New Jersey State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023

New Jersey Legislative District 7

A district of about 234,000 people, 22% Black, 43% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+29.9 relative to the nation for president.

2023 election

Nov 7, 2023
  1. Troy Singleton (D) · won67.7%
  2. James A. Fazzone (R)32.3%

Full results →

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.

D+29.910th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican21st seat · the majority lineDistrict 7

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.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2023
2023Troy Singleton (D)James A. Fazzone (R)35.5
Lines first used in 2012
2021Troy Singleton (D)Michelle Arnold (R)24.6
2017Troy Singleton (D)FlipJohn Browne (R)31.4
2013Diane Allen (R)Gary Catrambone (D)20.9
Lines first used in 2002
2011Diane Allen (R)Gail Cook (D)14.0
2007Diane Allen (R)Richard S. Dennison Jr. (D)11.2
2003Diane Allen (R)Diane F. Gabriel (D)20.6
Lines first used in 1992
2001Diane Allen (R)Lou Gallagher (D)8.1
1997Diane Allen (R)FlipRobert P. Broderick (D)9.3
1993John Casey (D)Bradford S. Smith (R)2.2
Lines first used in 1982
1991Bradford S. Smith (R)FlipThomas P. Foy (D)7.2
1987Catherine A. Costa (D)James A. Bristow (R)26.7
1983Catherine A. Costa (D)Henry W. Metzger (R)26.2
Lines first used in 1972
1981Herman T. Costello (D)Michael J. Conda (R)14.3
1977Charles B. Yates (D)Michael J. Conda (R)19.0
1973Edward J. Hughes Jr. (D)Walter L. Smith Jr. (R)16.3
Lines first used in 1962
1971John A. Lynch (D)J. Edward Crabiel (D)0.5

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 7

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 7's area in each.

U.S. House
NJ-3 98%
New Jersey General Assembly
LD-7 100%

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
PresidentD+28.6
U.S. SenateD+34.0

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 7.

Adults with a bachelor's degree43% 51st pct · 20th of 40 in NJ

Higher than 51% of seats.

White adults without a degree31% 62nd pct · 16th of 40 in NJ

Higher than 62% of seats.

Hispanic residents9% 8th pct · 37th of 40 in NJ

Lower than 92% of seats.

Black residents22% 85th pct · 7th of 40 in NJ

Higher than 85% of seats.

Asian residents6% 44th pct · 23rd of 40 in NJ

Lower than 56% of seats.

People per square mile2,101 49th pct · 21st of 40 in NJ

Less dense than 51% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET