New Jersey General Assembly seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 7
A district of about 234,000 people, 22% Black, 43% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+29.9 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Carol Murphy (D) · won34.0%
- Balvir Singh (D) · won33.0%
- Doug Dillon (R)16.6%
- Dione Johnson (R)16.4%
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 1971. 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 | Carol Murphy · Balvir Singh (D) | Doug Dillon (R) | 16.4 |
| 2023 | Herbert C. Conaway Jr. · Carol Murphy (D) | Doug Dillon (R) | 16.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Herb Conaway · Carol Murphy (D) | Doug Dillon (R) | 11.2 |
| 2019 | Carol Murphy · Herb Conaway (D) | Peter H. Miller (R) | 14.8 |
| 2017 | Herb Conaway · Carol Murphy (D) | Octavia Scott (R) | 14.9 |
| 2015 | Herb Conaway · Troy Singleton (D) | Bill Conley (R) | 10.7 |
| 2013 | Herb Conaway · Troy Singleton (D) | Anthony Ogozalek (R) | 5.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Herb Conaway · Troy Singleton (D) | James Keenan (R) | 1.4 |
| 2009 | Herb Conaway · Jack Conners (D) | Leah J. Arter (R) | 12.2 |
| 2007 | Herb Conaway · Jack Conners (D) | Brian Propp (R) | 6.1 |
| 2005 | Herb Conaway · Jack Conners (D) | Joe Donnelly (R) | 14.2 |
| 2003 | Herb Conaway · Jack Conners (D) | Jean Stanfield (R) | 1.7 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Jack Conners · Herb Conaway (D) | Clara Ruvolo (R) | 9.2 |
| 1999 | Jack Conners · Herb Conaway (D) | Gary Daniels (R) | 5.9 |
| 1997 | Herb Conaway · Jack Conners (D) | Ken Faulkner (R) | 0.1 |
| 1995 | Diane Allen · Carmine Desopo (R) | Steven M. Petrillo (D) | 4.2 |
| 1993 | Steven M. Petrillo · George E. Williams (D) | Jose F. Sosa (R) | 5.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Priscilla B. Anderson · Jose F. Sosa (R) | Barbara F. Kalik (D) | 2.0 |
| 1989 | Barbara F. Kalik · Thomas P. Foy (D) | Renee L. Borstad (R) | 14.6 |
| 1987 | Barbara F. Kalik · Thomas P. Foy (D) | Vincent R. Farias (R) | 8.7 |
| 1985 | Barbara F. Kalik · Thomas P. Foy (D) | Renee L. Borstad (R) | 6.5 |
| 1983 | Barbara F. Kalik · Thomas P. Foy (D) | Michael J. Conda (R) | 8.6 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Catherine A. Costa · Barbara F. Kalik (D) | Bradford S. Smith (R) | 9.3 |
| 1979 | Herman T. Costello · Barbara F. Kalik (D) | Henry W. Metzger (R) | 1.8 |
| 1977 | Herman T. Costello · Barbara F. Kalik (D) | C. William Haines (R) | 4.5 |
| 1975 | Charles B. Yates · George H. Barbour (D) | Bennett E. Bozarth (R) | 5.0 |
| 1973 | Charles B. Yates · George H. Barbour (D) | Ralph A. Skowron (R) | 13.6 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Edwin A. Kolodziej (D) | Julius Belso (R) | 20.6 |
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 7
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 7's area in each.
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+28.6 |
| U.S. Senate | D+34.0 |
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 7.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Higher than 85% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Less dense than 51% 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 646% college gradsD+29.3Not up in 2026District 5
29% Hispanic · 26% college gradsD+31.5Not up in 2026District 15
24% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+43.9Not up in 2026District 22
34% Hispanic · 20% BlackD+27.9Not 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