New Jersey State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 39
A district of about 234,000 people, 63% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+0.3 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Holly Schepisi (R) · won54.9%
- Jodi A. Murphy (D)45.1%
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 1 time. 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 | Holly Schepisi (R) | Jodi A. Murphy (D) | 9.9 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Holly Schepisi (R) | Ruth Dugan (D) | 14.8 |
| 2017 | Gerald Cardinale (R) | Linda H. Schwager (D) | 6.4 |
| 2013 | Gerald Cardinale (R) | Jane Bidwell (D) | 27.3 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Gerald Cardinale (R) | Lorraine M. Waldes (D) | 27.1 |
| 2007 | Gerald Cardinale (R) | Joseph Ariyan (D) | 10.7 |
| 2003 | Gerald Cardinale (R) | Richard Muti (D) | 24.6 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Gerald Cardinale (R) | Alan Baskin (D) | 26.8 |
| 1997 | Gerald Cardinale (R) | Ilan Plawker (D) | 34.2 |
| 1993 | Gerald Cardinale (R) | Stephen H. Jaffe (D) | 25.0 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Gerald Cardinale (R) | Mary Donohue (D) | 33.9 |
| 1987 | Gerald Cardinale (R) | Louis B. Redisch (D) | 34.2 |
| 1983 | Gerald Cardinale (R) | Francis X. Herbert (D) | 2.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Gerald Cardinale (R)Flip | Francis X. Herbert (D) | 16.4 |
| 1977 | Francis X. Herbert (D) | John W. Markert (R) | 5.7 |
| 1973 | Raymond Garramone (D) | Harry Randall Jr. (R) | 8.6 |
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 39
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 39's area in each.
- New Jersey General Assembly
- LD-39 100%
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 39.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Lower than 74% of seats.
Lowest of 40 seats.
Higher than 77% of seats.
Less dense than 54% 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 2657% college gradsR+7.3Not up in 2026District 40
60% college gradsR+5.4Not up in 2026District 21
68% college gradsD+13.6Not up in 2026District 38
23% Hispanic · 49% college gradsD+3.6Not 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