2017 New Jersey State Senate election

2017 New Jersey State Senate election
	November 7, 2017
	November 7, 2017
All 40 seats in the New Jersey Senate; 21 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain
Senate President before election; Steve Sweeney; Democratic	Elected Senate President ; Steve Sweeney; Democratic

The 2017 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 7, 2017, to elect Senators for all 40 legislative districts across New Jersey. These elections coincided with the election of Governor Phil Murphy. The winners of this election serve in the 218th New Jersey Legislature, with seats apportioned based on the 2010 United States Census. The Democratic Party grew its majority in the Senate, with incumbent Senate President Steve Sweeney re-elected to the top leadership post. Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. continued to lead his party as Minority Leader.

Results summary

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25	15
Democratic	Republican

Summary of the November 7, 2017, New Jersey State Senate election results
Parties		Seats				Popular vote
Parties		2013	2017	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic Party	24	25	1	62.50%	1,185,420	59.5%	+12.1%
	Republican Party	16	15	1	37.50%	802,418	40.3%	-11.8%
	Green Party	-	-	-	-	1,306	0.1%	-
	Libertarian Party	-	-	-	-	574	<0.1%	-0.1%
	Independent	-	-	-	-	2,545	0.1%	-0.4%
Totals		40	40	0	100.0%	1,992,263	100.0%	-
Source: Election Statistics – New Jersey Secretary of State (note: does not include blank, write-in and over/under votes)

Popular vote

Democratic			59.50%
Republican			40.28%
Green			0.07%
Libertarian			0.03%
Other			0.13%

Senate seats

Democratic			62.50%
Republican			37.50%

Incumbents not seeking re-election

Democratic

Raymond Lesniak, District 20 (running for Governor)[1]

Republican

In addition, four members who were elected in the last election in 2013 have since left office: Donald Norcross (D-5th, resigned),[4] Peter J. Barnes III (D-18th, resigned),[5] Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40th, resigned),[6] and Jim Whelan (D-2nd, died in office).[7]

References

Friedman, Matt (January 5, 2017). "Lesniak files paperwork to run for governor". PoliticoNew Jersey. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
Levinsky, David; Woods, Brian (January 31, 2017). "State Sen. Diane Allen announces she will retire at end of current term". Burlington County Times. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
Kurson, Ken (October 25, 2016). "Exclusive: Joe Kyrillos Declines to Seek Re-Election". Observer. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
"Norcross to be sworn in to Congress this week". AP. November 10, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
Loyer, Susan (April 25, 2016). "Barnes leaves NJ Senate for Superior Court judgeship". myCentralJersey.com. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
"New Jersey Legislative Digest" (PDF). 2017.
Jackson, Vincent; Huba, Nicholas (August 23, 2017). "Sen. Jim Whelan suffered heart attack at Atlantic City home". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved September 5, 2017.

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[LesniakGov-1] Friedman, Matt (January 5, 2017). "Lesniak files paperwork to run for governor". PoliticoNew Jersey. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

[AllenRetire-2] Levinsky, David; Woods, Brian (January 31, 2017). "State Sen. Diane Allen announces she will retire at end of current term". Burlington County Times. Retrieved April 9, 2017.

[KyrillosRetire-3] Kurson, Ken (October 25, 2016). "Exclusive: Joe Kyrillos Declines to Seek Re-Election". Observer. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

[4] "Norcross to be sworn in to Congress this week". AP. November 10, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

[5] Loyer, Susan (April 25, 2016). "Barnes leaves NJ Senate for Superior Court judgeship". myCentralJersey.com. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

[6] "New Jersey Legislative Digest" (PDF). 2017.

[WhelanDeath-7] Jackson, Vincent; Huba, Nicholas (August 23, 2017). "Sen. Jim Whelan suffered heart attack at Atlantic City home". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved September 5, 2017.