2017 New Jersey General Assembly election

2017 New Jersey General Assembly election

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All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Vincent Prieto
(stepped down)
Jon Bramnick
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 14, 2014 January 17, 2012
Leader's seat 32nd (Secaucus) 21st (Westfield)
Last election 52 28
Seats won 54 26
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 2,266,879 1,613,865
Percentage 58.1% 41.4%
Swing Increase 4.8% Decrease 4.5%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold

Speaker before election

Vincent Prieto
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Craig Coughlin
Democratic

The 2017 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 7, 2017, to elect members to all 80 seats of the New Jersey General Assembly. Prior to the elections, Democrats held a 52–28 majority in the lower house. Overall, the Democrats increased their majority by 2 to a super-majority at 54–26, due to holding all their seats as well as picking up open seats in District 2 and District 16. This tied Democrats for their largest majority since 1979.