New Jersey General Assembly seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 3
A district of about 239,000 people, 35% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+6.6 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Heather Simmons (D) · won25.9%
- Dave Bailey (D) · won25.8%
- Chris Konawel (R)24.3%
- Lawrence A. Moore (R)24.0%
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 | Heather Simmons · Dave Bailey (D) | Chris Konawel (R) | 1.5 |
| 2023 | Heather Simmons · Dave Bailey (D) | Bethanne McCarthy (R) | 1.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Beth Sawyer · Bethanne McCarthypatrick (R) | John Burzichelli (D) | 2.1 |
| 2019 | John Burzichelli · Adam Taliaferro (D) | Beth Sawyer (R) | 4.1 |
| 2017 | John Burzichelli · Adam Taliaferro (D) | Phil Donohue (R) | 8.5 |
| 2015 | John Burzichelli · Adam Taliaferro (D) | Samuel J. Maccarone Jr. (R) | 4.7 |
| 2013 | John Burzichelli · Celeste M. Riley (D) | Larry Wallace (R) | 4.3 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | John Burzichelli · Celeste M. Riley (D) | Bob Villare (R) | 3.8 |
| 2009 | John Burzichelli · Celeste M. Riley (D) | Bob Villare (R) | 1.1 |
| 2007 | John Burzichelli · Douglas H. Fisher (D) | Phil Donohue (R) | 10.3 |
| 2005 | John Burzichelli · Douglas H. Fisher (D) | Phillip S. Rhudy (R) | 9.3 |
| 2003 | Douglas H. Fisher · John Burzichelli (D) | Susan Bestwick (R) | 1.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Douglas H. Fisher · John Burzichelli (D) | Michael H. Facemyer (R) | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Jack Collins · Gary W. Stuhltrager (R) | John Burzichelli (D) | 4.2 |
| 1997 | Jack Collins · Gary W. Stuhltrager (R) | Harry L. Rink (D) | 13.5 |
| 1995 | Jack Collins · Gary W. Stuhltrager (R) | John J. Gentile (D) | 12.3 |
| 1993 | Jack Collins · Gary W. Stuhltrager (R) | Joseph J. Riley (D) | 12.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Jack Collins · Gary W. Stuhltrager (R) | Benjamin W. Timberman (D) | 8.9 |
| 1989 | Jack Collins · Gary W. Stuhltrager (R) | Thomas A. Pankok (D) | 3.6 |
| 1987 | Gary W. Stuhltrager · Jack Collins (R) | James G. Waddington (D) | 3.5 |
| 1985 | Jack Collins · Gary W. Stuhltrager (R) | Martin A. Herman (D) | 1.3 |
| 1983 | Martin A. Herman · Thomas A. Pankok (D) | Russell E. Paul (R) | 3.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Martin A. Herman · Thomas A. Pankok (D) | Gerwin Sheppard (R) | 3.5 |
| 1979 | H. Donald Stewart · Martin A. Herman (D) | Jeffrey G. Albertson (R) | 1.1 |
| 1977 | H. Donald Stewart · Martin A. Herman (D) | Douglas Zee (R) | 4.7 |
| 1975 | H. Donald Stewart · Martin A. Herman (D) | Douglas Zee (R) | 3.2 |
| 1973 | H. Donald Stewart · Martin A. Herman (D) | Edmund Downer (R) | 8.7 |
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 3
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 3's area in each.
- New Jersey State Senate
- LD-3 100%
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 3.
Lower than 74% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Lower than 87% of seats.
Less dense than 92% 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.
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25% Hispanic · 27% college gradsR+9.2Not 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