New Jersey, State Senate, District 35

New Jersey State Senate District 35
Current incumbent	Nellie Pou
Population	209,995
Race	48.9% White, 23.5% Black, 0.83% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 3.87% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 18.44% Some other race alone, 4.42% Two or More Races
Ethnicity	54.1% Not Hispanic or Latino (of any race), 45.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Voting age	73.3% age 18 and over

New Jersey's thirty-fifth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Nellie Pou.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 209,995 civilians reside within New Jersey's thirty-fifth state senate district. New Jersey state senators represent an average of 219,797 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 210,359 residents.

About the office

Members of the New Jersey State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Known as the "2-4-4" cycle, Senators serve four-year terms, except in the first term of a new decade, which only lasts for two years. New Jersey legislators assume office at noon of the second Tuesday in January following the election.

Qualifications

Senators must be 30 years of age or older, have lived in the state for a minimum of four years, and have lived in the district they represent.

Salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$49,000/year	No per diem is paid.

Vacancies

There are two ways to fill an vacancy in the senate. If the vacancy happens in legislative session, a special election must be called within 51 days of the vacancy. All other vacancies must be filled by the county leadership of the political party that holds the seat.

Elections

2017

General election

Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017. Incumbent Nellie Pou (D) defeated Marwan Sholakh (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 35 general election.

New Jersey State Senate, District 35 General Election, 2017

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nellie Pou Incumbent	78.99%	21,425
	Republican	Marwan Sholakh	21.01%	5,698
Total Votes			27,123
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Nellie Pou defeated Haytham Younes in the New Jersey State Senate District 35 Democratic primary election.

New Jersey State Senate, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2017

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Nellie Pou Incumbent	94.96%	7,247
Haytham Younes	5.04%	385
Total Votes		7,632
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Marwan Sholakh ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 35 Republican primary election.

2013

Elections for the office of New Jersey State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 4, 2013, and a general election on November 5, 2013. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 1, 2013. Incumbent Nellie Pou (D) defeated Lynda Gallashaw (R) in the general election, and was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Gallashaw defeated Hector Castillo in the Republican primary.

New Jersey State Senate, District 35 General Election, 2013

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nellie Pou Incumbent	74.1%	22,154
	Republican	Lynda Gallashaw	25.9%	7,737
Total Votes			29,891

New Jersey State Senate District 35 Republican Primary, 2013

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lynda Gallashaw	61.5%	907
Hector Castillo	38.5%	568
Total Votes		1,475

2011

Elections for the office of New Jersey State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 7, 2011, and a general election on November 8, 2011. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 11, 2011. Incumbent Nellie Pou (D) defeated Ken Pengitore (R) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the June 7 primary elections.

New Jersey State Senate District 35 General Election, 2011

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nellie Pou Incumbent	74.7%	14,386
	Republican	Ken Pengitore	25.3%	4,867
Total Votes			19,253

Campaign contributions

From 2001 to 2011, candidates for New Jersey State Senate District 35 raised a total of $1,794,363. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $299,061 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New Jersey State Senate District 35

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2011	$738,832	2	$369,416
2007	$537,624	1	$537,624
2003	$262,076	2	$131,038
2001	$255,831	1	$255,831
Total	$1,794,363	6	$299,061