2017 New Jersey elections

Ageneral electionwas held in theU.S. stateofNew Jerseyon November 7, 2017.Primary electionswere held on June 6. All elected offices at the state level were on the ballot in this election cycle, includingGovernorandLieutenant Governorfor four-year terms, all 80 seats in theNew Jersey General Assemblyfor two-year terms, and all 40 seats in theState Senatefor four-year terms. In addition to the gubernatorial and State Legislative elections, numerouscountyoffices andFreeholdersin addition tomunicipaloffices were up for election. There were two statewide ballot questions and some counties and municipalities also had a local ballot question. Non-partisan local elections, some school board elections, and some fire district elections were also held throughout the year.

Governor

Main article:2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election

2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election

November 7, 2017
Turnout	38.5%(1.1%)
Nominee Phil Murphy Kim Guadagno Party Democratic Republican Running mate Sheila Oliver Carlos Rendo Popular vote 1,203,110 899,583 Percentage 56.0% 41.9%
Murphy:40–50%50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%>90% Guadagno:40–50%50–60%60–70%70–80%>90%
Governorbefore election Chris Christie Republican ElectedGovernor Phil Murphy Democratic

Legislature

State Senate

Main article:2017 New Jersey State Senate election

2017 New Jersey State Senate election

November 7, 2017
All 40 seats in theNew Jersey Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Leader Steve Sweeney Thomas Kean Jr. Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 12, 2010 January 8, 2008 Leader's seat 3rd district 21st district Last election 24 16 Seats won 25 15 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,185,420 802,418 Percentage 59.5% 40.3% Swing 12.1% 11.8%
Results by district Democratic holdDemocratic gain Republican holdRepublican gain
Senate Presidentbefore election Steve Sweeney Democratic ElectedSenate President Steve Sweeney Democratic

All 40 seats of theNew Jersey Senatewere up for election. Prior to the elections, Democrats held a 24–16 majority in the upper house. Democrats picked up an open seat inDistrict 7and defeated a Republican incumbent inDistrict 11,while Republicans defeated an appointed Democratic incumbent inDistrict 2.Overall, this resulted in Democrats having a net gain of one seat, increasing their majority to 25–15.

Overall results

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25	15
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Candidates	Seats				Popular Vote
			2013	2017	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	40	24	25	1	63%	1,177,295	59.1%	11.7%
	Republican	37	16	15	1	38%	810,543	40.7%	11.4%
	Green	1	0	0		0%	1,306	0.1%	N/A
	Libertarian	1	0	0		0%	574	0.03%	0.02%
	Independent	4	0	0		0%	2,545	0.1%	0.4%
Total		83	40	40	0	100.0%	1,992,263	100.0%	-

General Assembly

Main article:2017 New Jersey General Assembly election

New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017

November 7, 2017
All 80 seats in theNew Jersey General Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Leader Vincent Prieto (stepped down) Jon Bramnick Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 14, 2014 January 17, 2012 Leader's seat 32nd(Secaucus) 21st(Westfield) Last election 52 28 Seats won 54 26 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 2,266,879 1,613,865 Percentage 58.1% 41.4% Swing 4.8% 4.5%
Results: Democratic holdDemocratic gain Republican hold
Speaker before election Vincent Prieto Democratic Elected Speaker Craig Coughlin Democratic

All 80 seats of theNew Jersey General Assemblywere up for election. Prior to the elections, Democrats held a 52–28 majority in the lower house. Overall, the Democrats increased their majority by 2 to a supermajority at 54–26, thanks to holding all their seats as well as picking up open seats inDistrict 2andDistrict 16.

Overall results

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54	26
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Candidates	Seats				Popular Vote
			2015	2017	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	80	52	54	2	68%	2,266,879	58.1%	4.8%
	Republican	78	28	26	2	33%	1,613,865	41.4%	4.5%
	Green	4	0	0		0%	4,828	0.1%	0.3%
	Libertarian	4	0	0		0%	2,804	0.1%	0.0%
	Solidarity	1	0	0		0%	821	0.02%	N/A
	Independent	14	0	0		0%	13,537	0.3%	0.0%
Total		181	80	80	0	100.0%	3,902,734	100.0%	-

Ballot measures

Two statewide questions were on the ballot. Both were approved by voters:

• Public Question Number 1, a bond measure that would borrow $125 million to fund capital projects for public libraries.
• Public Question Number 2, a constitutional amendment that would require money collected from environmental contamination lawsuits to be used for cleanup and restoration efforts.

Polling

Question 1

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin oferror	YesY	NoN	Undecided
Stockton University	October 18–24, 2017	525 LV	± 4.3%	56%	39%	5%
Stockton University	October 4–12, 2017	585 LV	± 4.1%	48%	45%	6%

Question 2

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin oferror	YesY	NoN	Undecided
Stockton University	October 18–24, 2017	525 LV	± 4.3%	87%	9%	4%
Stockton University	October 4–12, 2017	585 LV	± 4.1%	79%	13%	8%

Results

Question 1

Choice	Votes	%
YesY	970,334	60.03
NoN	646,110	39.97
Total votes	1,616,444	100

Question 2

Choice	Votes	%
YesY	1,093,448	69.02
NoN	490,763	30.98
Total votes	1,584,211	100