2017 New Jersey elections explained

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

See main article: 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election.

Election Name:2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Country:New Jersey
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2013
Next Election:2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Next Year:2021
Election Date:November 7, 2017
Turnout:38.5%[1] (1.1%)
Nominee1:Phil Murphy
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Running Mate1:Sheila Oliver
Popular Vote1:1,203,110
Percentage1:56.0%
Nominee2:Kim Guadagno
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Running Mate2:Carlos Rendo
Popular Vote2:899,583
Percentage2:41.9%
Governor
Before Election:Chris Christie
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Phil Murphy
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

Legislature

State Senate

See main article: 2017 New Jersey State Senate election.

Election Name:2017 New Jersey State Senate election
Country:New Jersey
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2013 New Jersey State Senate election
Previous Year:2013
Election Date:November 7, 2017
Next Election:2021 New Jersey State Senate election
Next Year:2021
Seats For Election:All 40 seats in the New Jersey Senate
Majority Seats:21
Leader1:Steve Sweeney
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leader Since1:January 12, 2010
Leaders Seat1:3rd district
Last Election1:24
Seats1:25
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:1,185,420
Percentage1:59.5%
Swing1: 12.1%
Leader2:Thomas Kean Jr.
Leader Since2:January 8, 2008
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:21st district
Last Election2:16
Seats2:15
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:802,418
Percentage2:40.3%
Swing2: 11.8%
Map Size:x300px
Senate President
Before Election:Steve Sweeney
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Steve Sweeney
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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

↓
2515
DemocraticRepublican
PartiesCandidatesSeatsPopular Vote
align=center 2013align=center 2017align=center +/-align=center Strengthalign=center Votealign=center %align=center Change
Democraticalign=right 40align=right 24align=right 25align=right 1align=right 63%align=right 1,177,295align=right 59.1%align=right 11.7%
Republicanalign=right 37align=right 16align=right 15align=right 1align=right 38%align=right 810,543align=right 40.7%align=right 11.4%
Greenalign=right 1align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0%align=right 1,306align=right 0.1%align=right N/A
Libertarianalign=right 1align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0%align=right 574align=right 0.03%align=right 0.02%
Independentalign=right 4align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0%align=right 2,545align=right 0.1%align=right 0.4%
align=center colspan="2" Totalalign=center 83align=center 40align=center 40align=center 0align=center 100.0%align=center 1,992,263align=center 100.0%align=center -

General Assembly

See main article: 2017 New Jersey General Assembly election.

Election Name:New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017
Country:New Jersey
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2015 New Jersey General Assembly election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2019 New Jersey General Assembly election
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly
Majority Seats:41
Election Date:November 7, 2017
Leader1:Vincent Prieto
(stepped down)
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leader Since1:January 14, 2014
Leaders Seat1:32nd (Secaucus)
Last Election1:52
Seats1:54
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:2,266,879
Percentage1:58.1%
Swing1: 4.8%
Leader2:Jon Bramnick
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leader Since2:January 17, 2012
Leaders Seat2:21st (Westfield)
Last Election2:28
Seats2:26
Seat Change2: 2
Popular Vote2:1,613,865
Percentage2:41.4%
Swing2: 4.5%
Map Size:400px
Speaker
Before Election:Vincent Prieto
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Craig Coughlin
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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

↓
5426
DemocraticRepublican
PartiesCandidatesSeatsPopular Vote
align=center 2015align=center 2017align=center +/-align=center Strengthalign=center Votealign=center %align=center Change
Democraticalign=right 80align=right 52align=right 54align=right 2align=right 68%align=right 2,266,879align=right 58.1%align=right 4.8%
Republicanalign=right 78align=right 28align=right 26align=right 2align=right 33%align=right 1,613,865align=right 41.4%align=right 4.5%
Greenalign=right 4align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0%align=right 4,828align=right 0.1%align=right 0.3%
Libertarianalign=right 4align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0%align=right 2,804align=right 0.1%align=right 0.0%
Solidarityalign=right 1align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0%align=right 821align=right 0.02%align=right N/A
Independentalign=right 14align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0%align=right 13,537align=right 0.3%align=right 0.0%
align=center colspan="2" Totalalign=center 181align=center 80align=center 80align=center 0align=center 100.0%align=center 3,902,734align=center 100.0%align=center -

Ballot measures

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

Polling

Question 1
Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin of errorYes No Undecided
Stockton UniversityOctober 18–24, 2017525 LV± 4.3%56%39%5%
Stockton UniversityOctober 4–12, 2017585 LV± 4.1%48%45%6%
Question 2
Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin of errorYes No Undecided
Stockton UniversityOctober 18–24, 2017525 LV± 4.3%87%9%4%
Stockton UniversityOctober 4–12, 2017585 LV± 4.1%79%13%8%

Results

Question 1[6]
ChoiceVotes%
Yes 970,33460.03
No 646,110 39.97
Total votes1,616,444100
Question 2[7]
ChoiceVotes%
Yes 1,093,44869.02
No 490,76330.98
Total votes1,584,211100

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Total Number of Registered Voters, Ballots Cast, Ballots Rejected, Percentage of Ballots Cast and the Total Number of Election Districts in New Jersey. Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 29, 2017. November 29, 2017. December 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033627/http://nj.gov/state/elections/2017-results/2017-summary-registered-voters-general-election.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Reitmeyer. John. ONE FOR THE BOOKS: $125M LIBRARY BOND ISSUE ON NOVEMBER BALLOT. NJ Spotlight. August 17, 2017. July 25, 2017.
  3. Web site: PUBLIC QUESTION NO. 1. Secretary of State of New Jersey. September 24, 2017.
  4. Web site: Gregory. Phil. N.J. voters to decide on disbursing environmental damage funds. newsworks. February 22, 2017. December 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223125157/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/99871-nj-voters-to-decide-on-disbursing-environmental-damage-funds. February 23, 2017. dead. mdy-all.
  5. Web site: PUBLIC QUESTION NO. 2. Secretary of State of New Jersey. September 24, 2017.
  6. Web site: Official List, Public Question Results For 11/07/2017--GENERAL ELECTION. Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 3, 2017. November 29, 2017.
  7. Web site: Official List, Public Question Results For 11/07/2017--GENERAL ELECTION. Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 3, 2017. November 29, 2017.

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