
A district of about 228,000 people, 64% Black, 31% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+79.5 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Cleopatra Tucker (D) · won50.4%
- Chigozie Onyema (D) · won49.6%
Unopposed.
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
28 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 | Cleopatra Tucker · Chigozie Onyema (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2023 | Cleopatra Tucker · Garnet R. Hall (D) | Joy Freeman (R) | 40.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Ralph R. Caputo · Cleopatra Tucker (D) | Monique Headen (R) | 28.3 |
| 2019 | Ralph R. Caputo · Cleopatra Tucker (D) | Joy Bembryfreeman (R) | 32.5 |
| 2017 | Ralph R. Caputo · Cleopatra Tucker (D) | Veronica Branch (R) | 35.2 |
| 2015 | Ralph R. Caputo · Cleopatra Tucker (D) | David H. Pinckney (R) | 34.2 |
| 2013 | Ralph R. Caputo · Cleopatra Tucker (D) | Peter S. Manning (R) | 26.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Cleopatra Tucker · Ralph R. Caputo (D) | Carol Humphreys (R) | 25.0 |
| 2009 | Cleopatra Tucker · Ralph R. Caputo (D) | Herbert Glenn (R) | 29.4 |
| 2007 | Ralph R. Caputo · Cleopatra Tucker (D) | Michael V. Lewis (R) | 25.3 |
| 2005 | Donald Tucker · Craig A. Stanley (D) | Ana Pizutelli (R) | 29.2 |
| 2003 | Donald Tucker · Craig A. Stanley (D) | Barbara A. Dennis (R) | 22.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Donald Tucker · Craig A. Stanley (D) | Charles Daglian (R) | 23.9 |
| 1999 | Craig A. Stanley · Wilfredo Caraballo (D) | Hillary Dow (R) | 29.8 |
| 1997 | Wilfredo Caraballo · Craig A. Stanley (D) | Mary Devon Obrien (R) | 28.7 |
| 1995 | Wilfredo Caraballo · Craig A. Stanley (D) | Eugene L. Brenycz (R) | 22.0 |
| 1993 | Harry McEnroe · James Zangari (D) | Phyllis C. Cedola (R) | 21.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Harry McEnroe · James Zangari (D) | Phyllis C. Cedola (R) | 16.9 |
| 1989 | Michael F. Adubato · James Zangari (D) | Michael J. Grier (R) | 30.9 |
| 1987 | Michael F. Adubato · James Zangari (D) | Howard E. Berkeley (R) | 24.9 |
| 1985 | Michael F. Adubato · James Zangari (D) | Joe Imperiale (R) | 8.5 |
| 1983 | Michael F. Adubato · James Zangari (D) | Anthony J. Carpiniello (R) | 19.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Michael F. Adubato · James Zangari (D) | Joseph N. Mastrangelo (R) | 22.2 |
| 1979 | Harry McEnroe · James Zangari (D) | William Conway (R) | 13.2 |
| 1979 special election | Remay Pearce (D) | Joseph S. Soriano (R) | 21.1 |
| 1977 | Peter Shapiro · Mary M. Scanlon (D) | William Conway (R) | 15.7 |
| 1975 | Peter Shapiro · Patrick J. Scanlon (D) | Paul R. Daniele (R) | 14.5 |
| 1973 | Philip M. Keegan · Rocco Neri (D) | Joseph T. Devizio (R) | 18.7 |
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 28
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 28's area in each.
- New Jersey State Senate
- LD-28 100%
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 28.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Lowest of 40 seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Highest of 40 seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Denser than 95% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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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