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New Jersey state legislative special elections, 2022

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Two special elections were called to fill vacant seats in the New Jersey State Legislature in 2022. Click here to read more about the special elections.

Senate special election called:

House special election called:

How vacancies are filled in New Jersey


If there is a vacancy in the New Jersey State Legislature, the vacancy will be filled by an interim appointment by the county leadership of the political party that holds the seat. The office will be on the ballot in the next general election, unless the vacancy occurs within 51 days of the election. If that is the case, the appointment would stand until the following general election.[1][2]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: New Jersey Const., Art. IV, Sec. IV(1)


About the legislature

The New Jersey State Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the New Jersey General Assembly, with 80 members, and the New Jersey State Senate, with 40 members.

The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the most recent general elections prior to 2021. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

New Jersey State Senate
Party As of November 2, 2021 After November 3, 2021
     Democratic Party 25 24
     Republican Party 14 16
     Vacancies 1 0
Total 40 40


New Jersey General Assembly
Party As of November 2, 2021 After November 3, 2021
     Democratic Party 52 46
     Republican Party 28 34
Total 80 80

Special elections

Click [show] to the right of the district name for more information:

November 8, 2022


Historical data

There were 848 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2021. New Jersey held 20 special elections during the same time period. The largest number of special elections in New Jersey took place in 2018 when 10 special elections were held.

The table below details how many state legislative special elections were held in a state in a given year.

Special elections throughout the country

See also: State legislative special elections, 2022

In 2022, 54 state legislative special elections were scheduled in 24 states. Between 2011 and 2021, an average of 74 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2022 special elections

In 2022, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

  • 21 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 24 due to resignation
  • 9 due to the death of the incumbent

Impact of special elections on partisan composition

The partisan breakdown for the special elections was as follows:


The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2022. The number on the left reflects how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the number on the right shows how many vacant seats each party won in the special elections.

Note: This table reflects information for elections that were held and not the total number of vacant seats.

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2022)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 36 36
     Republican Party 18 18
     Independent 0 0
Total 54 54

Flipped seats

In 2022, two seats flipped as a result of state legislative special elections.

Seats flipped from D to R

Seats flipped from R to D

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "Our Legislature," accessed February 10, 2021
  2. ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "New Jersey Constitution," accessed February 10, 2021 (Article IV, Section 4, (1))
  3. ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Here’s An Early Look At Possible Candidates To Replace Ronald Rice," August 19, 2022
  4. ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Ron Rice Will Retire From State Senate On August 31," August 19, 2022
  5. ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Four Republicans Already Looking At Bid For Dancer’s Assembly Seat," July 26, 2022
  6. ↑ App, "Assemblyman Ronald Dancer dies at 73, spent two decades in Legislature," accessed July 25, 2022
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