State legislatures / New Jersey

New Jersey Assembly

Party seats now, after each election since 1969, and district results 2016-2024

Current seats

Democratic majorityDemocrats 57, Republicans 23. 80 seats; 41 for a majority.
Democrats 57Republicans 23

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

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District map

Democrat 27Republican 10Members of more than one party 3

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Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Seats after each election, 1969-2021

Seats by election, table
YearDROtherSeatsControl
20214634080Democratic majority
20195228080Democratic majority
20175426080Democratic majority
20155228080Democratic majority
20134832080Democratic majority
20114832080Democratic majority
20094733080Democratic majority
20074832080Democratic majority
20054931080Democratic majority
20034733080Democratic majority
20014436080Democratic majority
19993545080Republican majority
19973248080Republican majority
19953050080Republican majority
19932753080Republican majority
19912258080Republican majority
19894436080Democratic majority
19873842080Republican majority
19853050080Republican majority
19834436080Democratic majority
19814337080Democratic majority
19794436080Democratic majority
19775426080Democratic majority
19754931080Democratic majority
19736614080Democratic majority
19714039180No majority
19692159080Republican majority

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2022: 1 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
12 (special)ALEXANDER SAUICKIE IIIRepublican61.2%
2020: 1 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
25 (special)AURA K DUNNRepublican52.5%
2018: 7 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
5 (special)WILLIAM W SPEARMANnot in source66.2%
15 (special)VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
ANTHONY VERRELLI		Democrat
Democrat		36.2%
35.5%		2 seats; share of all votes cast
22 (special)LINDA S CARTERDemocrat69.5%
32 (special)PEDRO MEJIADemocrat99.8%
34 (special)BRITNEE N TIMBERLAKEnot in source81.9%
36 (special)CLINTON CALABRESEnot in source63.8%
38 (special)LISA SWAIN
CHRISTOPHER TULLY		not in source
not in source		30.2%
29.3%		2 seats; share of all votes cast
2016: 2 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
18Robert KARABINCHAKnot in source60.4%seats not in source
29Blonnie R. Watsonnot in source86.7%seats not in source

Not available: 2024.

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.