New Jersey General Assembly seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 38
A district of about 225,000 people, 23% Hispanic, 49% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+3.6 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Lisa Swain (D) · won29.3%
- Chris Tully (D) · won28.7%
- Robert Kaiser (R)21.4%
- Barry Wilkes (R)20.6%
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
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 | Lisa Swain · Chris Tully (D) | Robert Kaiser (R) | 7.3 |
| 2023 | Lisa Swain · Chris Tully (D) | Gail Horton (R) | 5.9 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Lisa Swain · Chris Tully (D) | Alfonso Mastrofilipo Jr. (R) | 2.1 |
| 2019 | Lisa Swain · Chris Tully (D) | Christopher Dipiazza (R) | 4.5 |
| 2018 special | No winner recorded | Lisa Swain (D) | — |
| 2017 | Joe Lagana · Tim Eustace (D) | William Leonard (R) | 8.7 |
| 2015 | Tim Eustace · Joe Lagana (D) | Mark Dipisa (R) | 7.1 |
| 2013 | Joe Lagana · Tim Eustace (D) | Joseph J. Scarpa (R) | 0.1 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Connie Terranova Wagner · Tim Eustace (D) | Richard S. Goldberg (R) | 2.4 |
| 2009 | Concetta Wagner · Joan M. Voss (D) | Judith Fisher (R) | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Joan M. Voss · Concetta Wagner (D) | John J. Driscoll Jr. (R) | 8.9 |
| 2005 | Robert M. Gordon · Joan M. Voss (D) | Richard L. Miller (R) | 10.2 |
| 2003 | Robert M. Gordon · Joan M. Voss (D) | Louis A. Tedesco Jr. (R) | 3.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Rose Marie Heck · Matt Ahearn (REP) | Kay Nest (D) | 0.3 |
| 1999 | Rose Marie Heck · Guy F. Talarico (R) | Helene Herbert (D) | 5.1 |
| 1997 | Rose Marie Heck · Guy F. Talarico (R) | Michael Paul Demarse (D) | 3.9 |
| 1995 | Patrick J. Roma · Rose Marie Heck (R) | Donna M. Spoto (D) | 5.1 |
| 1993 | Patrick J. Roma · Rose Marie Heck (R) | Frank Biasco (D) | 11.7 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Patrick J. Roma · Rose Marie Heck (R) | Frank Biasco (D) | 8.8 |
| 1989 | William P. Schuber · Patrick J. Roma (R) | Joseph Cipolla (D) | 3.0 |
| 1987 | William P. Schuber · Patrick J. Roma (R) | John J. Ryan Jr. (D) | 1.0 |
| 1985 | William P. Schuber · Louis F. Kosco (R) | Thomas K. Hynes (D) | 10.5 |
| 1983 | Louis F. Kosco · William P. Schuber (R) | Robert J. Colon (D) | 3.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Louis F. Kosco · William P. Schuber (R) | Tony Luna (D) | 0.9 |
| 1979 | John B. Paolella · Louis F. Kosco (R) | Paul Contillo (D) | 0.5 |
| 1977 | Paul Contillo · Robert Burns (D) | James J. Cuccio (R) | 3.0 |
| 1975 | Paul Contillo · Robert Burns (D) | Frank A. Buono Jr. (R) | 0.7 |
| 1973 | Edward H. Hynes · Paul Contillo (D) | Charles E. Reid (R) | 7.8 |
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 38
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 38's area in each.
- New Jersey State Senate
- LD-38 100%
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 38.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Lower than 51% of seats.
Higher than 64% of seats.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Higher than 85% of seats.
Denser than 74% 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 1448% college gradsD+13.0Not up in 2026District 39
63% college gradsR+0.3Not up in 2026District 26
57% college gradsR+7.3Not up in 2026District 40
60% college gradsR+5.4Not 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