New Jersey State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 32
A district of about 230,000 people, 21% Hispanic and 29% Asian, 69% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+48.0 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Raj Mukherji (D) · won83.1%
- Ilyas Mohammed (R)16.9%
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
16 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 | Raj Mukherji (D) | Ilyas Mohammed (R) | 66.2 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Nicholas J. Sacco (D) | Juan Barbadillo (R) | 42.3 |
| 2017 | Nicholas J. Sacco (D) | Paul Castelli (R) | 60.5 |
| 2013 | Nicholas J. Sacco (D) | Paul Castelli (R) | 40.3 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Nicholas J. Sacco (D) | Edward T. Oneill (R) | 64.5 |
| 2007 | Nicholas J. Sacco (D) | John Pluchino (R) | 65.7 |
| 2003 | Nicholas J. Sacco (D) | Louis S. Lusquinos Jr. (R) | 58.7 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Nicholas J. Sacco (D) | Frank Maccormack (R) | 39.6 |
| 1997 | Nicholas J. Sacco (D) | John Pluchino (R) | 38.3 |
| 1993 | Nicholas J. Sacco (D) | James E. Humphreys (R) | 22.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Thomas F. Cowan Sr. (D) | Charles J. Catrillo (R) | 17.7 |
| 1987 | Thomas F. Cowan Sr. (D) | Charles J. Catrillo (R) | 33.9 |
| 1983 | Thomas F. Cowan Sr. (D) | Joseph A. Plonski (R) | 31.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Francis E. Rodgers (D) | Joseph F. Ward (R) | 29.0 |
| 1977 | David Friedland (D) | Joseph W. Gallagher (R) | 37.8 |
| 1973 | Joseph W. Tumulty (D) | John Errico (R) | 51.8 |
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 32
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 32's area in each.
- New Jersey General Assembly
- LD-32 100%
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+43.2 |
| U.S. Senate | D+45.9 |
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 32.
Highest of 40 seats.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Densest of 40 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 3727% Hispanic · 53% college gradsD+27.8Not up in 2026District 27
23% Hispanic · 56% college gradsD+34.5Not up in 2026District 17
29% Hispanic · 45% college gradsD+36.7Not up in 2026District 18
56% college gradsD+13.5Not 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