New Jersey State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 15
A district of about 233,000 people, 24% Hispanic and 23% Black, 46% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+43.9 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Shirley Turner (D) · won73.2%
- Roger R. Locandro (R)26.8%
Source: New Jersey Division of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 1:01 PM ET
Where it sits among all 40 seats
Every New Jersey State Senate 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
17 races since 1971; the seat changed party 3 times. 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 | |||
| 2023 | Shirley Turner (D) | Roger R. Locandro (R) | 46.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Shirley Turner (D) | Susan Gaul (R) | 44.4 |
| 2017 | Shirley Turner (D) | Lee Eric Newton (R) | 48.1 |
| 2013 | Shirley Turner (D) | Don Cox (R) | 26.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Shirley Turner (D) | Don Cox (R) | 32.7 |
| 2007 | Shirley Turner (D) | Bob Martin (R) | 25.5 |
| 2003 | Shirley Turner (D) | Calvin O. Iszard Jr. (R) | 34.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Shirley Turner (D) | Norbert E. Donelly (R) | 39.4 |
| 1997 | Shirley Turner (D)Flip | Dick Larossa (R) | 7.8 |
| 1993 | Dick Larossa (R) | Gerald Stockman (D) | 4.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Dick Larossa (R)Flip | Gerald Stockman (D) | 1.8 |
| 1987 | Gerald Stockman (D) | Norbert E. Donelly (R) | 42.1 |
| 1983 | Gerald Stockman (D) | Robert A. Gladstone (R) | 34.7 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Gerald Stockman (D)Flip | Carmen J. Armenti (R) | 12.7 |
| 1977 | Wayne Dumont Jr. (R) | Joseph J. Kelso (D) | 21.4 |
| 1973 | Wayne Dumont Jr. (R) | Martin F. Murphy (D) | 10.0 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Wayne Dumont Jr. (R) | Richard V. Laddey (D) | 33.2 |
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 15
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 15's area in each.
- New Jersey General Assembly
- LD-15 100%
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+49.9 |
| U.S. Senate | D+49.0 |
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 15.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Lower than 74% of seats.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Higher than 87% of seats.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Less dense than 72% 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 1729% Hispanic · 45% college gradsD+36.7Not up in 2026District 27
23% Hispanic · 56% college gradsD+34.5Not up in 2026District 31
34% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+33.0Not up in 2026District 7
22% Black · 43% college gradsD+29.9Not 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