New Jersey General Assembly seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 37
A district of about 231,000 people, 27% Hispanic and 25% Asian, 53% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+27.8 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Ellen Park (D) · won34.5%
- Shama Haider (D) · won33.6%
- Marco D. Navarro (R)16.4%
- Andrew J. Meehan (R)15.6%
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 | Ellen Park · Shama Haider (D) | Marco D. Navarro (R) | 17.2 |
| 2023 | Ellen Park · Shama Haider (D) | Robert Bedoya (R) | 20.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Ellen Park · Shama Haider (D) | Edward P. Durfee Jr. (R) | 16.7 |
| 2019 | Gordon Johnson · Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D) | Angela T. Hendricks (R) | 21.8 |
| 2017 | Valerie Vainieri Huttle · Gordon Johnson (D) | Gino P. Tessaro (R) | 24.9 |
| 2015 | Valerie Vainieri Huttle · Gordon Johnson (D) | Joseph M. Fiscella (R) | 21.4 |
| 2013 | Valerie Vainieri Huttle · Gordon Johnson (D) | Gino P. Tessaro (R) | 16.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Valerie Vainieri Huttle · Gordon Johnson (D) | Keith Jensen (R) | 18.1 |
| 2009 | Gordon Johnson · Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D) | Barry Bellin (R) | 16.6 |
| 2007 | Valerie Vainieri Huttle · Gordon Johnson (D) | Frank J. Cifarelli (R) | 19.7 |
| 2005 | Gordon Johnson · Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D) | Frank J. Cifarelli (R) | 20.7 |
| 2003 | Loretta Weinberg · Gordon Johnson (D) | John M. Long (R) | 15.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Loretta Weinberg · Gordon Johnson (D) | Thomas F. Gaffney Jr. (R) | 15.9 |
| 1999 | Loretta Weinberg · Charles K. Zisa (D) | Richard J. Bohan Sr. (R) | 18.1 |
| 1997 | Loretta Weinberg · Charles K. Zisa (D) | Bette Okeefe (R) | 14.0 |
| 1995 | Loretta Weinberg · Charles K. Zisa (D) | John A. McCann (R) | 7.8 |
| 1993 | Loretta Weinberg · Charles K. Zisa (D) | John Abraham (R) | 8.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | D. Bennett Mazur · Byron Baer (D) | John R. Smith (R) | 3.0 |
| 1989 | Byron Baer · D. Bennett Mazur (D) | Anthony J. Cassano (R) | 14.7 |
| 1987 | D. Bennett Mazur · Byron Baer (D) | Anthony J. Cassano (R) | 12.3 |
| 1985 | D. Bennett Mazur · Byron Baer (D) | Nicholas Corbiscello (R) | 3.0 |
| 1983 | Byron Baer · D. Bennett Mazur (D) | Eugene Babbini (R) | 12.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | D. Bennett Mazur · Byron Baer (D) | Bart Talamini (R) | 8.8 |
| 1979 | Albert Burstein · Byron Baer (D) | Bradford Menkes (R) | 9.2 |
| 1977 | Byron Baer · Albert Burstein (D) | Bruce O. Baker (R) | 12.9 |
| 1975 | Byron Baer · Albert Burstein (D) | Dennis M. Meehan (R) | 5.5 |
| 1973 | Byron Baer · Albert Burstein (D) | Charles J. Odowd Jr. (R) | 11.8 |
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 37
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 37's area in each.
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 37.
Higher than 77% of seats.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Higher than 74% of seats.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Denser than 79% 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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34% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+33.0Not 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