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State Senate elections of the U.S. state of New Jersey
2021 New Jersey State Senate election
Republican gain Republican hold Democratic gain Democratic hold
The 2021 New Jersey State Senate election was held on November 2, 2021.
New Jersey voters elected state senators in all of the state's legislative districts for a two-year term to the
New Jersey Senate .
[2] This was the first election since 1991 where Republicans net gained state Senate seats. Democrats would later be restored to 25 seats following the party switch of
Samuel D. Thompson in 2023.
Incumbents not running for re-election
Democratic
Republican
In addition, five members who were elected in the last election
in 2017 have since left office:
Robert M. Gordon (D-
38th , resigned),
[7]
Jeff Van Drew (D-
1st , resigned),
[8]
Anthony R. Bucco (R-
25th , died in office),
[9]
Gerald Cardinale (R-
39th , died in office),
[10] and
Chris A. Brown , (R-
2nd , resigned after previously announcing retirement).
[11]
[12]
Predictions
Results
Overview
Parties
Candidates
Seats
Popular vote
2017
2021
+/-
Strength
Vote
%
Change
Democratic
40
25
24
1
60%
1,296,465
51.9%
7.2
Republican
38
15
16
1
40%
1,199,006
48.0%
7.3
Libertarian
1
0
0
0
0%
403
0.02%
0.01
Independent
2
0
0
0
0%
1,460
0.1%
0.0
Total
81
40
40
100.00%
2,497,334
100.00%
Turnout
Registered
By State Senate District
^ Testa won a 2019 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator
Jeff Van Drew , who resigned to take his seat in the
United States House of Representatives
^ Senator
Chris A. Brown , who had already announced he would not stand for re-election, resigned on July 21 to join the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
Vince Polistina , the Republican nominee for the seat in the general election, won an August 4 special county convention to succeed Brown. The Senate did not convene until after Election Day. Although Polistina's election was certified by Secretary of State
Tahesha Way , and he was administered the oath of office by a retired Superior Court judge, Senate President
Stephen M. Sweeney refused to swear him in as Senator, and the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services did not consider Polistina the incumbent.
[16]
^ Addiego switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party in January 2019.
Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 8, 2.22% gain
District 3, 3.36% gain
District 2, 3.74%
District 11, 3.76%
District 38, 5.80%
District 16, 6.64% gain
District 21, 7.30%
District 4, 8.84%
District 1
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Mike Testa (R)
Yolanda Garcia Balicki (D)
Undecided
Stockton University
September 28 – October 10, 2021
407 (RV)
± 4.8%
49%
36%
9%
Predictions
Results
District 2
Republican primary
Polling
^ Internal poll for the Seth Grossman campaign
Democratic primary
General election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Vince Polistina (R)
Vince Mazzeo (D)
Undecided
Stockton University
October 9–24, 2021
401 (LV)
± 4.9%
41%
48%
6%
Predictions
Results
District 3
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 4
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 5
Democratic primary
Republican primary
No Republicans filed. However, Clyde Cook received enough write-in votes to qualify for the general election.
General election
Predictions
Results
District 6
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 7
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 8
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 9
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 10
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 11
Democratic primary
Endorsements
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
Endorsements
District 12
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 13
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 14
Democratic primary
Endorsements
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
Endorsements
District 15
Democratic primary
Endorsements
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
Endorsements
District 16
Republican primary
Democratic primary
Endorsements
Andrew Zwicker
Labor unions
Organizations
General election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Michael Pappas (R)
Andrew Zwicker (D)
3D Strategic Research (R)
[B 1]
?
300 (LV)
± 5.7%
44%
44%
^ Internal poll for the New Jersey Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Predictions
Results
Endorsements
Andrew Zwicker (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
District 17
Democratic primary
Endorsements
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
Endorsements
District 18
Democratic primary
Endorsements
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
Endorsements
District 19
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Following the primary, Onuoha was replaced on the ballot for the general election by Pedro "Peter" Pisar on August 23.
[24]
General election
Predictions
Results
District 20
Democratic primary
Candidates
Withdrew
Jason Krychiw,
[26] suspended campaign on April 23, 2021
[27]
Results
Endorsements
Joe Cryan
Labor unions
Organizations
Republican primary
No Republicans filed.
General election
Predictions
Results
Endorsements
Joe Cryan (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
District 21
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 22
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 23
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 24
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed. However, Frederick P. Cook received enough write-in votes to qualify for the general election.
General election
Predictions
Results
District 25
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 26
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 27
Democratic primary
Endorsements
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
Endorsements
District 28
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 29
Democratic primary
Republican primary
No Republicans filed.
General election
Predictions
Results
District 30
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 31
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 32
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 33
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 34
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 35
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 36
Democratic primary
Republican primary
No Republicans filed. However, Chris Auriemma received enough write-in votes to qualify for the general election.
General election
Predictions
Results
District 37
Democratic primary
Endorsements
Gordon Johnson
Governors
Congressmen
Mayors
Christopher Chung, Mayor of Palisades Park, NJ
[35]
James Dunleavy, Mayor of Teaneck, NJ
[35]
John Labrosse, Mayor of Hackensack, NJ
[34]
Mark Sokolich, Mayor of Fort Lee, NJ
[35]
Michael Wildes , Mayor of Englewood, NJ
[34]
Judah Ziegler, Mayor of Leonia, NJ
[35]
Mark Zinna, Mayor of Tenafly, NJ
[34]
State legislators
Joe Lagana, New Jersey State Senator
Loretta Weinberg , Senate Majority Leader of New Jersey
[34]
Benjie E. Wimberly, New Jersey State Assemblyman
[34]
Democratic chairs
John Bang, District 37 Democratic Chair
[36]
Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Sheriff
[37]
Greta Grewal-Virk, Democratic Vice Chair of Bergen County
[34]
John Hogan, District 37 Treasurer
[38]
Lynn Hurwitz, Democratic Municipal Chair
[38]
Paul Juliano, Democratic Chairman of the Bergen County
[39]
Zonie LeSane, District 37 Vice Chair
[38]
Marc Macri, Democratic Municipal Chair
Kenneth Martin, District 37 Secretary
[38]
Michelle Rupar, Democratic Municipal Chair
Joan S. Voss, Bergen County Commissioner
[34]
Council people
Tom Argiro, Northvale Councilman
[40]
Lou Battaglia, Hackensack Councilman
Charles Cobb, Englewood Councilman
[41]
Michael Cohen, Englewood Councilman
[41]
Lou DeLiso, Northvale Councilman
[40]
Ed Develin, Northvale Councilman
[40]
Jo Ellen Granquist, Bogota Councilwoman
[42]
Paul Kim,
Palisades Park Councilman
[43]
JongChul Lee, Palisades Park Councilman
[43]
Judith Maron, Englewood Councilwoman
[41]
Andy Min, Palisades Park Councilman
[43]
Mary Ellen Murphy, Bogota Councilwoman
[42]
Michael Pagan, Teaneck Councilman
Daniel Park, Tenafly Councilman
[34]
Ellen Park, Englewood Cliffs Councilwoman
[43]
Jae Park, Palisades Park Councilman
[43]
Robert Robbins, Bogota Councilman
[42]
Kenneth Rosenzweig, Englewood Councilman
[41]
Peter Suh, Fort Lee Councilman
[43]
Paul Yoon, Fort Lee Councilman
[43]
Organizations
Bergen County Building and Construction’s Trade Council
[44]
Carpenters Union (Eastern Atlantic States Council of Carpenters)
[45]
Hotel and Motel Trades Council
[46]
International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)
[47]
International Union of Operating Engineers (Local 825)
[48]
Laborer's International Union of North America (LIUNA)
[49]
Latino American Democratic Association of New Jersey
[50]
New Jersey Firefighters Union
[51]
New Jersey
League of Conservation Voters
[52]
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
[53]
United Service Workers Union
[44]
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
Endorsements
Gordon Johnson (D)
Governors
Congressmen
Mayors
Christopher Chung, Mayor of Palisades Park, NJ
[35]
James Dunleavy, Mayor of Teaneck, NJ
[35]
John Labrosse, Mayor of Hackensack, NJ
[34]
Mark Sokolich, Mayor of Fort Lee, NJ
[35]
Michael Wildes , Mayor of Englewood, NJ
[34]
Judah Ziegler, Mayor of Leonia, NJ
[35]
Mark Zinna, Mayor of Tenafly, NJ
[34]
State legislators
Joe Lagana, New Jersey State Senator
Loretta Weinberg , Senate Majority Leader of New Jersey
[34]
Benjie E. Wimberly, New Jersey State Assemblyman
[34]
Democratic chairs
John Bang, District 37 Democratic Chair
[36]
Greta Grewal-Virk, Democratic Vice Chair of Bergen County
[34]
Lynn Hurwitz, Democratic Municipal Chair
[38]
Paul Juliano, Democratic Chairman of the Bergen County
[39]
Zonie LeSane, District 37 Vice Chair
[38]
Marc Macri, Democratic Municipal Chair
Michelle Rupar, Democratic Municipal Chair
John Hogan, District 37 Treasurer
[38]
Kenneth Martin, District 37 Secretary
[38]
Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Sheriff
[37]
Joan S. Voss, Bergen County Commissioner
[34]
Council people
Tom Argiro, Northvale Councilman
[40]
Lou Battaglia, Hackensack Councilman
Charles Cobb, Englewood Councilman
[41]
Michael Cohen, Englewood Councilman
[41]
Lou DeLiso, Northvale Councilman
[40]
Ed Develin, Northvale Councilman
[40]
Jo Ellen Granquist, Bogota Councilwoman
[42]
Paul Kim, Palisades Park Councilman
[43]
JongChul Lee, Palisades Park Councilman
[43]
Judith Maron, Englewood Councilwoman
[41]
Andy Min, Palisades Park Councilman
[43]
Mary Ellen Murphy, Bogota Councilwoman
[42]
Michael Pagan, Teaneck Councilman
Daniel Park, Tenafly Councilman
[34]
Ellen Park, Englewood Cliffs Councilwoman
[43]
Jae Park, Palisades Park Councilman
[43]
Robert Robbins, Bogota Councilman
[42]
Kenneth Rosenzweig, Englewood Councilman
[41]
Peter Suh, Fort Lee Councilman
[43]
Paul Yoon, Fort Lee Councilman
[43]
Organizations
Bergen County Building and Construction’s Trade Council
[44]
Carpenters Union (Eastern Atlantic States Council of Carpenters)
[45]
Hotel and Motel Trades Council
[46]
International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)
[47]
International Union of Operating Engineers (Local 825)
[48]
Laborer's International Union of North America (LIUNA)
[49]
Latino American Democratic Association of New Jersey
[50]
New Jersey Firefighters Union
[51]
New Jersey
League of Conservation Voters
[52]
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
[53]
United Service Workers Union
[44]
District 38
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 39
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 40
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Predictions
Results
See also
References
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