2nd Legislative District (New Jersey)
New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Atlantic County municipalities of Absecon City, Atlantic City, Brigantine City, Buena Borough, Buena Vista Township Egg Harbor City, Egg Harbor Township, Folsom Borough, Hamilton Township, Linwood City, Longport Borough, Margate City, Mullica Township, Northfield City, Pleasantville City, Somers Point City and Ventnor City as of the 2011 apportionment.[1] Except for an eight-year period from 1974 until 1982, the 2nd District is exclusively made up of municipalities from Atlantic County since 1967.
New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District | |
---|---|
Senator | Chris A. Brown (R) |
Assembly members | Vince Mazzeo (D) John Armato (D) |
Registration |
|
Demographics |
|
Population | 234,905 |
Voting-age population | 180,063 |
Registered voters | 151,253 |
Demographic characteristics
As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 234,905, of whom 180,063 (76.7%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 147,970 (63.0%) White, 41,010 (17.5%) African American, 909 (0.4%) Native American, 19,882 (8.5%) Asian, 75 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 17,287 (7.4%) from other races, and 7,772 (3.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39,771 (16.9%) of the population.[2] The district had 151,253 registered voters as of February 1, 2020, of whom 58,264 (38.5%) were registered as unaffiliated, 53,342 (35.3%) were registered as Democrats, 37,535 (24.8%) were registered as Republicans, and 2,112 (1.4%) were registered to other parties.[3]
Political representation
The district is represented for the 2020–2021 Legislative Session (Senate, General Assembly) in the State Senate by Chris A. Brown (R, Ventnor City) and in the General Assembly by Vince Mazzeo (D, Northfield) and John Armato (D, Buena Vista Township).[4][5]
1965–1973
During the period of time after the 1964 Supreme Court decision in Reynolds v. Sims and before the establishment of a 40-district legislature in 1973, the 2nd District was based around Atlantic County except for the 1965 Senate elections.[6][7] In that election, the 2nd District encompassed all of Salem and Cumberland counties with the election being won by Democrat John A. Waddington.[8]
In the following sessions, the Senate seat (one Senator elected in each election) and Assembly seats (two people elected per election) encompassed all of Atlantic County. Republican Frank S. Farley won the 1967 Senate election but was defeated by Democrat Joseph McGahn in 1971. Republicans Albert S. Smith and Samuel A. Curcio won the 1967 and 1969 Assembly elections but Democrats Steven P. Perskie and James A. Colasurdo won the 1971 election.[9][10][11]
District composition since 1973
Upon the creation of the 40 equal-population districts for the State Legislature in 1973, the 2nd District encompassed all of Atlantic County plus Burlington County townships Washington and Bass River and Ocean County's Little Egg Harbor Township and Tuckerton.[12] For the 1980s 2nd District, the Burlington and Ocean County municipalities were removed as were Buena, Buena Vista Township, and Folsom.[13] The 1990s version of the district was made further compact by shifting Hammonton and Egg Harbor City to other districts.[14] In the 2001 redistricting, Egg Harbor City returned to the 2nd but Somers Point shifted to the 1st District.[15]
The 2011 apportionment added Buena (from District 1), Buena Vista Township (1st District), Folsom (9th District) and Somers Point (1st District). Municipalities that had been in the 2nd District as part of the 2001 apportionment that were shifted out of the district are Corbin City (to 1st District), Estell Manor (1st District), Galloway Township (9th District), Port Republic (9th District) and Weymouth Township (1st District).[15]
Election history
Following the death of Jim Whelan on August 22, 2017, Colin Bell was unanimously selected to fill the remainder of his term by local Democratic committee members on September 5 and was sworn in on October 5.[16][17][18]
- Resigned June 28, 1982 to become a Superior Court judge
- Elected to the Senate in a September 7, 1982 special election and seated on September 16, 1982
- Elected in a special election on November 2, 1982
- Died on August 27, 1995
- Appointed September 18, 1995
- Resigned May 16, 2003
- Appointed May 22, 2003
- Resigned February 15, 2007
- Appointed February 22, 2007
- Died August 22, 2017
- Appointed October 5, 2017
Election results, 1973–present
Senate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris Brown | 26,950 | 53.5 | 8.5 | |
Democratic | Colin Bell | 23,406 | 46.5 | 8.5 | |
Total votes | '50,356' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Whelan | 29,337 | 55.0 | 1.6 | |
Republican | Frank X. Balles | 24,008 | 45.0 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | '53,345' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Whelan | 24,075 | 53.4 | |
Republican | Vince Polistina | 20,997 | 46.6 | |
Total votes | 45,072 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James Whelan | 27,913 | 57.1 | 20.0 | |
Republican | James "Sonny" McCullough | 21,013 | 42.9 | 17.1 | |
Total votes | '48,926' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William L. Gormley | 24,680 | 60.0 | 26.5 | |
Democratic | Tom Swift | 15,281 | 37.1 | N/A | |
Green | Robert "Gabe" Gabrielsky | 1,174 | 2.9 | 10.6 | |
Total votes | '41,135' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William Gormley | 34,786 | 86.5 | |
Green | David Alcantara | 5,411 | 13.5 | |
Total votes | 40,197 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William L. Gormley | 34,814 | 65.2 | 3.6 | |
Democratic | John R. Piatt | 18,569 | 34.8 | 3.6 | |
Total votes | '53,383' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William L. Gormley | 32,059 | 61.6 | 8.3 | |
Democratic | Mark Roody | 19,973 | 38.4 | 8.3 | |
Total votes | '52,032' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William L. Gormley | 22,731 | 53.3 | |
Democratic | Meg Worthington | 19,908 | 46.7 | |
Total votes | 42,639 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William L. Gormley | 30,665 | 73.4 | 16.6 | |
Democratic | William J. Polistina | 11,119 | 26.6 | 14.4 | |
Total votes | '41,784' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William L. Gormley | 27,616 | 56.8 | 15.5 | |
Democratic | Arlene Groch | 19,937 | 41.0 | 16.0 | |
Senate Independent | James T. Hagen | 1,062 | 2.2 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | '48,615' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William L. Gormley | 13,874 | 72.3 | 24.0 | |
Democratic | Howard J. Lynde, Jr. | 4,800 | 25.0 | 26.7 | |
Jobs-Equality-Business | Willie Norwood | 347 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Representative Independent | James T. Hagen | 177 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Total votes | '19,198' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steven P. Perskie | 29,843 | 51.7 | |
Republican | Joseph L. McGahn | 27,890 | 48.3 | |
Total votes | 57,733 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steven P. Perskie | 31,712 | 47.9 | 7.2 | |
Republican | F. Frederick Perone | 20,160 | 30.5 | 14.4 | |
Re-Elect, Experience, Integrity | Joseph L. McGahn | 14,288 | 21.6 | 33.5 | |
Total votes | '66,160' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph L. McGahn | 32,043 | 55.1 | |
Republican | Irving A. Lilienfeld | 26,120 | 44.9 | |
Total votes | 58,163 | 100.0 |
Assembly
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vincent Mazzeo | 23,211 | 26.7 | 1.9 | |
Democratic | John Armato | 21,892 | 25.2 | 1.4 | |
Republican | John W. Risley Jr. | 20,906 | 24.1 | 2.6 | |
Republican | Philip J. Guenther | 20,905 | 24.1 | 2.8 | |
Total votes | '86,914' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vince Mazzeo | 27,601 | 28.6 | 3.1 | |
Democratic | John Armato | 25,683 | 26.6 | 2.2 | |
Republican | Vince Sera | 20,814 | 21.5 | 5.0 | |
Republican | Brenda Taube | 20,611 | 21.3 | 2.3 | |
Independent, Honest, Reliable | Heather Gordon | 1,208 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Green | Mico Lucide | 718 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Total votes | '96,635' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris Brown | 18,959 | 26.5 | 0.9 | |
Democratic | Vincent Mazzeo | 18,279 | 25.5 | 0.7 | |
Democratic | Colin Bell | 17,433 | 24.4 | 0.9 | |
Republican | Will Pauls | 16,907 | 23.6 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | '71,578' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris Brown | 26,022 | 25.6 | 1.5 | |
Democratic | Vincent Mazzeo | 25,182 | 24.77 | 1.8 | |
Republican | John F. Amodeo | 25,131 | 24.72 | 4.5 | |
Democratic | Nick Russo | 23,921 | 23.5 | 2.8 | |
Brownie Plus Me | Gary Stein | 1,394 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Total votes | '101,650' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John F. Amodeo | 25,330 | 29.2 | |
Republican | Chris Brown | 23,440 | 27.1 | |
Democratic | Damon Tyner | 19,919 | 23.0 | |
Democratic | Alisa Cooper | 17,933 | 20.7 | |
Total votes | 86,622 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John F. Amodeo | 33,787 | 30.3 | 2.0 | |
Republican | Vincent J. Polistina | 32,981 | 29.6 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Jimmy Martinez | 22,430 | 20.1 | 3.3 | |
Democratic | Reginald Floyd | 22,316 | 20.0 | 0.8 | |
Total votes | '111,514' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John F. Amodeo | 26,214 | 28.3 | 2.6 | |
Republican | Vince Polistina | 25,603 | 27.6 | 6.6 | |
Democratic | Joe Wilkins | 21,699 | 23.4 | 4.2 | |
Democratic | Blondell K. Spellman | 19,260 | 20.8 | 3.4 | |
Total votes | '92,776' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Whelan | 29,906 | 27.6 | 9.8 | |
Republican | Frank Blee | 27,846 | 25.7 | 5.3 | |
Democratic | Damon Tyner | 26,264 | 24.2 | 6.8 | |
Republican | Kirk W. Conover | 22,795 | 21.0 | 8.1 | |
Socialist | Sharon Chiorazzo | 832 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Socialist | Willie Norwood | 665 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Total votes | '108,308' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank Blee | 24,787 | 31.0 | 3.3 | |
Republican | Kirk Conover | 23,259 | 29.1 | 1.0 | |
Democratic | Stephen P. Swift | 14,277 | 17.8 | 4.0 | |
Democratic | Alisa Cooper | 13,945 | 17.4 | 4.2 | |
Green | Meredith Slotoroff | 1,579 | 2.0 | 1.1 | |
Green | Ray Higbee Jr | 1,488 | 1.9 | N/A | |
People's People | Joseph T. Hicks | 700 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Total votes | '80,035' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul R. D'Amato | 29,427 | 28.1 | |
Republican | Frank Blee | 29,010 | 27.7 | |
Democratic | Fred Scerni | 22,833 | 21.8 | |
Democratic | Dianna W. Fauntleroy | 22,597 | 21.6 | |
Green | Robert Paul Gabrielsky | 941 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 104,808 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kenneth C. LeFevre | 23,414 | 32.8 | 0.6 | |
Republican | Francis J. Blee | 22,897 | 32.0 | 0.5 | |
Democratic | John Piatt | 12,797 | 17.9 | 0.5 | |
Democratic | Milton Berkes | 12,378 | 17.3 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | '71,486' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kenneth C. Le Fevre | 33,430 | 32.2 | 3.7 | |
Republican | Frank Blee | 32,698 | 31.5 | 4.3 | |
Democratic | John Di Maria | 19,132 | 18.4 | 4.9 | |
Democratic | E. Iris Hernandez | 18,651 | 17.9 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | '103,911' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kenneth C. LeFevre | 22,072 | 28.5 | 2.1 | |
Republican | Frank Blee | 21,070 | 27.2 | 1.6 | |
Democratic | Tom Foley | 18,010 | 23.3 | 2.7 | |
Democratic | Barbara Hudgins | 15,155 | 19.6 | 2.4 | |
Natural Law | Kim D. Fioriglio | 1,017 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Total votes | '77,324' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John F. Gaffney | 26,354 | 26.4 | 0.1 | |
Democratic | Tom Foley | 25,932 | 26.0 | 2.8 | |
Republican | Fredrick P. Nickles | 25,601 | 25.6 | 0.2 | |
Democratic | Denis Floge | 21,959 | 22.0 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | '99,846' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John F. Gaffney | 21,833 | 26.5 | |
Republican | Fredrick P. Nickles | 20,948 | 25.4 | |
Democratic | Fred Scerni | 20,503 | 24.9 | |
Democratic | Tom Foley | 19,095 | 23.2 | |
Total votes | 82,379 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dolores G. Cooper | 27,736 | 26.1 | 6.4 | |
Democratic | Fred Scerni | 26,833 | 25.2 | 6.2 | |
Republican | J. Edward Kline | 26,443 | 24.9 | 8.4 | |
Democratic | Mary Ellen Starn | 25,351 | 23.8 | 8.6 | |
Total votes | '106,363' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. Edward Kline | 26,754 | 33.3 | 0.8 | |
Republican | Dolores G. Cooper | 26,140 | 32.5 | 3.4 | |
Democratic | Alfred "Fred" Scerni | 15,234 | 19.0 | 2.2 | |
Democratic | William A. Thompson III | 12,216 | 15.2 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | '80,344' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. Edward Kline | 32,092 | 34.1 | 5.6 | |
Republican | Dolores G. Cooper | 27,395 | 29.1 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Joel Jacovitz | 19,899 | 21.2 | 1.0 | |
Democratic | Lillian E. Bryant | 14,634 | 15.6 | 4.8 | |
Total votes | '94,020' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Edward Kline | 26,269 | 28.5 | 5.9 | |
Republican | Dolores G. Cooper | 24,981 | 27.1 | 2.4 | |
Democratic | Lincoln Green | 20,433 | 22.2 | 4.8 | |
Democratic | James T. Brennan | 18,836 | 20.4 | 0.1 | |
The Independent Voice | Michael P. Toland | 1,652 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Total votes | '92,171' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dolores G. Cooper | 26,244 | 52.6 | |
Democratic | Lincoln Green | 23,104 | 46.3 | |
Jobs-Equality-Business | Willie Norwood | 584 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 49,932 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William L. Gormley | 32,780 | 29.5 | |
Democratic | Michael J. Matthews | 30,098 | 27.0 | |
Republican | Martin S. Wilson, Jr. | 25,095 | 22.6 | |
Democratic | Joseph L. Bradley | 22,851 | 20.5 | |
Independent | Anthony F. DePazza | 451 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 111,275 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William L. Gormley | 28,428 | 26.3 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Michael J. Matthews | 28,423 | 26.3 | 0.4 | |
Republican | Kenneth C. Le Fevre | 26,095 | 24.1 | 0.1 | |
Democratic | Nelson C. Johnson | 25,163 | 23.3 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | '108,109' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael J. Matthews | 31,305 | 25.9 | 0.5 | |
Republican | William L. Gormley | 29,375 | 24.3 | 1.4 | |
Republican | Howard Kupperman | 29,030 | 24.0 | 2.7 | |
Democratic | Rocco S. Carri | 28,138 | 23.3 | 2.1 | |
Honesty-Integrity-Credibility | Joseph J. Polillo | 3,048 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Total votes | '120,896' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Howard Kupperman | 30,347 | 26.7 | 2.8 | |
Democratic | Steven P. Perskie | 30,016 | 26.4 | 1.8 | |
Republican | Frederick Perone | 29,291 | 25.7 | 1.9 | |
Democratic | Lois Hughes Finifter | 24,167 | 21.2 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | '113,821' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steven P. Perskie | 32,187 | 28.2 | |
Democratic | Charles D. Worthington | 27,574 | 24.1 | |
Republican | Howard Kupperman | 27,337 | 23.9 | |
Republican | Samuel A. Curcio | 27,239 | 23.8 | |
Total votes | 114,337 | 100.0 |
Election results, 1965–1973
Senate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John A. Waddington | 32,292 | 56.9 | |
Republican | John J. Spoltore | 24,390 | 43.0 | |
Socialist Labor | Albert Ronis | 52 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 56,734 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank S. Farley | 36,300 | 61.5 | |
Democratic | Harry A. Gaines | 22,716 | 38.5 | |
Total votes | 59,016 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph L. McGahn | 39,257 | 58.1 | |
Republican | Frank S. Farley | 27,509 | 40.7 | |
Independent | Charles Ross | 840 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 67,606 | 100.0 |
Assembly
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Albert S. Smith | 36,513 | 32.1 | |
Republican | Samuel A. Curcio | 35,745 | 31.5 | |
Democratic | William T. Dunbar | 20,936 | 18.4 | |
Democratic | Samuel Abel | 20,433 | 18.0 | |
Total votes | 113,627 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Albert S. Smith | 35,997 | 32.3 | |
Republican | Samuel A. Curcio | 35,046 | 31.4 | |
Democratic | Joseph J. Messick | 20,116 | 18.0 | |
Democratic | Charles Penman | 19,686 | 17.6 | |
Independent | Raymond V. Broome | 732 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 111,577 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steven P. Perskie | 34,506 | 26.8 | |
Democratic | James A. Colasurdo | 33,789 | 26.2 | |
Republican | Samuel A. Curcio | 30,363 | 23.6 | |
Republican | Howard Haneman | 30,129 | 23.4 | |
Total votes | 128,787 | 100.0 |
References
- Districts by Number, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 10, 2013.
- DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 - 2010 Demographic Profile Data for General Assembly District 2 (2010), New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 29, 2014.
- Statewide Voter Registration Summary, New Jersey Department of State, February 1, 2020. Accessed March 29, 2020.
- Legislative Roster 2020–2021 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed March 29, 2020.
- District 2 Legislators, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed March 29, 2020.
- New Jersey Apportionment Commission (July 20, 1967). "New Jersey Senate and Assembly Districts" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- State of New Jersey (1971). "New Jersey Senate and Assembly Districts 1972–1973" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- "Results of the General Election Held on November 2, 1965" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- "Results of the General Election Held on November 7, 1967" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- "Results of the General Election Held on November 4, 1969" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- "Results of the General Election Held on November 2, 1971" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- "New Jersey Legislative Districts 1974–" (PDF). New Jersey Legislative Services Agency. 1973. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- "New Jersey Legislative Districts" (PDF). 1981. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- "1991 Legislative Districts" (PDF). 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- Districts by Number, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of November 12, 2011. Accessed April 10, 2013.
- Jackson, Vincent; and Huba, Nicholas. "State Sen. Jim Whelan died Tuesday", Press of Atlantic City, August 22, 2017. Accessed August 22, 2017. "Former State Sen. Jim Whelan, D-Atlantic, who spent more than 30 years in public life, died Tuesday. He was 68."
- Johnson, Brent (September 6, 2017). "Here's who will replace the late Jim Whelan in the N.J. Senate". NJ.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
- "BELL SWORN IN AS NEW 2nd DISTRICT SENATOR". New Jersey Senate Democrats. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
- "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- "General Election Results - November 5, 2013" (PDF). Office of the Atlantic County Clerk. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2011 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2007 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2003 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2001 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Senate for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, General Election Returns for the Office of Senate and Assembly for Election Held November 2, 1993" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official Results, General Election, November 5, 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Special Elections to Fill Vacancies in the State Legislature" (PDF). Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Results of the General Election Held November 8, 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Results of the General Election Held November 6, 1973" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2019 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 2, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for GENERAL ELECTION 11/03/2015 Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2011 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2009 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2007 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2005 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly 12-02-2003 for November 2003 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2001 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly 01-11-2010 for November 1999 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Assembly for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Official List, General Election Results for the Office of General Assembly for Election Held November 7, 1995" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "NJ General Assembly 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "Candidates for the Office of General Assembly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Candidates for the Office of General Assembly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Results of the General Election Held on November 6, 1979" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Results of the General Election Held November 4, 1975" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.