New Jersey General Assembly seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 31
A district of about 235,000 people, 34% Hispanic and 23% Black, 38% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+33.0 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Jerry Walker (D) · won37.5%
- Will Sampson (D) · won35.9%
- Anthony Acosta (R)13.6%
- Neil A. Schulman (R)13.0%
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 | Jerry Walker · Will Sampson (D) | Anthony Acosta (R) | 22.3 |
| 2023 | Barbara McCann Stamato · Will Sampson (D) | Sydney J. Ferreira (R) | 25.2 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Angela McKnight · Will Sampson (D) | Rose Javier (R) | 23.4 |
| 2019 | Angela McKnight · Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D) | Jason Todd Mushnick (R) | 30.5 |
| 2017 | Angela McKnight · Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D) | Michael J. Alonso (R) | 31.7 |
| 2015 | Angela McKnight · Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D) | Matthew Kopko (R) | 19.6 |
| 2013 | Jason Odonnell · Charles Mainor (D) | Gerard Pizzillo (R) | 23.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Jason Odonnell · Charles Mainor (D) | Michael J. Alonso (R) | 28.9 |
| 2009 | Charles Mainor · Anthony Chiappone (D) | Irene Kim Asbury (R) | 23.7 |
| 2007 | Anthony Chiappone · L. Harvey Smith (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2005 | Louis Manzo · Charles T. Epps Jr. (D) | Rita A. Howard (R) | 29.2 |
| 2003 | Louis Manzo · Anthony Chiappone (D) | Donna Marie James (R) | 31.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Joseph V. Doria Jr. · Elba Perezcinciarelli (D) | Ira F. Jersey (R) | 22.9 |
| 1999 | Joseph Charles Jr. · Joseph V. Doria Jr. (D) | Richard Freda (R) | 24.8 |
| 1997 | Joseph V. Doria Jr. · Joseph Charles Jr. (D) | David J. Longenhagen (R) | 27.9 |
| 1995 | Joseph V. Doria Jr. · Joseph Charles Jr. (D) | Artie Williams (R) | 28.1 |
| 1993 | Joseph Charles Jr. · Joseph V. Doria Jr. (D) | Michael Miller (R) | 18.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Joseph V. Doria Jr. · Joseph Charles Jr. (D) | Michael Webb (R) | 7.0 |
| 1989 | Joseph V. Doria Jr. · Joseph Charles Jr. (D) | James J. Richardson (R) | 30.9 |
| 1987 | Joseph Charles Jr. · Joseph V. Doria Jr. (D) | James V. McNally Jr. (R) | 26.3 |
| 1985 | Joseph V. Doria Jr. · Joseph Charles Jr. (D) | Nat S. Amadeo (R) | 11.5 |
| 1983 | Joseph V. Doria Jr. · Joseph Charles Jr. (D) | Joseph C. Amato Jr. (R) | 29.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Joseph V. Doria Jr. · Joseph Charles Jr. (D) | Mark A. Baber (R) | 24.6 |
| 1979 | Joseph V. Doria Jr. · Charles Mays (D) | Isabella H. Lettieri (R) | 25.1 |
| 1977 | Patrick C. Pasculli · Charles Mays (D) | Bernard W. Ozarowski (R) | 18.3 |
| 1975 | Joseph A. Lefante · William O. Perkins Jr. (D) | Stanley Marecki Jr. (R) | 25.9 |
| 1973 | Joseph A. Lefante · William O. Perkins Jr. (D) | Peter J. Varsalona (R) | 29.0 |
Primaries: 2015 Democratic primary
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 31
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 31's area in each.
- New Jersey State Senate
- LD-31 100%
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+27.5 |
| U.S. Senate | D+34.7 |
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 31.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Higher than 85% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Denser than 77% 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 2234% Hispanic · 20% BlackD+27.9Not up in 2026District 17
29% Hispanic · 45% college gradsD+36.7Not up in 2026District 34
27% Hispanic · 36% BlackD+43.6Not up in 2026District 20
51% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+29.3Not 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