List of United States senators from New Jersey
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Multiple image This is a chronological listing of the United States senators from New Jersey. Since the enforcement of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, U.S. senators are popularly elected for a six-year term beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, they were chosen by the New Jersey Legislature, and before 1935, their terms began March 4. The state's current senators are Democrats Cory Booker (serving since 2013) and Andy Kim (serving since 2024). Frank Lautenberg was New Jersey's longest-serving senator (1982–2001; 2003–2013).
List of senators
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| rowspan=3 align=left | Jonathan Elmer
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Admin.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1791
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1788.
| rowspan=3 | 1
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| Elected in 1788.Template:PbResigned to become New Jersey Governor.
| nowrap | Mar 4, 1789 –
Nov 13, 1790
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Admin.
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William Paterson
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| nowrap | Nov 13, 1790 –
Nov 23, 1790
| colspan=3 | Vacant
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| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Paterson's term.Template:PbRetired.
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Nov 23, 1790 –
Mar 3, 1793
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Admin.
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Philemon Dickinson
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John Rutherfurd
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Admin.
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Mar 4, 1791 –
Dec 5, 1798
| rowspan=4 | Elected in 1790.
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| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1792 or 1793.Template:PbResigned.
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Mar 4, 1793 –
Nov 12, 1796
| Template:Party shading/Pro-Administration | Pro-
Admin.
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Frederick Frelinghuysen
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | rowspan=2 Template:List of United States senators Congress | Template:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist
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| rowspan=3 | Elected to finish Frelinghuysen's term.Template:PbRetired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Nov 12, 1796 –
Mar 3, 1799
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist
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Richard Stockton
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|- style="height:2em" | Re-elected in 1796.Template:PbResigned. | rowspan=6 | 3 | rowspan=2 Template:List of United States senators Congress
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Franklin Davenport
| Template:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist
| nowrap | Dec 5, 1798 –
Mar 3, 1799
| Appointed to continue Rutherfurd's term.
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James Schureman
| Template:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist
| nowrap | Mar 4, 1799 –
Feb 16, 1801
| Elected to finish Rutherfurd's term.Template:PbResigned.
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| rowspan=6 | Elected in 1798.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1799–
Mar 3, 1805
| rowspan=6 Template:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist
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Jonathan Dayton
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| nowrap | Feb 16, 1801 –
Feb 28, 1801
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Aaron Ogden
| rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Feb 28, 1801 –
Mar 3, 1803
| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Rutherfurd's term.Template:PbLost Template:Nowrap
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| colspan=3 | Vacant
| nowrap | Mar 4, 1803 –
Sep 1, 1803
| Legislature failed to elect.
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John Condit
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Sep 1, 1803 –
Mar 3, 1809
| rowspan=3 | Appointed to begin the vacant term.Template:PbElected in 1803 to finish the vacant term.Template:SfnTemplate:PbLost renomination.<ref name="NJ1808"/>
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1804.Template:PbResigned.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1805 –
Mar 12, 1809
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
| rowspan=3 align=right | Aaron Kitchell
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John Lambert
| rowspan=5 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Mar 4, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1815
| rowspan=5 | Elected in 1808.<ref name="NJ1808">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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| nowrap | Mar 12, 1809 –
Mar 21, 1809
| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"
| Appointed to continue Kitchell's termTemplate:SfnTemplate:PbElected in 1809 to finish Kitchell's term.Template:Sfn
| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 21, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1817
| rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
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John Condit
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|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 5 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1810.
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| rowspan=3 align=left | James J. Wilson
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1815 –
Jan 8, 1821
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1815.<ref name=NJ1815>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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resigned early.
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| rowspan=5 | Elected in 1817.
| rowspan=12 nowrap | Mar 4, 1817 –
Jan 30, 1829
| rowspan=7 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
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Mahlon Dickerson
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| nowrap | Jan 8, 1821 –
Jan 26, 1821
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Samuel L. Southard
| rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Jan 26, 1821 –
Mar 3, 1823
| Appointed to finish Wilson's term, having been elected to the next term.
|- style="height:2em" | Elected in 1820.Template:PbResigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy. | rowspan=6 | 7 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
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| colspan=3 | Vacant
| nowrap | Mar 4, 1823 –
Nov 12, 1823
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| rowspan=7 | Re-elected in 1823.Template:PbResigned and immediately Template:Nowrap for the class 1 seat.
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Joseph McIlvaine
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-Republican
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Nov 12, 1823 –
Aug 19, 1826
| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Southard's term.Template:PbDied.
|- style="height:2em"
| Template:Party shading/National Republican | National
Republican
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| nowrap | Aug 19, 1826 –
Nov 10, 1826
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Ephraim Bateman
| rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/National Republican | National
Republican
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Nov 10, 1826 –
Jan 12, 1829
| Elected to finish Southard's term.
|- style="height:2em" | Elected to full term in 1826.Template:PbResigned because of failing health. | rowspan=5 | 8 | rowspan=3 Template:List of United States senators Congress
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| nowrap | Jan 12, 1829 –
Jan 30, 1829
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Mahlon Dickerson
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Jacksonian | Jacksonian
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 30, 1829 –
Mar 3, 1833
| rowspan=3 | Elected to finish Bateman's term.
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| nowrap | Jan 30, 1829 –
Mar 3, 1829
| colspan=3 | Vacant
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1829.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1829 –
Mar 3, 1835
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/National Republican | National
Republican
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Theodore Frelinghuysen
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Samuel L. Southard
| rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/National Republican | National
Republican
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Mar 4, 1833 –
Jun 26, 1842
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1833.
| rowspan=3 | 9
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1835.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1835 –
Mar 3, 1841
| Template:Party shading/Jacksonian | Jacksonian
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Garret D. Wall
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Whig | Whig | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=2 | Re-elected in 1839.Template:PbResigned due to failing health. | rowspan=5 | 10 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
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| rowspan=5 | Elected in 1840.
| rowspan=9 nowrap | Mar 4, 1841 –
Mar 3, 1853
| rowspan=9 Template:Party shading/Whig | Whig
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Jacob W. Miller
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| colspan=3 | Vacant
| nowrap | Jun 26, 1842 –
Jul 2, 1842
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William L. Dayton
| rowspan=5 Template:Party shading/Whig | Whig
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Jul 2, 1842 –
Mar 3, 1851
| rowspan=2 | Appointed to continue Southard's term.Template:PbElected to finish Southard's term.
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1845.Template:PbLost re-election. | rowspan=3 | 11 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=4 | 11 | rowspan=4 | Re-elected in 1846.Template:PbLost re-election.
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Robert F. Stockton
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| nowrap | Mar 4, 1851 –
Jan 10, 1853
| Elected in 1851.Template:PbResigned to become President of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company.
| rowspan=4 | 12
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| colspan=3 | Vacant
| nowrap | Jan 10, 1853 –
Mar 4, 1853
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John Renshaw Thomson
| rowspan=5 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Mar 4, 1853 –
Sep 12, 1862
| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Stockton's term.
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1853.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1853 –
Mar 3, 1859
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
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William Wright
! rowspan=3 | 12
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1857.Template:PbDied. | rowspan=6 | 13 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
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| rowspan=6 | 13
| rowspan=6 | Elected in 1858.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1859 –
Mar 3, 1865
| rowspan=6 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
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John C. Ten Eyck
! rowspan=6 | 13
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| colspan=3 | Vacant
| nowrap | Sep 12, 1862 –
Nov 21, 1862
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Richard Stockton Field
| Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| nowrap | Nov 21, 1862 –
Jan 14, 1863
| Appointed to continue Thomson's term.Template:PbRetired when his successor was elected.
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James Walter Wall
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| nowrap | Jan 14, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1863
| Elected to finish Thomson's term.Template:PbLost re-election.
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| rowspan=5 align=left | File:WmWright.jpg
William Wright
| rowspan=5 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Mar 4, 1863 –
Nov 1, 1866
| rowspan=5 | Elected in 1863.Template:PbDied.
| rowspan=8 | 14
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| nowrap | Mar 3, 1865–
Mar 15, 1865
| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"
| Elected in 1864.Template:PbElection disputed and seat declared vacant.
| nowrap | Mar 15, 1865 –
Mar 27, 1866
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| align=right | File:John P. Stockton - Brady-Handy.jpg
John P. Stockton
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| nowrap | Mar 27, 1866 –
Sep 19, 1866
| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=5 | Elected to finish Stockton's term.Template:PbRetired.
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Sep 19, 1866 –
Mar 3, 1871
| rowspan=5 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=5 align=right | File:Alexander G. Cattell - Brady-Handy.jpg
Alexander G. Cattell
! rowspan=5 | 15
|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | Vacant
| nowrap | Nov 1, 1866 –
Nov 12, 1866
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Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
| rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Nov 12, 1866 –
Mar 3, 1869
| rowspan=2 | Appointed to continue Wright's term.Template:PbElected in 1867 to finish Wright's term.Template:SfnTemplate:PbLost re-election.
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John P. Stockton
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1869.
| rowspan=3 | 15
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1870 or 1871.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1871–
Mar 3, 1877
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
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Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
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Theodore F. Randolph
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1875.
| rowspan=3 | 16
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1877.
| rowspan=9 nowrap | Mar 4, 1877–
Mar 3, 1895
| rowspan=9 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=9 align=right | File:John R. McPherson - Brady-Handy.jpg
John R. McPherson
! rowspan=9 | 17
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William J. Sewell
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1881.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 17
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! rowspan=3 | 24
| rowspan=3 align=left | File:Rufusblodgett.jpg
Rufus Blodgett
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1893
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1886.Template:PbRetired.
| rowspan=3 | 18
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! rowspan=3 | 25
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James Smith Jr.
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1899
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1893.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:PbLost re-election.<ref name=NYT1899>Template:Cite news</ref>
| rowspan=3 | 19
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1895.
| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 4, 1895–
Dec 27, 1901
| rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=4 align=right | File:SEWELL, William J (BEP engraved portrait).jpg
William J. Sewell
! rowspan=4 | 18
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! rowspan=8 | 26
| rowspan=8 align=left | File:JohnkeanNJ.jpg
John Kean
| rowspan=8 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=8 nowrap | Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1911
| rowspan=5 | Elected in 1899.<ref name=NYT1899/>
| rowspan=5 | 20
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=5 | 20 | Re-elected in 1901.Template:PbDied.
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| nowrap | Dec 27, 1901–
Jan 29, 1902
| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | Elected to finish Sewell's term.Template:PbWithdrew from election contest to full term.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 29, 1902–
Mar 3, 1907
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=3 align=right | File:JohnDryden.jpg
John F. Dryden
! rowspan=3 | 19
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1905.Template:PbRetired. | rowspan=3 | 21 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
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| rowspan=3 | 21
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1907.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=3 align=right | File:FrankOBriggs.jpg
Frank O. Briggs
! rowspan=3 | 20
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| rowspan=3 align=left | File:Jamesedgarmartine.jpg
James E. Martine
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1911.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 22
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1913.Template:PbDied.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1913 –
Jan 30, 1918
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=3 align=right | File:WmHughes.jpg
William Hughes
! rowspan=3 | 21
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! rowspan=5 | 28
| rowspan=5 align=left | File:Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen, Sr.jpg
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr.
| rowspan=5 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Mar 4, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1923
| rowspan=5 | Elected in 1916.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=5 | 23
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| nowrap | Jan 30, 1918 –
Feb 23, 1918
| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"
| Appointed to continue Hughes's term.Template:PbElected in 1918 to finish Hughes's term.Template:PbRetired.
| nowrap | Feb 23, 1918 –
Mar 3, 1919
| Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| align=right | File:DavidBaird.jpg
David Baird Sr.
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1918.
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1919 –
Nov 21, 1929
| rowspan=6 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=6 align=right | File:Walteredge.jpg
Walter E. Edge
! rowspan=6 | 23
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| rowspan=3 align=left | File:Edwardedwards.jpg
Edward I. Edwards
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1923 –
Mar 3, 1929
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1922.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 24
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|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=6 | 24 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1924.Template:PbResigned to become U.S. Ambassador to France.
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! rowspan=8 | 30
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Hamilton F. Kean
| rowspan=8 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=8 nowrap | Mar 4, 1929 –
Jan 3, 1935
| rowspan=8 | Elected in 1928.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=8 | 25
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| nowrap | Nov 21, 1929 –
Nov 30, 1929
| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"
| Appointed to continue Edge's term.Template:PbRetired when his successor was qualified.
| nowrap | Nov 30, 1929 –
Dec 2, 1930
| Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| align=right | File:DavidBairdJr.jpg
David Baird Jr.
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| Elected in 1930 to finish Edge's term.
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Dec 3, 1930 –
Oct 5, 1931
| rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=2 align=right | File:Dwight Morrow.jpg
Dwight Morrow
! rowspan=2 | 25
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=5 | 25 | Elected to full term in 1930.Template:PbDied.
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| nowrap | Oct 5, 1931 –
Dec 1, 1931
| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | Appointed to continue Morrow's term.Template:PbElected in 1932 to finish Morrow's term.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Dec 1, 1931 –
Jan 3, 1937
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=3 align=right | File:William Warren Barbour.jpg
W. Warren Barbour
! rowspan=3 | 26
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! rowspan=2 | 31
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A. Harry Moore
| rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Jan 3, 1935 –
Jan 17, 1938
| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1934.Template:PbResigned to become governor.
| rowspan=5 | 26
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| rowspan=5 | Elected in 1936.<ref>William H. Smathers was installed late on Apr 15, 1937, remaining until then a member of the state Senate, but that does not affect when his service in the U.S. Senate begins, as there is no prohibition in concurrent service in both federal and state legislatures.</ref>Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Jan 3, 1937 –
Jan 3, 1943
| rowspan=5 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=5 align=right | File:William Smathers.jpg
William H. Smathers
! rowspan=5 | 27
|- style="height:2em"
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| align=left | File:Johngeraldmilton.jpg
John Milton
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| nowrap | Jan 18, 1938 –
Nov 8, 1938
| Appointed to continue Moore's term.Template:PbRetired when successor qualified.
|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=4 | 33
| rowspan=4 align=left | File:William Warren Barbour.jpg
W. Warren Barbour
| rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=4 | Nov 8, 1938 –
Nov 22, 1943
| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Moore's term
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=2 | Re-elected in 1940.Template:PbDied. | rowspan=6 | 27 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em"
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| rowspan=6 | 27
| rowspan=6 | Elected in 1942.Template:PbRetired.
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Jan 3, 1943 –
Jan 3, 1949
| rowspan=6 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=6 align=right | File:Albert Wahl Hawkes.jpg
Albert W. Hawkes
! rowspan=6 | 28
|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | Vacant
| nowrap | Nov 22, 1943 –
Nov 26, 1943
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|- style="height:2em"
! 34
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Arthur Walsh
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| Nov 26, 1943 –
Dec 7, 1944
| Appointed to finish Barbour's termTemplate:PbRetired when successor was elected
|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=8 | 35
| rowspan=8 align=left | File:Howardalexandersmith.jpg
H. Alexander Smith
| rowspan=8 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=8 | Dec 7, 1944–
Jan 3, 1959
| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Barbour's term.
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1946. | rowspan=3 | 28 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em"
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| rowspan=3 | 28
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1948.Template:PbRetired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 3, 1955
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=3 align=right | File:Robert Clymer Hendrickson.jpg
Robert C. Hendrickson
! rowspan=3 | 29
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1952.Template:PbRetired. | rowspan=3 | 29 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em"
| Template:List of United States senators Congress
| rowspan=3 | 29
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1954.
| rowspan=12 nowrap | Jan 3, 1955 –
Jan 3, 1979
| rowspan=12 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=12 align=right | File:Clifford P Case.jpg
Clifford P. Case
! rowspan=12 | 30
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress
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! rowspan=12 | 36
| rowspan=12 align=left | File:Harrison Williams(D-NJ).jpg
Harrison A. Williams
| rowspan=12 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=12 | Jan 3, 1959 –
Mar 11, 1982
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1958.
| rowspan=3 | 30
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|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 30 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1960.
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1964. | rowspan=3 | 31 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 31 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1966.
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1970. | rowspan=3 | 32 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 32 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1972.Template:PbLost renomination.
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1976.Template:PbResigned. | rowspan=6 | 33 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
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| rowspan=6 | 33
| rowspan=6 | Elected in 1978.
| rowspan=12 | Jan 3, 1979 –
Jan 3, 1997
| rowspan=12 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=12 align=right | File:Sen. Bill Bradley (NJ) (cropped).jpg
Bill Bradley
! rowspan=12 | 31
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=4 Template:List of United States senators Congress
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| colspan=3 | Vacant
| nowrap | Mar 11, 1982 –
Apr 12, 1982
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|- style="height:2em"
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| align=left | File:Nicholas Frederick Brady.jpg
Nicholas F. Brady
| Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| nowrap | Apr 12, 1982 –
Dec 27, 1982
| Appointed to finish Williams's term.Template:PbRetired and resigned early to give his elected successor preferential seniority.
|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=10 | 38
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Frank Lautenberg
| rowspan=10 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=10 nowrap | Dec 27, 1982 –
Jan 3, 2001
| Appointed early to finish Williams's term, having been already elected to the next term.
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Elected in 1982. | rowspan=3 | 34 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 34 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1984.
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1988. | rowspan=3 | 35 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 35 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1990.Template:PbRetired.
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1994.Template:PbRetired. | rowspan=3 | 36 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em"
| Template:List of United States senators Congress
| rowspan=3 | 36
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1996.Template:PbRan for re-election, but withdrew.
| rowspan=3 | Jan 3, 1997 –
Jan 3, 2003
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=3 align=right | File:Robert Torricelli.jpg
Robert Torricelli
! rowspan=3 | 32
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|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 39
| rowspan=3 align=left | File:SenatorJonCorzine.jpg
Jon Corzine
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=3 | Jan 3, 2001 –
Jan 17, 2006
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2000.Template:PbResigned to become Governor of New Jersey.
| rowspan=4 | 37
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| rowspan=4 | 37
| rowspan=4 | Elected in 2002.
| rowspan=7 | Jan 3, 2003 –
Jun 3, 2013
| rowspan=7 nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=7 align=right | File:Frank Lautenberg, official portrait, 112th portrait crop.jpg
Frank Lautenberg
! rowspan=7 | 33
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! rowspan=13 | 40
| rowspan=13 align=left | File:Robert Menendez, official Senate photo.jpg
Bob Menendez
| rowspan=13 nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=13 | Jan 17, 2006 –
Aug 20, 2024
| Appointed to finish Corzine's term.
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Elected to full term in 2006. | rowspan=3 | 38 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=6 | 38 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2008.Template:PbDied.
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=6 | Re-elected in 2012. | rowspan=6 | 39 | rowspan=4 Template:List of United States senators Congress
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| nowrap | Jun 3, 2013 –
Jun 6, 2013
| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"
| Appointed to continue Lautenberg's term.Template:PbRetired when his successor was elected.
| Jun 6, 2013 –
Oct 30, 2013
| Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| align=right | File:Jeffrey Chiesa, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
Jeffrey Chiesa
! 34
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| Elected in 2013 to finish Lautenberg's term.
| rowspan=10 | Oct 31, 2013 –
present
| rowspan=10 nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=10 align=right | File:Cory Booker, official portrait (119th Congress).jpg
Cory Booker
! rowspan=10 | 35
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 39 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2014.
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2018.Template:PbResigned due to bribery convictions. | rowspan=6 | 40 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=6 | 40 | rowspan=6 |Re-elected in 2020.
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=4 Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | Vacant
| Aug 20, 2024 –
Aug 23, 2024
|
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George Helmy
| nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| Aug 23, 2024 –
Dec 8, 2024
| Appointed to finish Menendez's term.Template:PbRetired at end of term and resigned early to give his elected successor preferential seniority.<ref name="Helmy Resigns">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web
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|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=4 | 42
| rowspan=4 align=left| File:Sen Andy Kim 118th Congress (cropped 2).jpg
Andy Kim
| rowspan=4 nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=4 | Dec 8, 2024 –
present
| Appointed early to finish Menendez's term, having been already elected to the next term.<ref name="Helmy Resigns"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web
}}</ref>
|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Elected in 2024. | rowspan=3 |41 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=2 | 41 | rowspan=2 colspan=5 | To be determined in the 2026 election.
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See also
- List of United States representatives from New Jersey
- United States congressional delegations from New Jersey
- Elections in New Jersey
Notes
References
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