Parsippany On NJ's Redrawn District Map: How It Will Impact Elections

PARSIPPANY, NJ — The New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission adopted a new legislative map for the Garden State, which will be in place beginning with the 2023 elections. Barring any further legal challenges, Parsippany will remain in the 26th District, but the town's State House representation could look different.

Currently, State Senator Joseph Pennacchio and Assembly Members Christian Barranco and Jay Webber — all Republicans — represent the 26th District. But the new legislative map significantly changes the geographic lines in the 25th and 26th Districts.

The new map switches Barranco to the 25th District, while 25th District Assembly Member Brian Bergen — also a Republican — would flip to the 26th.

However, General Assembly terms only last two years. So by the time the redrawn map kicks in for the 2023 election, those assembly seats would be up for grabs.

The map will remain in effect until a new map gets adopted before the 2031 elections. Officials delayed its adoption by a year because of the pandemic.

See the new map here.

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