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| | District Profile of New Jersey Voter Information :: District 3 (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Located in the southwestern portion of the state bordering the lower Delaware River and reaching to the Delaware Bay, the Third District is the states largest district in area, covering 788.55 square miles, but ranks lowest of all 40 districts in population density, with 265 people per square mile. |
 | | The 2003 legislative election in the district initially was expected to be one of the most closely-watched and most expensive races in the state, pitting incumbent Democratic Senator Stephen Sweeney in a rematch against his 2001 opponent whom he defeated by 1,735 votes, former Senator Raymond Zane. |
 | | In 1655, Swedish rule in New Jersey ended when the Dutch under Peter Stuyvesant seized control, ruling the area from Nieuw Amsterdam until 1664, when the British forced the Dutch to cede their claims. |
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