New Jersey State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 34
A district of about 234,000 people, 27% Hispanic and 36% Black, 36% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+43.6 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Britnee Timberlake (D) · won76.1%
- Joseph Belnome (R)23.9%
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; the seat changed party 2 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 | Britnee Timberlake (D) | Joseph Belnome (R) | 52.1 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Nia H. Gill (D) | Scott Pollack (R) | 57.5 |
| 2017 | Nia H. Gill (D) | Mahir Saleh (R) | 69.8 |
| 2013 | Nia H. Gill (D) | Joseph S. Cupoli (R) | 46.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Nia H. Gill (D) | Ralph Bartnik (R) | 59.2 |
| 2007 | Nia H. Gill (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Nia H. Gill (D) | Frank C. Fusco (R) | 39.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Nia H. Gill (D)Flip | Norman Robertson (R) | 30.5 |
| 1997 | Norman Robertson (R) | Joan Waks (D) | 7.9 |
| 1993 | Joseph Bubba (R) | Patricia A. Royer (D) | 4.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Joseph Bubba (R) | Joseph A. Mecca (D) | 17.5 |
| 1987 | Joseph Bubba (R) | Donald P. Hetchka (D) | 7.8 |
| 1983 | Joseph Bubba (R) | James W. Roe (D) | 2.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Joseph Bubba (R)Flip | William J. Bate (D) | 5.4 |
| 1977 | Joseph Hirkala (D) | Herman Schmidt (R) | 39.3 |
| 1973 | Joseph Hirkala (D) | Louise Friedman (R) | 27.8 |
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 34
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 34's area in each.
- New Jersey General Assembly
- LD-34 100%
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 34.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Lower than 87% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Denser than 90% 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 3134% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+33.0Not up in 2026District 29
48% Hispanic · 27% BlackD+47.1Not up in 2026District 22
34% Hispanic · 20% BlackD+27.9Not up in 2026District 5
29% Hispanic · 26% college gradsD+31.5Not 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