1971 New Jersey Senate election

1971 New Jersey Senate elections

← 1967 November 2, 1971 1973 →
All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Raymond Bateman J. Edward Crabiel Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 8th: Somerset 7th: Middlesex Last election 31 9 Seats before 29 9 Seats won 24 16 Seat change 5 7 Popular vote Total of dist. avg. 919,262 Total of dist. avg. 902,180
Senate President before election Raymond Bateman[1] Republican Elected Senate President Raymond Bateman Republican

The 1971 New Jersey State Senate Elections was the mid-term election of Republican William Cahill's term as Governor of New Jersey. Democrats picked up seven Senate seats. Sixteen incumbents did not seek re-election.