2017 New Jersey State Senate election Results by district Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain
The 2017 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 7, 2017, to elect senators for all 40 legislative districts across New Jersey . These elections coincided with the election of Governor Phil Murphy . The winners of this election would serve in the 218th New Jersey Legislature, with seats apportioned based on the 2010 United States census . The Democratic Party grew its majority in the Senate, with incumbent Senate President Steve Sweeney re-elected to the top leadership post. Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. continued to lead his party as minority leader. This was the first state Senate election cycle in 10 years where any party flipped a Senate seat.
Democrats briefly held 26 seats from January through December 2019 following the party switch of Dawn Addiego , resulting in the Democrats controlling the highest percentage of seats since 1977. However, a 2019 special election in District 1 reduced the Democrats back to 25 seats.
↓ 25 15 Democratic Republican
Summary of the November 7, 2017, New Jersey State Senate election results Parties Seats Popular vote 2013 2017 +/− Strength Vote % Change Democratic Party 24 25 62.50% 1,185,420 59.5% +12.1% Republican Party 16 15 37.50% 802,418 40.3% −11.8% Green Party - - - - 1,306 0.1% - Libertarian Party - - - - 574 <0.1% −0.1% Independent - - - - 2,545 0.1% −0.4% Totals 40 40 0 100.0% 1,992,263 100.0% - Source: [1] Election Statistics – New Jersey Secretary of State (note: does not include blank, write-in and over/under votes)
Popular vote Democratic
59.50% Republican
40.28% Green
0.07% Libertarian
0.03% Other
0.13%
Senate seats Democratic
62.50% Republican
37.50%
Incumbents not seeking re-election [ edit ] In addition, four members who were elected in the prior election in 2013 had since left office: Donald Norcross (D-5th , resigned),[ 4] Peter J. Barnes III (D-18th , resigned),[ 5] Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40th , resigned),[ 6] Jim Whelan (D-2nd , died in office).[ 7]
Summary of results by State Senate district [ edit ] Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Legislative District 16, 0.8% Legislative District 8, 4.4% Legislative District 25, 4.4% Legislative District 39, 6.5% Legislative District 2, 7% gainLegislative District 11, 7.2% gainLegislative District 21, 9.4% Results by district [ edit ] Declared Results Declared Results Independents and third parties [ edit ] Declared Anthony Parisi Sanchez (independent), community activist and former Marine Corps reservist[ 10] Endorsements Jeff Van Drew (incumbent)
Organizations Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Mary Gruccio
Organizations American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Polling Poll Date(s) Sample size
Margin Jeff Mary Other Undecided Stockton University September 13–18, 2017 430 LV ± 4.7% 61% 28% 4% 5%
Results Incumbent Democratic senator Jim Whelan declined to seek a fourth term, announcing his retirement on January 4, 2017.[ 16] [ 7]
Declared Withdrawn Results Following the death of Whelan on August 22, 2017, Bell was unanimously selected to fill the remainder of his term by local Democratic committee members on September 5, and was sworn in on October 5.[ 19] [ 20]
Declared Results Endorsements Colin Bell (incumbent)
Organizations American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Environment NJ[ 22] Health Professionals and Allied Employees of New Jersey[ 23] New Jersey Building & Construction Trades Council[ 24] NJ Nurses Economic Security Organization[ 25] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] UAW Casino Workers[ 27] Chris Brown
Organizations Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] United Here Local 54[ 29] Polling Poll Date(s) Sample Margin Colin Chris Other Undecided Stockton University October 26 – November 1, 2017 530 LV ± 4.3% 43% 46% 1% 8% Stockton University September 23–28, 2017 521 LV ± 4.3% 46.5% 46.2% <1% 5%
Results Declared Results Declared Results Polling Poll Date(s) Sample size
Margin Stephen M. Fran Undecided Global Strategy Group[ 31] October 9–12, 2017 402 LV ± 4.9% 48% 36% 14% Cygnal (R)[ 32] October 9–11, 2017 402 LV ± 4.87% 42% 36% 22% Cygnal (R)[ 32] September 19–20, 2017 402 LV ± 4.87% 48% 30% 22%
Endorsements Steve Sweeney (incumbent)
Individuals Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] NJ Advisory Council on Safety and Health[ 34] Police Benevolent Association of New Jersey[ 35] Fran Grenier
U.S. representatives Organizations New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] Results Declared Results Declared Results Pascetta was not on the official list of candidates for the general election.[ 15]
Endorsements Fred Madden (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Results Declared Results Declared Keith Walker, nominee for Senate in 2011 and 2013 [ 37] Results Independents and third parties [ edit ] Declared Mohammad Kabir (independent)[ 38] Endorsements Nilsa Cruz-Perez (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] Latinas United for Political Empowerment [ 39] Maria's Women United [ 40] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] PAM's List[ 41] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Results Declared Results Declared Results Endorsements James Beach (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Results Citing health concerns, incumbent Republican senator Diane Allen declined to run for a seventh term, announcing her retirement on January 31, 2017.[ 2]
Declared Results On June 13, Governor Chris Christie nominated Prisco to a worker's compensation judgeship, whom consequently would later drop out. Local Republican committee members selected Delanco Mayor John Browne as a replacement candidate on September 6.[ 46] [ 47]
Declared Withdrawn Declined Results Endorsements Troy Singleton
U.S. representatives Other elected officials Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Results Declared Results Declared Results Endorsements George Youngkin
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Results Declared Results Declared Brian Corley White, attorney[ 52] Results Endorsements Christopher Connors (incumbent)
Organizations New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Brian Corley White
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Results Declared Results Declared Emma Mammano, mental health counselor[ 53] Results Endorsements Jim Holzapfel (incumbent)
Organizations NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Emma Mammano
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] PAM's List[ 41] Results Declared Results Declared Vin Gopal , businessman, nominee for Assembly in 2011, and former chairman of the Monmouth County Democratic Party (resigned upon declaration)[ 54] Results Endorsements Jennifer Beck (incumbent)
Vin Gopal
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Communication Workers of America[ 56] District Council 711 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades[ 57] Environment NJ[ 22] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] Garden State Equality[ 58] Health Professionals and Allied Employees of New Jersey[ 59] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Polling Results Declared Endorsements Art Haney
Organizations Burlington County Republican Committee[ 62] Results Declared David Lande, attorney[ 63] Results Independents and third parties [ edit ] Declared Kevin Antoine (independent), SUNY health professor[ 64] Endorsements Samuel D. Thompson (incumbent)
David Lande
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Results Incumbent Republican senator Joe Kyrillos announced that he would not run for a ninth term on October 25, 2016.[ 3]
Declared Withdrawn Results Declared Results Endorsements Sean Byrnes
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Declan O'Scanlon
State legislators Organizations Results Declared Results Declared Results Endorsements Linda Greenstein (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Environment NJ[ 22] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] PAM's List[ 41] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Ileana Schirmer
U.S. senators State legislators Organizations Hamilton Township Education Association[ 75] Latinas United for Political Empowerment[ 39] National Federation of Independent Businesses[ 76] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Republican State Leadership Committee[ 77] Results Declared Results Declared Results Endorsements Shirley Turner (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] PAM's List[ 41] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Results Declared Results Declared Withdrawn Declined Results Endorsements Christopher "Kip" Bateman (incumbent)
Organizations Environment NJ[ 22] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Laurie Poppe
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] EMILY's List[ 82] Maria's Women United[ 40] National Association of Social Workers[ 83] NJ Nurses Economic Security Organization[ 84] PAM's List[ 41] Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey[ 85] United Auto Workers, Region 9[ 86] Polling Poll Date(s) Sample size
Margin Christopher Laurie Greenberg Quinlan Rosner[ 87] August 17–21, 2017 401 LV ± 4.9% 48% 40%
Results Declared Results Declared Daryl J. Kipnis, attorney[ 89] Results Endorsements Bob Smith (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Daryl Kipnis
Organizations League of Humane Voters[ 90] Results Declared Results Declared Mark Csizmar, former East Brunswick Police officer and nominee for East Brunswick Township Council in 2016[ 91] Results Csizmar was replaced on the ballot for the general election by Lewis Glogower, who was previously one of the nominees for the Assembly seat .[ 15]
Endorsements Patrick Diegnan (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Results Declared Results Declared Arthur J. Rittenhouse Jr. Results Following the primary, Rittenhouse dropped out of the race on September 14.[ 92]
Endorsements Joseph Vitale (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Results Incumbent Democratic senator Raymond Lesniak declined to run for re-election and instead ran for governor.[ 1]
Declared Results Declared Results Endorsements Joseph Cryan
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Results Declared Results Declared Jill LaZare, attorney and nominee for Assembly in 2013 and 2015 [ 94] [ 95] Results
Endorsements Thomas Kean Jr. (incumbent)
Organizations Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Jill LaZare
Organizations American Federations of Teachers[ 14] PAM's List[ 41] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Results Declared Results Declared Results Endorsements Nicholas Scutari (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Results Declared Results Declared Christine Lui Chen, health care executive[ 96] Results Endorsements Christine Lui Chen
Organizations 314 Action [ 97] AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] PAM's List[ 41] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Results Declared Withdrawn Results Declared Results Endorsements Steve Oroho (incumbent)
Organizations Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] Jennifer Hamilton
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] PAM's List[ 41] Results Declared Results Declared Lisa Bhimani, OB/GYN[ 106] Results Endorsements Anthony Bucco (incumbent)
Lisa Bhimani
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] PAM's List[ 41] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Results Declared Declined Results Declared Elliot Isibor, nominee for Assembly in 2011 and 2013[ 108] Results Endorsements Joseph Pennacchio (incumbent)
Elliot Isibor
Organizations American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Results Declared Results Declared Results Endorsements Richard Codey (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Results Declared Results No Republicans filed.
Results Independents and third parties [ edit ] Declared Endorsements Ronald L. Rice (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Results Declared Results Declared Results Independents and third parties [ edit ] Declared Endorsements M. Teresa Ruiz (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] Latinas United for Political Empowerment[ 39] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] PAM's List[ 41] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Results Declared Results Declared Amy Sara Cores, attorney[ 63] Results Endorsements Robert Singer (incumbent)
Amy Sara Cores
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] PAM's List[ 41] Results Declared Declined Results Declared Results Endorsements Sandra B. Cunningham (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] PAM's List[ 41] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Results Declared Results Declared Results Endorsements Nicholas J. Sacco (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] Results Declared Results Declared Results Brian P. Stack (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Results Declared Results Declared Results Endorsements Nia H. Gill (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] PAM's List[ 41] Results Declared Results Declared Results Endorsements Nelida Pou (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] Latinas United for Political Empowerment[ 39] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] PAM's List[ 41] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Results Declared Results Declared Results Endorsements Paul A. Sarlo (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Results Declared Results Declared Eric P. Fisher Modesto Romero Results Endorsements Loretta Weinberg (incumbent)
Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] PAM's List[ 41] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Results Declared Results Declared Declined Results Endorsements Bob Gordon (incumbent)
Individuals Matt Seymour, attorney and former Republican nominee for Assembly in 2017[ 117] Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Environment NJ[ 22] Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[ 11] League of Conservation Voters[ 28] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Kelly Langschultz
Organizations Republican State Leadership Committee[ 77] Results Declared Withdrawn Results Declared Results Independents and third parties [ edit ] Declared Endorsements Gerald Cardinale (incumbent)
Linda H. Schwager
U.S. senators Former state-level officials Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] PAM's List[ 41] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Police Benevolent Association of New Jersey[ 123] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] Results Incumbent Republican senator Kevin J. O'Toole announced on January 15, 2016, that he would not run for re-election.[ 124] The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey . O'Toole, however, did not immediately resign to accept the position, staying for the time being in his Senate seat to "tie up loose ends."[ 125] [ 126]
Declared Results Following O'Toole's resignation, Corrado was selected without opposition by local Republican committee members to serve the remainder of his term on July 26, and was sworn in on October 5.[ 130] [ 20]
Declared Results Endorsements Kristin Corrado (incumbent)
Organizations New Jersey Education Association PAC[ 12] NEW JOBS PAC[ 13] Thomas Duch
U.S. representatives Organizations AFL–CIO of New Jersey[ 33] American Federations of Teachers[ 14] Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[ 43] Sierra Club of New Jersey[ 26] United Auto Workers Region 9[ 133] Working Families Alliance[ 42] Polling Poll Date(s) Sample Margin Kristin Thomas Undecided Public Policy Polling (D) October 23 – 25, 2017 669 ± 5.0% 43% 36% 21%
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