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Ageneral election was held in the U.S. stateofNew Jersey on November 7, 2023. Primary elections were held on June 6. All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly for two-year terms, and all 40 seats in the State Senate for four-year terms. In addition to the State Legislative elections, numerous county offices and County Commissioners in addition to municipal offices were up for election. There were no statewide ballot questions this year though some counties and municipalities may have had a local question asked. Non-partisan local elections, some school board elections, and some fire district elections also happened throughout the year.

State legislature[edit]

State Senate[edit]

2023 New Jersey State Senate election

← 2021 November 7, 2023 2027 →

All 40 seats in the New Jersey Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Nicholas Scutari Anthony M. Bucco
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 11, 2022 July 1, 2023[1]
Leader's seat 22nd (Linden) 25th (Boonton Twp.)
Last election 24 seats 16 seats
Seats before 25 15
Seats won 25 15
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 922,977 772,680
Percentage 54.2% 45.4%
Swing Increase 2.3 pp Decrease 2.6 pp


     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain


Senate President before election

Nicholas Scutari
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Nicholas Scutari
Democratic

The 2023 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 7, 2023. New Jersey voters elected state senators in all of the state's legislative districts for a four-year term to the New Jersey Senate.[2] This was the first election after redistricting following the 2020 United States census. The winners of these elections will be sworn in on January 9, 2024.

The New Jersey Democratic Party flipped one seat, the third district. The New Jersey Republican Party picked up the twelfth district from an elected Republican who had switched to the Democratic Party.

General Assembly[edit]

2023 New Jersey General Assembly election

← 2021 November 7, 2023 2025 →

All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
Registered6,459,097
Turnout27% Decrease13pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Craig Coughlin John DiMaio
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 9, 2018 January 11, 2022
Leader's seat 19th (Woodbridge) 23rd (Hackettstown)
Last election 46 seats 34 seats
Seats before 46 34
Seats won 52 28
Seat change Increase6 Decrease6
Popular vote 1,804,115 1,575,074
Percentage 53.2% 46.4%
Swing Increase 1.6 pp Decrease 1.8 pp

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold


Speaker before election

Craig Coughlin
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Craig Coughlin
Democratic

The 2023 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 7, 2023. New Jersey voters elected two Assembly members in all of the state's legislative districts for a two-year term to the New Jersey General Assembly.[3] This was the first election after the 2020 census. Democrats expanded their majority in the chamber by picking up both seats in the 3rd and 11th districts, and one each in the 8th and 30th..

References[edit]

  1. ^ Johnson, Brent (July 4, 2023). "Republicans in the N.J. Senate just got a new leader in big election year". NJ.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  • ^ "New Jersey Secretary of State". state.nj.us.
  • ^ "New Jersey Secretary of State". state.nj.us.

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