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Political party strength in New Jersey

Political party strength in New Jersey

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of New Jersey:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

1776–2009

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2010–present

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Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. Acting.
  2. Abraham Clark, a member of the Pro-Administration Party, died September 15, 1794, and Aaron Kitchell was elected to fill his vacancy.
  3. A Federalist, William Coxe Jr., was elected Speaker, and the Federalists organized the chamber.
  4. Jacob Hufty, a Federalist, died on May 20, 1814, and was replaced by Thomas Bines, a Democratic-Republican, on November 2, 1814.
  5. A Whig, Elias P. Seeley, was elected as Vice President of the Legislative Council.
  6. A Democrat, Jeptha B. Munn, was elected as Vice President of the Legislative Council with the absence of a Whig member of the Council.[1]
  7. A Democrat, John Cassedy, was elected as Vice President of the Legislative Council.
  8. A Democrat, Silas D. Canfield, was elected as President of the Senate.
  9. A Democrat, William Cowper Alexander, was elected to be Senate President.
  10. A coalition of Whigs and Know-Nothings elected a Whig, William Parry, as Speaker, and organized the chamber.
  11. A Democrat, Austin H. Patterson, was elected Speaker.
  12. A War Democrat, Joseph T. Crowell, was elected President of the Senate with Republican support.[2]
  13. After some days of discussion, a Democrat, Joseph T. Crowell, was elected Speaker.[3]
  14. After several days of ballots, a Democrat, Rudolph Rabe, was elected Speaker of the Assembly.[4]
  15. Resigned in order to become United States Attorney General.
  16. Resigned in order to become President of the United States.
  17. Resigned in order to become a United States senator.
  18. With the split chamber between the parties, a Republican, Arthur N. Pierson, was selected as Speaker after his name was drawn from a hat.[5]
  19. Although the Democrats were the largest party, four Democrats led by David Friedland cut a deal to elect Republican Thomas Kean Speaker in exchange for leading various House committees and becoming a part of their caucus.[6]
  20. Resigned to become Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  21. Resigned after election as governor.
  22. State Senate president who held the title of acting governor.
  23. Per legislation signed by Codey on January 10, 2006, any acting Governor who serves for at least 6 months would officially have the title "governor." This law applied retroactively to DiFrancesco as well.
  24. From January 8 to January 15, 2002, four men served as Acting Governor. Upon the resignation of Acting Gov. Donald DiFrancesco (R) and before the swearing in of the General Assembly, Attorney General John Farmer Jr. (R) served as Acting Governor for approximately 90 minutes. Upon the swearing of the General Assembly, Robert E. Littell (R), the longest-serving member of the State Senate, assumed the title of President of the Senate (and therefore Acting Governor) for just a few minutes before swearing in the Co-Presidents of the New Jersey Senate, John O. Bennett (R) and Richard Codey (D), who agreed to split the remaining time in Todd Whitman's term evenly, each serving as Acting Governor for three and a half days.
  25. A power-sharing agreement was negotiated, with John O. Bennett and Richard Codey running the chamber as co-Presidents. Each committee also had split party control.
  26. Resigned in August 2004, effective November 15, 2004.
  27. Became acting governor on November 15, 2004, following resignation of McGreevey.
  28. Appointed to fill a vacancy.
  29. The New Jersey Constitution requires that the Lieutenant Governor also serve as the head of a Cabinet-level department or administrative agency (excepting Attorney General)
  30. Lt. Gov. Guadagno served as the Secretary of State.
  31. Appointed State Senator Tom Goodwin (R) was defeated by Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein (D) in a special election.
  32. Representative Rob Andrews, Democrat of New Jersey's 1st congressional district, resigned.
  33. Lt. Gov. Oliver served as the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
  34. Died in office
  35. Republican Senator Dawn Addiego switched to the Democratic Party.
  36. Democratic Representative Jeff Van Drew switched to the Republican Party.
  37. Republican Senator Samuel D. Thompson switched to the Democratic Party.
  38. Lt. Gov. Way serves as Secretary of State

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Niles, Hezekiah, ed. (1837). Niles' Weekly Register. p. 129.
  2. [2]
    Gillette, William (1995). Jersey blue : Civil War politics in New Jersey, 1854-1865. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. p. 180. ISBN 9780813526942.
  3. [3]
    Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. J.A. Fitzgerald. 1910. p. 412.
  4. [4]
    Mowbray, Jay Henry (1898). Representative Men of New York: A Record of Their Achievements. New York Press. p. 146.
  5. [5]
    "ARTHUR PIERSON, EX-LEGISLATOR, 89; Former Jersey State Senator and Assemblyman Dies-- an Expert on Finance". The New York Times. 1957-03-09.
  6. [6]
    "The amazing story of David Friedland". Observer. 2009-02-26.
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