New Jersey State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 29
A district of about 232,000 people, 48% Hispanic and 27% Black, 23% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+47.1 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Teresa Ruiz (D) · won85.2%
- Maritza Mathews (R)14.8%
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 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 | |||
| 2023 | Teresa Ruiz (D) | Maritza Mathews (R) | 70.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Teresa Ruiz (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2017 | Teresa Ruiz (D) | Maria E. Lopez (R) | 76.4 |
| 2013 | Teresa Ruiz (D) | Raafat Barsoom (R) | 60.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Teresa Ruiz (D) | Aracelis Sanabriatejada (R) | 67.8 |
| 2007 | Teresa Ruiz (D) | Luis A. Quintana (I) | 37.7 |
| 2003 | Sharpe James (D) | Toyling Washington (I) | 70.3 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Sharpe James (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1999 special | Sharpe James (D) | Isaac J. Durrette (R) | 68.8 |
| 1997 | Wynona M. Lipman (D) | Elaine L. Guarino (R) | 73.3 |
| 1993 | Wynona M. Lipman (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Wynona M. Lipman (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Wynona M. Lipman (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Wynona M. Lipman (D) | Willie M. Brascher (R) | 71.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Wynona M. Lipman (D) | Louis J. Smith (R) | 76.6 |
| 1977 | Wynona M. Lipman (D) | Manuel Angel Colon (R) | 81.3 |
| 1973 | Wynona M. Lipman (D) | Lillie Simpson (R) | 67.7 |
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 29
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 29's area in each.
- New Jersey General Assembly
- LD-29 100%
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+16.1 |
| U.S. Senate | D+27.2 |
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 29.
Lower than 97% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Lower than 77% of seats.
Denser than 87% 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 2051% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+29.3Not up in 2026District 34
27% Hispanic · 36% BlackD+43.6Not up in 2026District 31
34% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+33.0Not 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