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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]:
*[[List of governors of New Jersey|Governor]]
*[[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey|Lieutenant Governor]]
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
*[[New Jersey Senate|State Senate]]
*[[New Jersey General Assembly|State General Assembly]]
*[[List of United States senators from New Jersey|State delegation to the U.S. Senate]]
*[[List of United States representatives from New Jersey|State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives]]
For years in which a [[United States presidential election|presidential election]] was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
==1776–2009==
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!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Year!!Executive office!! colspan=2 |[[New Jersey Legislature|State Legislature]]!!colspan=3|[[United States congressional delegations from New Jersey|United States Congress]]!!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |[[United States presidential election|Electoral votes]]
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! class=unsortable |[[List of governors of New Jersey|Governor]]!! class=unsortable |[[New Jersey Senate|Senate]]!! class=unsortable |[[New Jersey General Assembly|Assembly]]!! class=unsortable |[[List of United States senators from New Jersey|Senator (Class I)]]!! class=unsortable |[[List of United States senators from New Jersey|Senator (Class II)]]!! class=unsortable |[[List of United States representatives from New Jersey|House]]
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!1776
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Federalist}} |[[William Livingston]] <small>(F)</small>
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| colspan=4 rowspan=3 |''began in 1789''
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!...
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!1788
|- style="height:2em"
!1789
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}}|[[Jonathan Elmer]] <small>(PA)</small>
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}}|[[William Paterson (judge)|William Paterson]] <small>(PA)</small>
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}}|4PA
|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Independent}}|[[George Washington]] <small>(I)</small> {{Aye}}
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!rowspan=2|1790
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[Elisha Lawrence]] <small>(F)</small>{{efn|name=acting|Acting.}}
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|- style="height:2em"
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[William Paterson (judge)|William Paterson]] <small>(F)</small>
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!1791
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}}|[[John Rutherfurd]] <small>(PA)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}}|[[Philemon Dickinson]] <small>(PA)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}}|3PA, 1I
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!1792
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|DR majority
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=2|1793
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[Thomas Henderson (New Jersey politician)|Thomas Henderson]] <small>(F)</small>{{efn|name=acting}}
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|DR majority
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}}|[[Frederick Frelinghuysen (general)|Frederick Frelinghuysen]] <small>(PA)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}}|5PA
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|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[Richard Howell]] <small>(F)</small>
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!1794
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|DR majority
|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}}|4PA, 1I{{efn|[[Abraham Clark]], a member of the Pro-Administration Party, died September 15, 1794, and [[Aaron Kitchell]] was elected to fill his vacancy.}}
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!1795
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|DR majority
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[John Rutherfurd]] <small>(F)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[Frederick Frelinghuysen (general)|Frederick Frelinghuysen]] <small>(F)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|4F, 1I
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!1796
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|DR majority
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[John Adams]]/<br/>[[Thomas Pinckney]] <small>(F)</small> {{Aye}}
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!1797
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|DR majority
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[Franklin Davenport]] <small>(F)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[Richard Stockton (U.S. senator)|Richard Stockton]] <small>(F)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|5F
|- style="height:2em"
!1798
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|DR majority
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|DR majority
|- style="height:2em"
!1799
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[James Schureman]] <small>(F)</small>
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[Jonathan Dayton]] <small>(F)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|3DR, 2F
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!1800
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|F majority
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[John Adams]]/<br/>[[Charles Cotesworth Pinckney]] <small>(F)</small> {{Nay}}
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!1801
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[Joseph Bloomfield]] <small>(DR)</small>
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|9F, 4DR
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|28F, 11DR
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[Aaron Ogden]] <small>(F)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|5DR
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!1802
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[John Lambert (politician)|John Lambert]] <small>(DR)</small>{{efn|name=acting}}
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|7F, 6DR
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|24DR, 16F
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!1803
|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[Joseph Bloomfield]] <small>(DR)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|8DR, 5F
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|20F, 19DR, 1?{{efn|A Federalist, [[William Coxe Jr.]], was elected Speaker, and the Federalists organized the chamber.}}
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[John Condit]] <small>(DR)</small>
|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|6DR
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!1804
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|8DR, 5F
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|25DR, 14F, 1?
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[Thomas Jefferson]]/<br/>[[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]] <small>(DR)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1805
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|9DR, 4F
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|28DR, 12F
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[Aaron Kitchell]] <small>(DR)</small>
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!1806
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|8DR, 5F
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|25DR, 14F, 1[[Tertium quids|OR]]
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!1807
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|7F, 6DR
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|21DR, 19F
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!1808
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|9DR, 4F
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|25DR, 15F
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[James Madison]]/<br/>[[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]] <small>(DR)</small> {{Aye}}
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!1809
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|7DR, 6F
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|23DR, 17F
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[John Lambert (politician)|John Lambert]] <small>(DR)</small>
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[John Condit]] <small>(DR)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1810
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|8DR, 5F
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|24DR, 16F
|- style="height:2em"
!1811
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|26DR, 14F
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!1812
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[Aaron Ogden]] <small>(F)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|9DR, 4F
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|30DR, 10F
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[DeWitt Clinton]]/<br/>[[Jared Ingersoll]] <small>(F)</small> {{Nay}}
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!1813
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[William Sanford Pennington]] <small>(DR)</small>
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|7F, 6DR
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|23F, 17DR
|{{Party shading/Federalist}}|4F, 2DR
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!1814
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|7DR, 6F
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|23DR, 17F
|{{Party shading/Tie}}|3DR, 3F{{efn|[[Jacob Hufty]], a Federalist, died on May 20, 1814, and was replaced by [[Thomas Bines]], a Democratic-Republican, on November 2, 1814.}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1815
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[Mahlon Dickerson]] <small>(DR)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|22DR, 18F
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[James J. Wilson]] <small>(DR)</small>
|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|6DR
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!1816
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|27DR, 15F
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[James Monroe]]/<br/>[[Daniel D. Tompkins]] <small>(DR)</small> {{Aye}}
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!1817
|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Isaac Halstead Williamson]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|8DR, 5F
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|23DR, 18F
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[Mahlon Dickerson]] <small>(DR)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1818
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|26DR, 16F
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!1819
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|27DR, 16F
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[Samuel L. Southard]] <small>(DR)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1820
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|9DR, 4F
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|31DR, 12F
|- style="height:2em"
!1821
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|36DR, 7F
|- style="height:2em"
!1822
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|30DR, 13F
|- style="height:2em"
!1823
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|31DR, 12F
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[Joseph McIlvaine]] <small>(DR)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1824
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|8DR, 5F
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|29DR, 14F
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}|[[Andrew Jackson]]/<br/>[[John C. Calhoun]] <small>(DR)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1825
|{{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|J majority
|{{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|J majority
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/National Republican}}|[[Joseph McIlvaine]] <small>(NR)</small>
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|[[Mahlon Dickerson]] <small>(J)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|3J, 2NR, 1I
|- style="height:2em"
!1826
|{{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|J majority
|{{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|J majority
|- style="height:2em"
!1827
|{{Party shading/National Republican}}|NR majority
|{{Party shading/National Republican}}|NR majority
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/National Republican}}|[[Ephraim Bateman]] <small>(NR)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/National Republican}}|3NR, 2I, 1J
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!1828
|{{Party shading/National Republican}}|NR majority
|{{Party shading/National Republican}}|NR majority
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/National Republican}}|[[John Quincy Adams]]/<br/>[[Richard Rush]] <small>(NR)</small> {{Nay}}
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!1829
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Peter Dumont Vroom]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/National Republican}}|9NR, 5J
|{{Party shading/National Republican}}|25NR, 18J
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|[[Mahlon Dickerson]] <small>(J)</small>
|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/National Republican}}|[[Theodore Frelinghuysen]] <small>(NR)</small>
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/National Republican}}|6NR
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!1830
|{{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|8J, 6NR
|{{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|28J, 15NR
|- style="height:2em"
!1831
|{{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|10J, 4NR
|{{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|37J, 13NR
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!1832
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|[[Samuel L. Southard]] <small>(W)</small>
|{{Party shading/National Republican}}|7NR, 7J{{efn|A Whig, [[Elias P. Seeley]], was elected as Vice President of the Legislative Council.}}
|{{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|26J, 24NR
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Andrew Jackson]]/<br/>[[Martin Van Buren]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=2|1833
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|[[Elias P. Seeley]] <small>(W)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/National Republican}}|8NR, 6J
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/National Republican}}|33NR, 17J
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/National Republican}}|[[Samuel L. Southard]] <small>(NR)</small>
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|6J
|- style="height:2em"
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Peter Dumont Vroom]] <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1834
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|13D, 1NR
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|41D, 9NR
|- style="height:2em"
!1835
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|8D, 6W
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|28D, 21W, 1?
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|[[Garret D. Wall]] <small>(J)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}}|5J, 1W
|- style="height:2em"
!1836
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Philemon Dickerson]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|9D, 5W
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|34D, 16W
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[William Henry Harrison]]/<br/>[[Francis Granger]] <small>(W)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1837
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[William Pennington]] <small>(W)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|7D, 7W{{efn|A Democrat, Jeptha B. Munn, was elected as Vice President of the Legislative Council with the absence of a Whig member of the Council.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Niles |editor1-first=Hezekiah |title=Niles' Weekly Register |date=1837 |page=129 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8bIRAAAAYAAJ |language=en}}</ref>}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|31D, 19W
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[Samuel L. Southard]] <small>(W)</small>
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Garret D. Wall]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whig}}|6W
|- style="height:2em"
!1838
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|10W, 6D
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|35W, 18D
|- style="height:2em"
!1839
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whig}}|10W, 7D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whig}}|33W, 20D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|5D, 1W
|- style="height:2em"
!1840
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[William Henry Harrison]]/<br/>[[John Tyler]] <small>(W)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1841
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|13W, 5D
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|41W, 12D
|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[William L. Dayton]] <small>(W)</small>
|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[Jacob W. Miller]] <small>(W)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whig}}|6W
|- style="height:2em"
!1842
|{{Party shading/Tie}}|9D, 9W{{efn|A Democrat, John Cassedy, was elected as Vice President of the Legislative Council.}}
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|34W, 24D
|- style="height:2em"
!1843
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Daniel Haines]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|10W, 8D
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|32W, 26D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|4D, 1W
|- style="height:2em"
!1844
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|12D, 6W
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|35D, 23W
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[Henry Clay]]/<br/>[[Theodore Frelinghuysen]] <small>(W)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1845
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[Charles C. Stratton]] <small>(W)</small>
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|13W, 6D
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|40W, 18D
|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Whig}}|4W, 1D
|- style="height:2em"
!1846
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Whig}}|12W, 7D
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|30W, 27D, 1A
|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Whig}}|3W, 2D
|- style="height:2em"
!1847
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|40W, 18D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Whig}}|4W, 1D
|- style="height:2em"
!1848
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Daniel Haines]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|38W, 20D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[Zachary Taylor]]/<br/>[[Millard Fillmore]] <small>(W)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1849
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|39W, 19D
|- style="height:2em"
!1850
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|10W, 9D
|{{Party shading/Whig}}|33W, 25D
|- style="height:2em"
!1851
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[George Franklin Fort|George F. Fort]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Tie}}|10D, 10W{{efn|A Democrat, Silas D. Canfield, was elected as President of the Senate.}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|30D, 28W
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Robert F. Stockton]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|4D, 1W
|- style="height:2em"
!1852
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|13D, 7W
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|45D, 15W
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Franklin Pierce]]/<br/>[[William R. King]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1853
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|39D, 21W
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[John Renshaw Thomson]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[William Wright (New Jersey politician)|William Wright]] <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1854
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Rodman M. Price]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|40D, 20W
|- style="height:2em"
!1855
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|10D, 9W, 1KN{{efn|A Democrat, [[William Cowper Alexander]], was elected to be Senate President.}}
|{{Party shading/Coalition}}|29D, 25W, 6KN{{efn|A coalition of Whigs and Know-Nothings elected a Whig, William Parry, as Speaker, and organized the chamber.}}
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Opposition}}|4O, 1D
|- style="height:2em"
!1856
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 5W, 4KN
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|31D, 15KN, 14W
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[James Buchanan]]/<br/>[[John C. Breckinridge]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1857
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[William A. Newell]] <small>(R)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 6O, 3KN
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|38D, 22R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|3D, 2R
|- style="height:2em"
!1858
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|15D, 6O
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|35D, 25R
|- style="height:2em"
!1859
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|13D, 8O
|{{Party shading/Opposition}}|36O, 24D
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[John C. Ten Eyck]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|3R, 2D
|- style="height:2em"
!1860
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Charles Smith Olden]] <small>(R)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|12D, 8R, 1KN
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|30D, 28R, 2KN{{efn|A Democrat, [[Austin H. Patterson]], was elected Speaker.}}
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|4 – [[Abraham Lincoln]]/<br/>[[Hannibal Hamlin]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}<br>3 – [[Stephen A. Douglas]]/<br/>[[Herschel V. Johnson]] <small>(D)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1861
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 10D
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|32D, 28R
|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Richard Stockton Field]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|3D, 2R
|- style="height:2em"
!1862
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|10D, 10R, 1I{{efn|A War Democrat, [[Joseph T. Crowell]], was elected President of the Senate with Republican support.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gillette |first1=William |title=Jersey blue : Civil War politics in New Jersey, 1854-1865 |date=1995 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |location=New Brunswick, N.J. |isbn=9780813526942 |page=180 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7i70YYRzeKIC&pg=PA180}}</ref>}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|36D, 24R
|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[James Walter Wall]] <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1863
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Joel Parker (politician)|Joel Parker]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|13D, 8R
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|45D, 15R
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[William Wright (New Jersey politician)|William Wright]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|4D, 1R
|- style="height:2em"
!1864
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|14D, 7R
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|40D, 20R
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[George B. McClellan]]/<br/>[[George H. Pendleton]] <small>(D)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1865
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|13D, 8R
|{{Party shading/Tie}}|30D, 30R{{efn|After some days of discussion, a Democrat, [[Joseph T. Crowell]], was elected Speaker.<ref>{{cite book |title=Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey |date=1910 |publisher=J.A. Fitzgerald |page=412 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nC9SAAAAYAAJ |language=en}}</ref>}}
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[John P. Stockton]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|3D, 2R
|- style="height:2em"
!1866
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Marcus Lawrence Ward]] <small>(R)</small>
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 10D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|36R, 24D
|- style="height:2em"
!1867
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 8D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|33R, 27D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Frederick T. Frelinghuysen]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Alexander G. Cattell]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|3R, 2D
|- style="height:2em"
!1868
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 10R
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|46D, 14R
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Horatio Seymour]]/<br/>[[Francis Preston Blair Jr.]] <small>(D)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1869
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Theodore F. Randolph]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|12D, 9R
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|32D, 28R
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[John P. Stockton]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|3D, 2R
|- style="height:2em"
!1870
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|13D, 8R
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|34D, 26R
|- style="height:2em"
!1871
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 9D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|34R, 26D
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Frederick T. Frelinghuysen]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|3R, 2D
|- style="height:2em"
!1872
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Joel Parker (politician)|Joel Parker]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|36R, 24D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Ulysses S. Grant]]/<br/>[[Henry Wilson]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1873
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|14R, 7D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|44R, 16D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|6R, 1D
|- style="height:2em"
!1874
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|32R, 28D
|- style="height:2em"
!1875
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Joseph D. Bedle]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 8D
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|41D, 19R
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Theodore F. Randolph]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|5D, 2R
|- style="height:2em"
!1876
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 9D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|37R, 23D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Samuel J. Tilden]]/<br/>[[Thomas A. Hendricks]] <small>(D)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1877
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 10R
|{{Party shading/Tie}}|30D, 30R{{efn|After several days of ballots, a Democrat, Rudolph Rabe, was elected Speaker of the Assembly.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mowbray |first1=Jay Henry |title=Representative Men of New York: A Record of Their Achievements |date=1898 |publisher=New York Press |page=146 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sZU-AAAAYAAJ |language=en}}</ref>}}
|rowspan=18 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[John R. McPherson]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|4D, 3R
|- style="height:2em"
!1878
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[George B. McClellan]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|12D, 9R
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|33D, 27R
|- style="height:2em"
!1879
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 9D, 1I
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|33R, 27D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|4R, 3D
|- style="height:2em"
!1880
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 9D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|35R, 25D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Winfield Scott Hancock]]/<br/>[[William Hayden English]] <small>(D)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1881
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[George C. Ludlow]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|15R, 5D, 1I
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|34R, 26D
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[William J. Sewell]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|4R, 3D
|- style="height:2em"
!1882
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 9D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35D, 25R
|- style="height:2em"
!1883
|- style="height:2em"
!1884
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Leon Abbett]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|34D, 26R
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Grover Cleveland]]/<br/>[[Thomas A. Hendricks]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1885
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 10D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|34R, 26D
|- style="height:2em"
!1886
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 8D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|31R, 29D
|- style="height:2em"
!1887
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Robert S. Green]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 9D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|32R, 28D
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Rufus Blodgett]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|5R, 2D
|- style="height:2em"
!1888
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|37R, 23D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Grover Cleveland]]/<br/>[[Allen G. Thurman]] <small>(D)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1889
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 10R
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|32D, 28R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|4R, 3D
|- style="height:2em"
!1890
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Leon Abbett]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 10D
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|37D, 23R
|- style="height:2em"
!1891
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|14D, 7R
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|40D, 20R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|5D, 2R
|- style="height:2em"
!1892
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|16D, 5R
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|42D, 18R
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Grover Cleveland]]/<br/>[[Adlai Stevenson I]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1893
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[George Theodore Werts]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|39D, 21R
|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[James Smith Jr.]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|6D, 2R
|- style="height:2em"
!1894
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 10D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|39R, 21D
|- style="height:2em"
!1895
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|16R, 5D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|54R, 6D
|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[William J. Sewell]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R
|- style="height:2em"
!1896
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[John W. Griggs]] <small>(R)</small>{{efn|Resigned in order to become [[United States Attorney General]].}}
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|18R, 3D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|53R, 7D
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[William McKinley]]/<br/>[[Garret Hobart]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1897
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|56R, 4D
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=2|1898
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Foster McGowan Voorhees]] <small>(R)</small>{{efn|name=acting}}
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|14R, 7D
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|37R, 23D
|- style="height:2em"
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[David Ogden Watkins]] <small>(R)</small>{{efn|name=acting}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1899
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Foster McGowan Voorhees]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[John Kean (New Jersey politician)|John Kean]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|6R, 2D
|- style="height:2em"
!1900
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|43R, 17D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[William McKinley]]/<br/>[[Theodore Roosevelt]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1901
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 4D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|38R, 22D
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[John F. Dryden]] <small>(R)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1902
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Franklin Murphy (governor)|Franklin Murphy]] <small>(R)</small>
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|46R, 14D
|- style="height:2em"
!1903
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|14R, 7D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|38R, 22D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|7R, 3D
|- style="height:2em"
!1904
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Theodore Roosevelt]]/<br/>[[Charles W. Fairbanks]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1905
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Edward C. Stokes]] <small>(R)</small>
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|46R, 14D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 1D
|- style="height:2em"
!1906
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 4D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|57R, 3D
|- style="height:2em"
!1907
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|15R, 6D
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|31D, 29R
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Frank O. Briggs]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|6R, 4D
|- style="height:2em"
!1908
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[John Franklin Fort]] <small>(R)</small>
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|14R, 7D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|40R, 20D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[William Howard Taft]]/<br/>[[James S. Sherman]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1909
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 8D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|45R, 15D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|7R, 3D
|- style="height:2em"
!1910
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|15R, 6D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|41R, 19D
|- style="height:2em"
!1911
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Woodrow Wilson]] <small>(D)</small>{{efn|Resigned in order to become [[President of the United States]].}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 9D
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|42D, 18R
|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[James E. Martine]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7D, 3R
|- style="height:2em"
!1912
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 10D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|37R, 23D
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Woodrow Wilson]]/<br/>[[Thomas R. Marshall]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=2|1913
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[James Fairman Fielder]] <small>(D)</small>{{efn|name=acting}}
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12D, 9R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|52D, 8R
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[William Hughes (senator)|William Hughes]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 1R
|- style="height:2em"
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Leon Rutherford Taylor]] <small>(D)</small>{{efn|name=acting}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1914
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[James Fairman Fielder]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 10R
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|37D, 23R
|- style="height:2em"
!1915
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 10D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|38R, 22D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 4D
|- style="height:2em"
!1916
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 8D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|40R, 20D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Charles Evans Hughes]]/<br/>[[Charles W. Fairbanks]] <small>(R)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1917
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Walter E. Edge]]{{efn|name=ressenate|Resigned in order to become a [[United States Senate|United States senator]].}}
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|15R, 6D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|44R, 16D
|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr.]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[David Baird Sr.]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 3D
|- style="height:2em"
!1918
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|46R, 17D
|- style="height:2em"
!1919
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[William Nelson Runyon]] <small>(R)</small>{{efn|name=acting}}
|{{Party shading/Tie}}|30R, 30D{{efn|With the split chamber between the parties, a Republican, [[Arthur N. Pierson]], was selected as Speaker after his name was drawn from a hat.<ref>{{cite news |title=ARTHUR PIERSON, EX-LEGISLATOR, 89; Former Jersey State Senator and Assemblyman Dies-- an Expert on Finance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/09/archives/arthur-pierson-exlegislator-89-former-jersey-state-senator-and.html |work=The New York Times |date=1957-03-09}}</ref>}}
|rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Walter E. Edge]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 4D
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=2|1920
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Clarence E. Case]] <small>(R)</small>{{efn|name=acting}}
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|33R, 27D
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Warren G. Harding]]/<br/>[[Calvin Coolidge]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Edward I. Edwards]] <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1921
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|59R, 1D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 1D
|- style="height:2em"
!1922
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|16R, 5D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|45R, 15D
|- style="height:2em"
!1923
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[George Sebastian Silzer]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 4D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|44R, 16D
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Edward I. Edwards]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tie}}|6R, 6D
|- style="height:2em"
!1924
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|42R, 18D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Calvin Coolidge]]/<br/>[[Charles G. Dawes]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1925
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|18R, 3D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|47R, 13D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|10R, 2D
|- style="height:2em"
!1926
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[A. Harry Moore]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|46R, 14D
|- style="height:2em"
!1927
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 4D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|47R, 13D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 3D
|- style="height:2em"
!1928
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|18R, 3D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|46R, 14D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Herbert Hoover]]/<br/>[[Charles Curtis]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1929
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Morgan Foster Larson]] <small>(R)</small>
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|48R, 12D
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Hamilton F. Kean]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[David Baird Jr.]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|10R, 2D
|- style="height:2em"
!1930
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 4D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|46R, 14D
|- style="height:2em"
!1931
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Dwight Morrow]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 4D
|- style="height:2em"
!1932
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[A. Harry Moore]] <small>(D)</small>{{efn|name=ressenate}}
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|15R, 6D
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|34D, 26R
|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]/<br/>[[John Nance Garner]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1933
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|38R, 22D
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[W. Warren Barbour]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|10R, 4D
|- style="height:2em"
!1934
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|33R, 27D
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=3|1935
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Clifford Ross Powell]] <small>(R)</small>{{efn|name=acting}}
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|34R, 26D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[A. Harry Moore]] <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Horace Griggs Prall]] <small>(R)</small>{{efn|name=acting}}
|- style="height:2em"
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Harold G. Hoffman]] <small>(R)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1936
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 8D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|42R, 18D
|- style="height:2em"
!1937
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 10D
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|39D, 21R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[John Milton (New Jersey politician)|John Milton]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[William H. Smathers]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tie}}|7R, 7D
|- style="height:2em"
!1938
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[A. Harry Moore]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 8D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|41R, 19D
|- style="height:2em"
!1939
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|15R, 6D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|45R, 15D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[W. Warren Barbour]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 3D
|- style="height:2em"
!1940
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]/<br/>[[Henry A. Wallace]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1941
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Charles Edison]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 4D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|44R, 16D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|10R, 4D
|- style="height:2em"
!1942
|- style="height:2em"
!1943
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|18R, 3D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Arthur Walsh (U.S. senator)|Arthur Walsh]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Albert W. Hawkes]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 3D
|- style="height:2em"
!1944
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Walter E. Edge]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]/<br/>[[Harry S. Truman]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1945
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 4D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|42R, 18D
|rowspan=14 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[H. Alexander Smith]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 2D
|- style="height:2em"
!1946
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|41R, 19D
|- style="height:2em"
!1947
|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Alfred E. Driscoll]] <small>(R)</small>
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|15R, 6D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|48R, 12D
|- style="height:2em"
!1948
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 4D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|45R, 15D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Thomas E. Dewey]]/<br/>[[Earl Warren]] <small>(R)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1949
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|15R, 6D
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|44R, 16D
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Robert C. Hendrickson]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 5D
|- style="height:2em"
!1950
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|14R, 7D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|38R, 22D
|- style="height:2em"
!1951
|- style="height:2em"
!1952
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|16R, 5D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|43R, 17D
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]/<br/>[[Richard Nixon]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1953
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 6D
|- style="height:2em"
!1954
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Robert B. Meyner]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 4D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|40R, 20D
|- style="height:2em"
!1955
|rowspan=24 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Clifford P. Case]] <small>(R)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1956
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|14R, 7D
|- style="height:2em"
!1957
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|10R, 4D
|- style="height:2em"
!1958
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 8D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42D, 18R
|- style="height:2em"
!1959
|rowspan=24 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Harrison A. Williams]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 5D
|- style="height:2em"
!1960
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 10D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34D, 26R
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[John F. Kennedy]]/<br/>[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1961
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 6D
|- style="height:2em"
!1962
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Richard J. Hughes]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38D, 22R
|- style="height:2em"
!1963
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 7D
|- style="height:2em"
!1964
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|15R, 6D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|33R, 27D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]/<br/>[[Hubert Humphrey]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1965
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 4R
|- style="height:2em"
!1966
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|19D, 10R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41D, 19R
|- style="height:2em"
!1967
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|9D, 6R
|- style="height:2em"
!1968
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|31R, 9D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|58R, 22D
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Richard Nixon]]/<br/>[[Spiro Agnew]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1969
|- style="height:2em"
!1970
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[William T. Cahill]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|59R, 21D
|- style="height:2em"
!1971
|- style="height:2em"
!1972
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|24R, 16D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|40D, 39R, 1I{{efn|Although the Democrats were the largest party, four Democrats led by [[David Friedland]] cut a deal to elect Republican [[Thomas Kean]] Speaker in exchange for leading various House committees and becoming a part of their caucus.<ref>{{cite web |title=The amazing story of David Friedland |url=https://observer.com/2009/02/the-amazing-story-of-david-friedland/ |website=Observer |date=2009-02-26}}</ref>}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1973
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|8D, 7R
|- style="height:2em"
!1974
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Brendan Byrne]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29D, 10R, 1I
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|66D, 14R
|- style="height:2em"
!1975
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12D, 3R
|- style="height:2em"
!1976
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49D, 31R
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Gerald Ford]]/<br/>[[Bob Dole]] <small>(R)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1977
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 4R
|- style="height:2em"
!1978
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27D, 13R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|54D, 26R
|- style="height:2em"
!1979
|rowspan=19 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bill Bradley]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|10D, 5R
|- style="height:2em"
!1980
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26D, 14R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44D, 36R
|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Ronald Reagan]]/<br/>[[George H. W. Bush]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1981
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|8D, 7R
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=2|1982
|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Thomas Kean]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22D, 13R
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43D, 37R
|- style="height:2em"
|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Nicholas F. Brady]] <small>(R)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1983
|rowspan=18 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Frank Lautenberg]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|9D, 5R
|- style="height:2em"
!1984
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23D, 17R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44D, 36R
|- style="height:2em"
!1985
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|8D, 6R
|- style="height:2em"
!1986
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|50R, 30D
|- style="height:2em"
!1987
|- style="height:2em"
!1988
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24D, 16R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|42R, 38D
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[George H. W. Bush]]/<br/>[[Dan Quayle]] <small>(R)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1989
|- style="height:2em"
!1990
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[James Florio]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23D, 17R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42D, 38R
|- style="height:2em"
!1991
|- style="height:2em"
!1992
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|27R, 13D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|58R, 22D
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bill Clinton]]/<br/>[[Al Gore]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!1993
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7D, 6R
|- style="height:2em"
!1994
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Christine Todd Whitman]] <small>(R)</small>{{efn|Resigned to become [[Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency]].}}
|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|24R, 16D
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|53R, 27D
|- style="height:2em"
!1995
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 5D
|- style="height:2em"
!1996
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|50R, 30D
|- style="height:2em"
!1997
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Robert Torricelli]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|7R, 6D
|- style="height:2em"
!1998
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|48R, 32D
|- style="height:2em"
!1999
|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7D, 6R
|- style="height:2em"
!2000
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|45R, 35D
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Al Gore]]/<br/>[[Joe Lieberman]] <small>(D)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=2|2001
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jon Corzine]] <small>(D)</small>{{efn|Resigned after election as governor.}}
|- style="height:2em"
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald DiFrancesco]] <small>(R)</small>{{efn|name=senpres|State Senate president who held the title of acting governor.}}{{efn|name=retro}}
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=2|2002
|{{Party shading/Tie}}|Various{{efn|From January 8 to January 15, 2002, four men served as Acting Governor. Upon the resignation of Acting Gov. [[Donald DiFrancesco]] <small>(R)</small> and before the swearing in of the General Assembly, Attorney General [[John Farmer Jr.]] <small>(R)</small> served as Acting Governor for approximately 90 minutes. Upon the swearing of the General Assembly, [[Robert E. Littell]] <small>(R)</small>, the longest-serving member of the State Senate, assumed the title of President of the Senate (and therefore Acting Governor) for just a few minutes before swearing in the Co-Presidents of the New Jersey Senate, [[John O. Bennett]] <small>(R)</small> and [[Richard Codey]] <small>(D)</small>, who agreed to split the remaining time in Todd Whitman's term evenly, each serving as Acting Governor for three and a half days.}}
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Tie}}|20D, 20R{{efn|A power-sharing agreement was negotiated, with [[John O. Bennett]] and [[Richard Codey]] running the chamber as co-Presidents. Each committee also had split party control.}}
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44D, 36R
|- style="height:2em"
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jim McGreevey]] <small>(D)</small>{{efn|Resigned in August 2004, effective November 15, 2004.}}
|- style="height:2em"
!2003
| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Frank Lautenberg]] <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=2 | 2004
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22D, 18R
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47D, 33R
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[John Kerry]]/<br/>[[John Edwards]] <small>(D)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Richard Codey]] <small>(D)</small>{{efn|Became acting governor on November 15, 2004, following resignation of McGreevey.}}{{efn|name=retro|Per legislation signed by Codey on January 10, 2006, any acting Governor who serves for at least 6 months would officially have the title "governor." This law applied retroactively to DiFrancesco as well.}}
|- style="height:2em"
!2005
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=2|2006
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jon Corzine]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49D, 31R
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bob Menendez]] <small>(D)</small>{{efn|name=app|Appointed to fill a vacancy.}}
|{{Party shading/Tie}}|6D, 6R
|- style="height:2em"
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7D, 6R
|- style="height:2em"
!2007
|- style="height:2em"
!2008
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |23D, 17R
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |48D, 32R
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Barack Obama]]/<br/>[[Joe Biden]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!2009
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |8D, 5R
|}
==2010–present==
{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:center"
!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Year!!colspan=2|Executive offices!!colspan=2|[[New Jersey Legislature|State Legislature]]!!colspan=3|[[United States congressional delegations from New Jersey|United States Congress]]!!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |[[United States presidential election|Electoral votes]]
|- style="height:2em"
! class=unsortable |[[List of governors of New Jersey|Governor]]!! class=unsortable |[[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey|Lt. Governor]]!! class=unsortable |[[New Jersey Senate|Senate]]!! class=unsortable |[[New Jersey General Assembly|Assembly]]!! class=unsortable |[[List of United States senators from New Jersey|Senator (Class I)]]!! class=unsortable |[[List of United States senators from New Jersey|Senator (Class II)]]!! class=unsortable |[[List of United States representatives from New Jersey|House]]
|- style="height:2em"
!2010
|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Chris Christie]] <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Kim Guadagno]] <small>(R)</small>{{efn|name=LG|The New Jersey Constitution requires that the Lieutenant Governor also serve as the head of a Cabinet-level department or administrative agency (excepting Attorney General)}}{{efn|Lt. Gov. Guadagno served as the Secretary of State.}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|23D, 17R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47D, 33R
| rowspan="19" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bob Menendez]] <small>(D)</small>{{efn|Resigned following his conviction in a federal corruption trial.}}
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Frank Lautenberg]] <small>(D)</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|8D, 5R
| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Barack Obama]]/<br />[[Joe Biden]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!2011
|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24D, 16R{{efn|Appointed State Senator [[Tom Goodwin (New Jersey politician)|Tom Goodwin]] <small>(R)</small> was defeated by Assemblywoman [[Linda R. Greenstein]] <small>(D)</small> in a special election.}}
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7D, 6R
|- style="height:2em"
!2012
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48D, 32R
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=3 | 2013
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Tie}}| 6D, 6R
|- style="height:2em"
|{{party shading/Republican}}|[[Jeffrey Chiesa]] <small>(R)</small>{{efn|name=app}}
|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan="15" {{Party shading/Democratic/active}}|[[Cory Booker]] <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!2014
|{{party shading/Republican}}|6R, 5D{{efn|Representative [[Rob Andrews]], Democrat of [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district]], resigned.}}
|- style="height:2em"
!2015
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tie}}|6D, 6R
|- style="height:2em"
!2016
|rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|52D, 28R
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Hillary Clinton]]/<br/>[[Tim Kaine]] <small>(D)</small> {{Nay}}
|- style="height:2em"
!2017
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7D, 5R
|- style="height:2em"
!2018
| rowspan="10" {{Party shading/Democratic/active}}|[[Phil Murphy]] <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Sheila Oliver]] <small>(D)</small>{{efn|name=LG}}{{efn|Lt. Gov. Oliver served as the Commissioner of Community Affairs.}}{{efn|name=died|Died in office}}
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 25D, 15R
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|54D, 26R
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=2 |2019
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |11D, 1R
|- style="height:2em"
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|26D, 14R{{efn|Republican Senator [[Dawn Addiego]] switched to the Democratic Party.}}
|- style="height:2em"
!2020
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25D, 15R
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|52D, 28R
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|10D, 2R{{efn|Democratic Representative [[Jeff Van Drew]] switched to the Republican Party.}}
| rowspan="5" {{Party shading/Democratic/active}}|[[Joe Biden]]/<br/>[[Kamala Harris]] <small>(D)</small> {{Aye}}
|- style="height:2em"
!2021
|- style="height:2em"
!2022
|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24D, 16R
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46D, 34R
|-
! rowspan="2" |2023
| rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Democratic/active}}|25D, 15R{{efn|Republican Senator [[Samuel D. Thompson]] switched to the Democratic Party.}}
| rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Democratic/active}}|9D, 3R
|- style="height:2em"
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic/active}}|[[Tahesha Way]] <small>(D)</small>{{efn|name=app}}{{efn|name=LG}}{{efn|Lt. Gov. Way serves as Secretary of State}}
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan="2" |2024
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic/active}}|52D, 28R
| rowspan="2" |{{TBD}}
|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/Democratic/active}}|[[George Helmy]] <small>(D)</small>{{efn|name=app}}
|}
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{{notelist}}
==See also==
*[[New Jersey#Politics|Politics in New Jersey]]
*[[Politics of New Jersey]]
*[[Elections in New Jersey]]
*[[Law of New Jersey]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.njelections.org/index.html State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20090421124734/http://njelections.org/njresults.html Year-by-Year Election Results]
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