2017 New Jersey elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Jersey on November 7, 2017. Primary elections were held on June 6. All elected offices at the state level were on the ballot in this election cycle, including Governor and Lieutenant Governor for four-year terms, 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 gubernatorial and State Legislative elections, numerous county offices and Freeholders in addition to municipal offices 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[]

State Senate[]

2017 New Jersey State Senate election

← 2013 November 7, 2017 2021 →
All 40 seats in the New 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 (West Deptford) 21st (Westfield) Last election 24 seats, 47.4% 16 seats, 52.1% Seats won 25 15 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,177,295 810,543 Percentage 59.1% 40.7% Swing 11.7% 11.4%
President before election Stephen M. Sweeney Democratic Elected President Stephen M. Sweeney Democratic

All 40 seats of the New Jersey Senate were up for election. Prior to the elections, Democrats held a 24–16 majority in the upper house. Democrats picked up an open seat in District 7 and defeated a Republican incumbent in District 11, while Republicans defeated an appointed Democratic incumbent in District 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[]

New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017

← 2015 November 7, 2017 2019 →
All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Vincent Prieto Jon Bramnick Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 14, 2014 January 17, 2012 Leader's seat 32nd (Secaucus) 21st (Westfield) Last election 52 seats, 53.3% 28 seats, 45.9% 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%
Speaker before election Vincent Prieto Democratic Elected Speaker Craig Coughlin Democratic

All 80 seats of the New Jersey General Assembly were 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 in District 2 and District 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.^[1][2]
• Public Question Number 2, a constitutional amendment that would require money collected from environmental contamination lawsuits to be used for cleanup and restoration efforts.^[3][4]

Polling[]

Question 1

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Yes Y	No N	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 of error	Yes Y	No N	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^[5]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes Y	970,334	60.03
No N	646,110	39.97
Total votes	1,616,444	100

Question 2^[6]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes Y	1,093,448	69.02
No N	490,763	30.98
Total votes	1,584,211	100

References[]