New Jersey General Assembly seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 34
A district of about 234,000 people, 27% Hispanic and 36% Black, 36% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+43.6 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Carmen Morales (D) · won39.5%
- Mike Venezia (D) · won38.5%
- Lorenzo Marchese Jr. (R)11.3%
- Demetrius Eley (R)10.7%
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 | Carmen Morales · Mike Venezia (D) | Lorenzo Marchese Jr. (R) | 27.3 |
| 2023 | Mike Venezia · Carmen Morales (D) | James McGuire (R) | 26.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Thomas P. Giblin · Britnee Timberlake (D) | Irene Devita (R) | 28.1 |
| 2019 | Thomas P. Giblin · Britnee Timberlake (D) | Bharat T. Rana (R) | 33.0 |
| 2018 special | No winner recorded | Britnee Timberlake (D) | — |
| 2017 | Sheila Y. Oliver · Thomas P. Giblin (D) | Nicholas G. Surgent (R) | 32.7 |
| 2015 | Thomas P. Giblin · Sheila Y. Oliver (D) | John M. Traier (R) | 29.2 |
| 2013 | Sheila Y. Oliver · Thomas P. Giblin (D) | Michael C. Urciouli (R) | 25.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Thomas P. Giblin · Sheila Y. Oliver (D) | Steve Farrell (R) | 26.9 |
| 2009 | Sheila Y. Oliver · Thomas P. Giblin (D) | Michael G. Mecca III (R) | 19.4 |
| 2007 | Thomas P. Giblin · Sheila Y. Oliver (D) | Robert C. Bianco (R) | 19.5 |
| 2005 | Sheila Y. Oliver · Thomas P. Giblin (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Peter C. Eagler · Sheila Y. Oliver (D) | Kenneth Kurson (R) | 13.5 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Peter C. Eagler · Willis Edwards III (D) | Gerald Zecker (R) | 14.4 |
| 1999 | Gerald Zecker · Marion Crecco (R) | Gerard J. Distefano (D) | 8.0 |
| 1997 | Gerald Zecker · Marion Crecco (R) | Joseph A. Mecca (D) | 4.1 |
| 1995 | Gerald Zecker · Marion Crecco (R) | Joan Waks (D) | 1.0 |
| 1993 | Marion Crecco · Gerald Zecker (R) | Steven Gerber (D) | 9.4 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Gerald Zecker · Marion Crecco (R) | Sabina Obrien (D) | 18.2 |
| 1989 | Joseph A. Mecca · Gerald Zecker (DEM) | Newton Miller (R) | 1.1 |
| 1987 | Gerald Zecker · Newton Miller (R) | Gloria J. Kolodziej (D) | 3.8 |
| 1985 | Gerald Zecker · Newton Miller (R) | Joseph F. Palumbo (D) | 14.1 |
| 1983 | Newton Miller · Gerald Zecker (R) | Gerald G. Friend (D) | 2.7 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | S. M. Terry Lacorte · Newton Miller (R) | Joseph Grecco (D) | 6.5 |
| 1979 | Emil Olszowsky · William J. Bate (REP) | Herbert M. Sorkin (D) | 2.5 |
| 1977 | William J. Bate · Emil Olszowsky (DEM) | Anthony M. Barbieri (D) | 3.9 |
| 1975 | William J. Bate · Emil Olszowsky (DEM) | Herbert C. Klein (D) | 0.6 |
| 1973 | William J. Bate · Herbert C. Klein (D) | Joseph F. Scancarella (R) | 10.4 |
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 34
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 34's area in each.
- New Jersey State Senate
- LD-34 100%
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 34.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Lower than 87% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Denser than 90% 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 3134% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+33.0Not up in 2026District 29
48% Hispanic · 27% BlackD+47.1Not up in 2026District 22
34% Hispanic · 20% BlackD+27.9Not up in 2026District 5
29% Hispanic · 26% college gradsD+31.5Not 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