| Type: | legislative |
| Seat Change2: | 21 |
| Color2: | 0000FF |
| Leader2: | Joe Doria |
| Leaders Seat2: | 31st |
| Seats Before2: | 43 |
| Seats2: | 22 |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Joe Doria |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | Chuck Haytaian |
| Party2: | Democratic |
| Seat Change1: | 21 |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1991 |
| Election Name: | 1991 New Jersey General Assembly election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1989 New Jersey General Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 1989 |
| Next Election: | 1993 New Jersey General Assembly election |
| Seats For Election: | All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly |
| Seats1: | 58 |
| Majority Seats: | 41 |
| Party1: | Republican |
| Color1: | FF0000 |
| Leader1: | Chuck Haytaian |
| Leaders Seat1: | 24th |
| Last Election1: | 36 |
| Seats Before1: | 37 |
| Last Election2: | 44 |
The 1991 New Jersey General Assembly election was held on November 5, 1991.
The elections took place midway through Jim Florio's term as Governor of New Jersey. As in the State Senate elections, the Republican Party won a historic landslide, gaining 21 seats to win control of both chambers of the state legislature. As of, the Republican Assembly majority of 58 seats is the largest for either party since 1973.
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As required, the New Jersey legislature redistricted its state legislative districts in advance of the 1991 election. Redistricting was on balance considered to have favored Republicans.[1]
A centerpiece of the Florio administration's legislative agenda was the passage of a $2.8 billion tax increase. Republicans centered their 1991 campaign on opposition to the increase, as did even some incumbent Democrats, such as Senator Paul Contillo.
According to the Florio administration, the tax increase was designed to aid blue-collar workers, who were "also the people most upset by enactment of the taxes."
Another major legislative achievement of the Florio administration was a strict gun control measure. The bill's passage led the National Rifle Association of America to spend nearly $250,000 in the 1991 elections targeting candidates in both parties who had voted in favor of the bill and supporting those who pledged to repeal it.[2]
Additionally, several Democrats resigned their seats late in the 1991 campaign to join the Florio administration, including Joseph D. Patero, Edward H. Salmon, Frank M. Pelly.
Voters in each legislative district elect two members to the New Jersey General Assembly.
See also: 1st Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 2nd Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 3rd Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 4th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 5th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 6th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 7th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 8th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 9th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 10th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 11th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 12th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 13th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 14th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 15th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 16th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 17th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 18th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 19th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 20th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 21st Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 22nd Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 23rd Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 24th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 25th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 26th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 27th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 28th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 29th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 30th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 31st Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 32nd Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 33rd Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 34th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 35th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 36th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 37th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 38th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 39th Legislative District (New Jersey).
See also: 40th Legislative District (New Jersey).