New Jersey's 20th legislative district

New Jersey's 20th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Union County municipalities of Elizabeth, Kenilworth, Roselle and Union Township.^[1][2]

New Jersey's 20th legislative district
Senator	Joseph Cryan (D)
Assembly members	Reginald Atkins (D) Annette Quijano (D)
Registration	57.0% Democratic 9.4% Republican 31.9% unaffiliated
Demographics	23.3% White 27.6% Black/African American 0.9% Native American 4.4% Asian 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 26.4% Other race 17.4% Two or more races 47.6% Hispanic
Population	242,177
Voting-age population	186,799
Registered voters	133,381

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 242,177, of whom 186,799 (77.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 56,517 (23.3%) White, 66,768 (27.6%) African American, 2,059 (0.9%) Native American, 10,555 (4.4%) Asian, 103 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 63,956 (26.4%) from some other race, and 42,219 (17.4%) from two or more races.^[3][4] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 115,221 (47.6%) of the population.^[5]

The district had 133,381 registered voters as of December 1, 2021, of whom 42,594 (31.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 76,023 (57.0%) were registered as Democrats, 12,479 (9.4%) were registered as Republicans, and 2,285 (1.7%) were registered to other parties.^[6]

The district has a higher-than-average percentage of residents who are foreign born (at 35.6%, the 3rd highest of all 40 districts in the state), Hispanic (5th highest of any district statewide) and African American (11th highest). The number and percentage of registered voters is lowest in the state. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a better than 4 to 1 margin, with Republican registration percentage one of the lowest of any district statewide.^[7][8]

Political representation

For the 2024-2025 session, the 20th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Cryan (D, Union Township) and in the General Assembly by Reginald Atkins (D, Roselle) and Annette Quijano (D, Elizabeth).^[9]

The legislative district overlaps with 8th and 10th congressional districts.

Apportionment history

When the 40-district legislative map was created in 1973, the 20th was a central Union County-based district including Westfield, Garwood, Cranford, Roselle, Roselle Park, Union Township, and Hillside Township.^[10] In the 1981 redistricting, the 20th district received completely new municipalities in eastern Union County including Elizabeth, Linden, Rahway, and Carteret in Middlesex County, New Jersey.^[11] Carteret was removed from the district following the 1991 redistricting but Roselle was added from the 21st district.^[12]

Changes to the district made as part of the New Jersey Legislative redistricting in 2001, based on the results of the 2000 United States census removed Linden and Rahway (both to the 22nd legislative district) and added Kenilworth and Union Township (both from the 21st district).^[13] As part of the 2011 apportionment, Hillside was added from the 29th district, while Kenilworth Borough was shifted to the 21st district.^[2]

In the 1973 State Senate race, Alexander J. Menza defeated incumbent Republican Frank X. McDermott, who had served 10 years in office, helping the Democrats gain control of the state legislature for only the third time in the 20th century.^[14]

In the 1975 elections, McDermott made a comeback and won a seat in the Assembly.^[15] In the 1977 Senate race, Menza chose not to run for re-election (he would run a distant third in the 1978 United States Senate primaries). McDermott ran again for the seat, losing to Democrat Anthony E. Russo.^[16]

In redistricting following the 1980 United States census, C. Louis Bassano was shifted to the 21st legislative district, where he ran for (and won) the State Senate seat. Chuck Hardwick was also shifted to the 21st district, where he would win the Assembly seat.^[17] With both seats open, Democrats Thomas J. Deverin and Raymond Lesniak, who had both previously served as representatives of the 21st district, won in the Assembly. In the Senate race that year, Anthony E. Russo was also shifted to the 21st district and was replaced by John T. Gregorio, an incumbent Democrat who was shifted from the 21st district.^[18]

Gregorio was forced to resign in 1983 after being convicted of conspiracy for concealing his ownership of two go-go bars that were operated by his son.^[19][20] In a June 1983 special election, Lesniak won the seat Gregorio was forced to vacate. In turn, another special election was held in August 1983 to fill Lesniak's vacancy, a race that was won by Thomas W. Long.^[21]

After five terms in the 20th district, Thomas J. Deverin was relocated to the 19th legislative district in 1991, with redistricting following the 1990 census tending to favor Republicans.^[22] In the 1991 Republican landslide, the 20th bucked the trend, with incumbent George Hudak and Elizabeth Mayor Thomas G. Dunn narrowly holding on to the seats for the Democrats. Hudak and Dunn did not run for re-election in 1993.

In the 1993 election, two former Union County Freeholders, Joseph Suliga and Neil M. Cohen (the latter also served in the Assembly from 1990 to 1992 from the 21st district) were elected. Suliga represented the district in the Assembly until 2002, when he was shifted to the 22nd legislative district as part of the 2001 redistricting, and was elected to the State Senate.^[23]Joseph Cryan was elected to the Assembly in 2001, filling Suliga's Assembly seat.

Cohen resigned from the Assembly on July 24, 2008, after images of child pornography were found on his state-issued computer.^[24] Democratic committee members from the district selected Annette Quijano to fill Cohen's vacancy.^[25]

Joseph Cryan stepped down on January 4, 2015 to become Union County Sheriff.^[26] The Union County Democrats selected Roselle Mayor Jamel Holley as his replacement on January 21, 2015.^[27]

Election history

Senators and Assembly members elected from the district are as follows:^[28]

Session	Senate	General Assembly
1974–1975	Alexander J. Menza (D)	John J. McCarthy (D)	Joseph L. Garrubbo (D)
1976–1977		C. Louis Bassano (R)	Frank X. McDermott (R)
1978–1979	Anthony E. Russo (D)	C. Louis Bassano (R)	Chuck Hardwick (R)
1980–1981		C. Louis Bassano (R)	Chuck Hardwick (R)
1982–1983	John T. Gregorio (D)[n 1]	Thomas J. Deverin (D)	Raymond Lesniak (D)[n 2]
	Raymond Lesniak (D)[n 2]		Thomas W. Long (D)[n 3]
1984–1985	Raymond Lesniak (D)	Thomas J. Deverin (D)	Thomas W. Long (D)
1986–1987		Thomas J. Deverin (D)	George Hudak (D)
1988–1989	Raymond Lesniak (D)	Thomas J. Deverin (D)	George Hudak (D)
1990–1991[30]		Thomas J. Deverin (D)	George Hudak (D)
1992–1993	Raymond Lesniak (D)	Thomas G. Dunn (D)	George Hudak (D)
1994–1995[31]	Raymond Lesniak (D)	Neil M. Cohen (D)	Joseph Suliga (D)
1996–1997		Neil M. Cohen (D)	Joseph Suliga (D)
1998–1999[32]	Raymond Lesniak (D)	Neil M. Cohen (D)	Joseph Suliga (D)
2000–2001[33]		Neil M. Cohen (D)	Joseph Suliga (D)
2002–2003[34]	Raymond Lesniak (D)	Neil M. Cohen (D)	Joseph Cryan (D)
2004–2005[35]	Raymond Lesniak (D)	Neil M. Cohen (D)	Joseph Cryan (D)
2006–2007		Neil M. Cohen (D)	Joseph Cryan (D)
2008–2009	Raymond Lesniak (D)	Neil M. Cohen (D)[n 4]	Joseph Cryan (D)
		Annette Quijano (D)[n 5]
2010–2011[36]		Annette Quijano (D)	Joseph Cryan (D)
2012–2013	Raymond Lesniak (D)	Annette Quijano (D)	Joseph Cryan (D)
2014–2015[37]	Raymond Lesniak (D)	Annette Quijano (D)	Joseph Cryan (D)[n 6]
			Jamel Holley (D)[n 7]
2016–2017		Annette Quijano (D)	Jamel Holley (D)
2018–2019	Joseph Cryan (D)	Annette Quijano (D)	Jamel Holley (D)
2020–2021		Annette Quijano (D)	Jamel Holley (D)
2022–2023	Joseph Cryan (D)	Annette Quijano (D)	Reginald Atkins (D)
2024–2025	Joseph Cryan (D)	Annette Quijano (D)	Reginald Atkins (D)

1. Terminated on March 15, 1983 after a criminal conviction^[29]
2. Elected to the Senate in June 7, 1983 special election, sworn in on June 16, 1983
3. Elected to the Assembly in August 2, 1983 special election, sworn in on September 6, 1983
4. Resigned July 28, 2008
5. Appointed to the Assembly on September 25, 2008, won November 4, 2008 special election to complete term
6. Resigned January 4, 2015 to become Union County Sheriff
7. Appointed to the Assembly on January 21, 2015

Election results

Senate

2021 New Jersey general election^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph Cryan	26,603	100.0	16.3
Total votes			26,603	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2017^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph P. Cryan	25,772	83.7	16.3
	Republican	Ashraf Hanna	5,023	16.3	N/A
Total votes			30,795	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2013^[40]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Lesniak	21,251	100.0	24.5
Total votes			21,251	100.0

2011 New Jersey general election^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Lesniak	12,510	75.5
	Republican	Helen S. Rosales	4,052	24.5
Total votes			16,562	100.0

2007 New Jersey general election^[42]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Lesniak	9,760	58.7	3.5
	Republican	Linda Gaglione	4,478	26.9	9.4
	Clean Up Government	Stanley J. Moskal	2,387	14.4	N/A
Total votes			16,625	100.0

2003 New Jersey general election^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Lesniak	12,361	62.2	17.8
	Republican	Daniel M. Nozza	7,217	36.3	16.3
	Restore NJ State	Shawn P. Gianella	298	1.5	N/A
Total votes			19,876	100.0

2001 New Jersey general election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Lesniak	22,817	80.0
	Schundler for Governor	Daniel M. Nozza	5,698	20.0
Total votes			28,515	100.0

1997 New Jersey general election^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Lesniak	26,699	69.1	9.2
	Republican	Gene Andre	11,928	30.9	9.2
Total votes			38,627	100.0

1993 New Jersey general election^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Lesniak	23,845	59.9	2.8
	Republican	William P. Wnuck	15,945	40.1	2.8
Total votes			39,790	100.0

1991 New Jersey general election^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Lesniak	16,733	57.1
	Republican	Jeffrey B. Cohen	12,585	42.9
Total votes			29,318	100.0

1987 New Jersey general election^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Lesniak	23,183	100.0	35.5
Total votes			23,183	100.0

1983 New Jersey general election^[48]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Lesniak	23,246	64.5	0.6
	Republican	Alfred D. Palermo	11,868	32.9	5.4
	Inflation Fighting Housewife	Rose Zeidwerg Monyek	389	1.1	2.4
	Beam the Bomb	Joseph P. Scanlon	305	0.8	N/A
	Independent	Harold J. Young	217	0.6	3.3
Total votes			36,025	100.0

Special election, June 7, 1983^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Lesniak	12,322	65.1	12.8
	Republican	Alfred D. Palermo	5,214	27.5	20.2
	Independent	Harold J. Young	733	3.9	N/A
	Inflation Fighting Housewife	Rose Zeidwerg Monyek	670	3.5	N/A
Total votes			18,939	100.0

1981 New Jersey general election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John T. Gregorio	25,340	52.3
	Republican	John Fenick	23,087	47.7
Total votes			48,427	100.0

1977 New Jersey general election^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony E. Russo	30,057	50.8	5.5
	Republican	Francis X. McDermott	29,067	49.2	6.0
Total votes			59,124	100.0

1973 New Jersey general election^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alexander J. Menza	34,040	56.3
	Republican	Francis X. McDermott	26,084	43.2
	Individualist	Oscar B. Johannsen	305	0.5
Total votes			60,429	100.0

General Assembly

2021 New Jersey general election^[51]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Annette Quijano	26,276	50.8	9.9
	Democratic	Reginald Atkins	25,477	49.2	10.5
Total votes			51,753	100.0

2019 New Jersey general election^[52]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Annette Quijano	14,373	40.9	4.5
	Democratic	Jamel C. Holley	13,612	38.7	5.9
	Republican	Charles Donnelly	3,727	10.6	0.6
	Republican	Ashraf Hanna	3,441	9.8	N/A
Total votes			35,153	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2017^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Annette Quijano	24,221	45.4	6.0
	Democratic	Jamel C. Holley	23,790	44.6	6.8
	Republican	Joseph G. Aubourg	5,361	10.0	1.7
Total votes			53,372	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2015^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Annette Quijano	12,061	39.4	3.9
	Democratic	Jamel Holley	11,568	37.8	1.5
	Republican	Stephen E. Kozlovich	3,593	11.7	2.8
	Republican	Roger Stryeski	3,398	11.1	2.6
Total votes			30,620	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2013^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph Cryan	19,268	36.3	6.1
	Democratic	Annette Quijano	18,839	35.5	7.2
	Republican	Charles Donnelly	7,719	14.5	0.1
	Republican	Christopher Hackett	7,269	13.7	N/A
Total votes			53,095	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2011^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annette Quijano	12,116	42.7
	Democratic	Joseph Cryan	12,104	42.7
	Republican	John F. Donoso	4,128	14.6
Total votes			28,348	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2009^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph Cryan	20,607	50.7	15.5
	Democratic	Annette Quijano	20,054	49.3	12.6
Total votes			40,661	100.0

Special election, November 4, 2008^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annette Quijano	35,746	71.2
	Republican	Linda Gaglione	14,458	28.8
Total votes			50,204	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2007^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Neil Cohen	10,000	36.7	13.6
	Democratic	Joseph Cryan	9,583	35.2	14.5
	Clean Up Government	Marlene J. Abitanto	3,858	14.2	N/A
	Clean Up Government	Lester Dominguez	3,810	14.0	N/A
Total votes			27,251	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2005^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Neil M. Cohen	23,668	50.3	18.9
	Democratic	Joseph Cryan	23,345	49.7	18.4
Total votes			47,013	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2003^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Neil M. Cohen	12,035	31.4	9.9
	Democratic	Joseph Cryan	12,016	31.3	9.5
	Republican	A. Tony Monteiro	7,515	19.6	N/A
	Republican	Aristo Carranza	6,821	17.8	N/A
Total votes			38,387	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2001^[61]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil M. Cohen	22,457	41.3
	Democratic	Joseph Cryan	22,162	40.8
	Schundler for Governor	Dency J. Rivera	4,877	9.0
	Schundler for Governor	Ralph J. Fabre	4,852	8.9
Total votes			54,348	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Neil M. Cohen	14,532	38.4	3.6
	Democratic	Joseph S. Suliga	14,195	37.5	2.5
	Republican	Dirk Weber	4,606	12.2	2.9
	Republican	Elvira Drzewinski	4,553	12.0	3.1
Total votes			37,886	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1997^[63]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph S. Suliga	26,348	35.0	0.5
	Democratic	Neil M. Cohen	26,242	34.8	0.0
	Republican	Daniel B. Levine	11,380	15.1	1.7
	Republican	Richard A. Revilla	11,366	15.1	1.7
Total votes			75,336	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1995^[64][65]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Neil M. Cohen	14,838	34.8	8.9
	Democratic	Joseph S. Suliga	14,697	34.5	9.0
	Republican	Thomas Rocco	5,730	13.4	4.6
	Republican	Richard Revilla	5,724	13.4	2.8
	Conservative	Dorothy De Laura	856	2.0	N/A
	Conservative	David Csuray	799	1.9	N/A
Total votes			42,644	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1993^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Neil M. Cohen	20,676	25.9	0.8
	Democratic	Joseph Suliga	20,300	25.5	0.2
	Republican	Richard Hunt	14,329	18.0	6.1
	Republican	Carmen Mendiola	12,905	16.2	7.3
	For the People	Thomas W. Long	8,099	10.2	N/A
	The Peoples Candidate	Jerry L. Coleman	3,388	4.3	N/A
Total votes			79,697	100.0

1991 New Jersey general election^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Hudak	15,032	26.7
	Democratic	Tom Dunn	14,442	25.7
	Republican	Richard E. Hunt	13,555	24.1
	Republican	Philip G. Gentile	13,188	23.5
Total votes			56,217	100.0

1989 New Jersey general election^[66]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George Hudak	27,871	35.8	1.4
	Democratic	Thomas J. Deverin	27,848	35.8	2.0
	Republican	Thomas C. Cusmano	10,653	13.7	1.2
	Republican	Jeffrey B. Cohen	10,469	13.5	1.0
	Populist	Kevin F. Brown	973	1.3	N/A
Total votes			77,814	100.0

1987 New Jersey general election^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Deverin	21,702	37.8	12.3
	Democratic	George Hudak	21,380	37.2	14.1
	Republican	William Wnuck	7,181	12.5	6.2
	Republican	Peter Kobylarz	7,155	12.5	4.3
Total votes			57,418	100.0

1985 New Jersey general election^[67]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Deverin	19,892	25.5	9.4
	Democratic	George Hudak	18,085	23.1	11.7
	Republican	Michael A. Posnock	14,617	18.7	3.3
	Republican	Alice A. Holzapfel	13,134	16.8	1.8
	Experienced-Competent-Courageous	Tom Dunn	10,174	13.0	N/A
	"Inflation Fighting Housewife"	Rose Zeidwerg Monyek	2,240	2.9	N/A
Total votes			78,142	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1983^[48]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Deverin	23,757	34.9	4.0
	Democratic	Thomas W. Long	23,700	34.8	1.8
	Republican	Andrew Fydryszewski	10,480	15.4	3.3
	Republican	Mark E. Pena	10,187	15.0	2.5
Total votes			68,124	100.0

Special election, August 2, 1983^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas W. Long	3,523	82.3
	Independent Like You	Henry Kielbasa	758	17.7
Total votes			4,281	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1981^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Lesniak	32,243	33.0
	Democratic	Thomas J. Deverin	30,147	30.9
	Republican	Blanche Banasiak	18,252	18.7
	Republican	James J. Fulcomer	17,069	17.5
Total votes			97,711	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1979^[68]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	C. Louis Bassano	29,672	31.7	3.8
	Republican	Chuck Hardwick	28,707	30.7	4.8
	Democratic	E. Jonathan Bell	17,823	19.0	4.1
	Democratic	William A. Cambria	17,359	18.6	3.9
Total votes			93,561	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1977^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	C. Louis Bassano	31,819	27.9	2.2
	Republican	Charles L. Hardwick	29,540	25.9	0.7
	Democratic	Vincent P. Baldassano	26,327	23.1	1.6
	Democratic	Daniel J. Mason	25,704	22.5	0.5
	U.S. Labor	Bruce Todd	783	0.7	N/A
Total votes			114,173	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1975^[69]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frank X. McDermott	29,162	26.6	6.0
	Republican	C. Louis Bassano	28,212	25.7	2.6
	Democratic	Joseph L. Garrubbo	27,056	24.7	3.8
	Democratic	Brian William Fahey	25,253	23.0	4.8
Total votes			109,683	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1973^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph L. Garrubbo	32,703	28.5
	Democratic	John J. McCarthy	31,853	27.8
	Republican	C. Louis Bassano	26,550	23.1
	Republican	Charles S. Tracy	23,607	20.6
Total votes			114,713	100.0

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