List of governors of New Jersey

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox official post The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New Jersey Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment.<ref>NJ Constitution article V</ref>

The first New Jersey State Constitution, ratified in 1776, provided that a governor be elected annually by the state legislature, the members of which were selected by the several counties.<ref name="1776const-art7">1776 Constitution article 7</ref> Under this constitution, the governor was president of the upper house of the legislature, then called the Legislative Council.<ref name="1776const-art7" /> The 1844 constitution provided for a popular vote to elect the governor,<ref>1844 Constitution article V, § 2</ref> who no longer presided over the upper house of the legislature, now called the Senate. The 1844 constitution also lengthened the governor's term to three years, set to start on the third Tuesday in January following an election, and barred governors from succeeding themselves.<ref name="1844const-art5sec3">1844 Constitution article V, § 3</ref> The 1947 constitution extended terms to four years, and limits governors from being elected to more than two consecutive terms, though they can run again after a third term has passed.<ref name="const-art5sec1cl5">NJ Constitution article V, § 1, cl. 5</ref> Joseph Bloomfield, Peter Dumont Vroom, Daniel Haines, Joel Parker, Leon Abbett, and Walter Evans Edge each served two non-consecutive stints as governor while A. Harry Moore served three non-consecutive stints. Foster McGowan Voorhees, James Fairman Fielder, and Richard Codey each served two non-consecutive stints, one as acting governor and one as official governor.

The 1776 constitution provided that the vice-president of the Legislative Council would act as governor (who was president of the council) should that office be vacant.<ref name="1776const-art7" /> The 1844 constitution placed the president of the Senate first in the line of succession,<ref>1844 Constitution article V, § 12</ref> as did the subsequent 1947 constitution.<ref>NJ Constitution article V, § 1, cl. 6, original</ref> A constitutional amendment in 2006 created the office of lieutenant governor,<ref>NJ Constitution article XI, § 7</ref> to be elected on the same ticket for the same term as the governor,<ref>NJ Constitution article V, § 1, cl. 4</ref> and if the office of governor is vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.<ref>NJ Constitution article V, § 1, cl. 6, as amended</ref> This office was first filled in 2010.

There have been 56 official governors of New Jersey, 1 of whom was female, with several others acting as governor for a time.Template:Efn In the official numbering, governors are counted only once each, and traditionally, only elected governors were included. However, legislation signed on January 10, 2006, allowed acting governors who had served at least 180 days to be considered full governors. The law was retroactive to January 1, 2001; it therefore changed the titles of Donald DiFrancesco and Richard Codey, affecting Jim McGreevey's numbering.<ref name="acting">New Jersey Legislature. P.L.2005, c. 282.: Provides title of person who serves as Acting Governor for a continuous period of at least 180 days will be "Governor of the State of New Jersey" for official and historical purposes. Approved January 9, 2006, retroactive to January 1, 2001. Accessed January 6, 2008.</ref> The first and longest-serving governor of New Jersey was William Livingston, who served from August 31, 1776, to July 25, 1790. A. Harry Moore remains the longest-serving popularly elected governor. The current and 56th governor is Phil Murphy, a Democrat who assumed office on January 16, 2018.

Governors

Template:For New Jersey was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on December 18, 1787. Before it declared its independence, New Jersey was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Prior to 2010, unlike most other states, New Jersey did not have the office of lieutenant governor. Until 2010, when the office of governor was vacant or the governor was unable to fulfill their duties, the president of the State Senate served as the acting governor. The Senate president continued in the legislative role during their tenure as the state's acting chief executive, thus giving the person both executive and legislative authority. The acting governor served either until a special election was held (which would occur if the governor died, resigned, or was removed from office with more than 16 months before the end of the term), until the governor recovered from their injuries, or, if the governor died, resigned, or was removed from office less than 16 months before end of the term, until the end of the term.

Following the resignation of Christine Todd Whitman in 2001 to become EPA Administrator, Donald DiFrancesco assumed the acting governor's post. Following Whitman's resignation and DiFrancesco's departure, John O. Bennett served as acting governor for three and a half days. During that time, he signed a few bills into law, gave a State of the State Address, and held parties at Drumthwacket, the New Jersey governor's mansion. Similarly, Richard J. Codey served as acting governor during January 2002 as well. Because control of the New Jersey State Senate was split, resulting in two Senate co-presidents, Codey and Bennett, each held the office of acting governor for three days. Richard Codey served as governor of New Jersey from November 2004 until January 2006, following the resignation of Jim McGreevey. Spurred by the chaotic transfers of the governorship, New Jersey voters approved a state constitutional amendment in 2005 to create the office of lieutenant governor of New Jersey effective with the 2009 state elections.

Governors of the State of New Jersey

Template:Abbr	Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. GovernorTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn
1	File:William Livingston, by John Wollaston (1750).jpg	rowspan="27" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	William Livingston Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-livingston">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> – July 25, 1790 Template:Small	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1776	Office did not exist
		1777
		1778
		1779
		1780
		1781
		1782
		1783
		1784
		1785
		1786
		1787
		1788
		1789
—	File:No image.svg	Elisha Lawrence Template:Small	Template:Dts<ref>Report p. 122</ref> – October 29, 1790 Template:Small	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
2	File:William Paterson copy.jpg	William Paterson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-paterson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> – May 27, 1793 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1790
			1791
			1792
—	File:No image.svg	Thomas Henderson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-henderson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – June 3, 1793 Template:Small	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
3	File:Governor Richard Howell.jpg	Richard HowellTemplate:Efn Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-howell">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="howell-elected">Template:Cite book</ref> – October 31, 1801 Template:Small	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1793
			1794
			1795
			1796
			1797
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			1799
			1800
4	File:Portrait of Joseph Bloomfield.jpg	rowspan="11" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Joseph Bloomfield Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bloomfield">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – October 28, 1802 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1801
—	File:Johnlambert.jpg	John Lambert Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-lambert">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – October 27, 1803 Template:Small	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1802Template:Efn
4	File:Portrait of Joseph Bloomfield.jpg	Joseph Bloomfield Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bloomfield" />	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – October 29, 1812 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1803
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5	File:Aaron Ogden.jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Aaron Ogden Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ogden">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Legislative Council. 1812 sess., 246–247, accessed September 28, 2023</ref> – October 29, 1813 Template:Small	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1812
6	File:William Sanford Pennington.jpg	rowspan="17" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	William Sanford Pennington Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-pennington-william-1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Legislative Council. 1813 sess., 274–275, accessed September 28, 2023</ref> – June 19, 1815 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1813
		1814
—	File:No image.svg	William Kennedy Template:Small	Template:Dts<ref>Report pp. 125–126</ref> – October 26, 1815 Template:Small	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
7	File:Mahlon Dickerson.jpg	Mahlon Dickerson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-dickerson-mahlon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Legislative Council. 1816 sess., 326, accessed September 28, 2023</ref> – February 1, 1817 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1815
			1816
8	File:Isaac H. Williamson.jpg	Isaac Halstead Williamson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-williamson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Report p. 126</ref> – October 30, 1829 Template:Small	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Efn	1817Template:Efn
			1818
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—	File:GDWall.jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Garret D. Wall Template:Small	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – November 2, 1829 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Efn	1829Template:Efn
9	File:PeterDumontVroom.jpg	Peter Dumont Vroom Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-vroom">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – October 26, 1832 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn
			1830
			1831
10	File:Samuel L. Southard.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Samuel L. Southard Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-southard">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – February 27, 1833 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	WhigTemplate:Efn	1832Template:Efn
11	File:Elias P. Seeley.jpg	Elias P. Seeley Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-seeley">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Report p. 127</ref> – October 25, 1833 Template:Small	WhigTemplate:Sfn
9	File:PeterDumontVroom.jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Peter Dumont Vroom Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-vroom" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – November 3, 1836 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1833
		1834
		1835
12	File:Philemon Dickerson (New Jersey governor and judge).jpg	Philemon Dickerson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-dickerson-philemon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="dickerson-elected">Template:Cite news</ref> – October 27, 1837 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1836
13	File:William Pennington portrait.jpg	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	William Pennington Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – October 27, 1843 Template:Small	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1837
		1838
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		1842
14	File:Daniel Haines (cropped).tif	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Daniel Haines Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-haines">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 21, 1845 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1843
15	File:Charles C. Stratton.png	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Charles C. Stratton Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-stratton">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1845 sess., 165, accessed April 20, 2023.</ref> – January 18, 1848 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1844
14	File:Daniel Haines (cropped).tif	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Daniel Haines Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-haines" />	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1848 sess., 101, accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> – January 21, 1851 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1847
16	File:George Franklin Fort.jpg	George Franklin Fort Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-fort-george">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1851 sess., 94, accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> – January 17, 1854 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1850
17	File:Rodman McCamley Price (cropped).jpg	Rodman M. Price Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-price">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1854 sess., 56, accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> – January 20, 1857 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1853
18	File:Hon. William A. Newell, N.J - NARA - 528145 (1).jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	William A. Newell Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-newell">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1857 sess., 44, accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> – January 17, 1860 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1856
19	File:Charles Smith Olden.jpg	Charles Smith Olden Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-olden">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1860 sess., 40, accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> – January 20, 1863 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1859
20	File:JoelParker-small.png	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Joel Parker Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-parker">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1863 sess., 20, accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> – January 16, 1866 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1862
21	File:Marcus Lawrence Ward (1812-1884) circa 1860.jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Marcus Lawrence Ward Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ward">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1866 sess., 29, accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> – January 19, 1869 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1865
22	File:Theodore Fitz Randolph - Brady-Handy.jpg	rowspan="9" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Theodore Fitz Randolph Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-randolph">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1869 sess., 26, accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> – January 16, 1872 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1868
20	File:JoelParker-small.png	Joel Parker Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-parker" />	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1872 sess., 39, accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> – January 19, 1875 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1871
23	File:JosephDBedle.jpg	Joseph D. Bedle Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bedle">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1875 sess., 58, accessed May 2, 2023.</ref> – January 15, 1878 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1874
24	File:George B McClellan - c1880.jpg	George B. McClellan Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-mcclellan">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1878 sess., 78, accessed May 2, 2023.</ref> – January 18, 1881 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1877
25	File:George C Ludlow.jpg	George C. Ludlow Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ludlow">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1881 sess., 58, accessed May 2, 2023.</ref> – January 15, 1884 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1880
26	File:Leon Abbett.jpg	Leon Abbett Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-abbett">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 18, 1887 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1883
27	File:Robert Stockton Green.jpg	Robert Stockton Green Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-green">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 21, 1890 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1886
26	File:Leon Abbett.jpg	Leon Abbett Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-abbett" />	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1890 sess., 72, accessed May 2, 2023.</ref> – January 17, 1893 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1889
28	File:George Theodore Werts.jpg	George Theodore Werts Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-werts">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1893 sess., 94, accessed May 2, 2023.</ref> – January 21, 1896 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1892
29	File:Griggs2.jpg	rowspan="7" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	John W. Griggs Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-griggs">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1896 sess., 64, accessed May 2, 2023.</ref> – January 31, 1898 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1895
—	File:Foster MacGowan Voorhees.jpg	Foster McGowan Voorhees Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-voorhees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1898 sess., 68, accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – October 18, 1898 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
—	File:David Ogden Watkins.jpg	David Ogden Watkins Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-watkins">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 17, 1899 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
30	File:Foster MacGowan Voorhees.jpg	Foster McGowan Voorhees Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-voorhees" />	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1899 sess., 30, accessed May 2, 2023.</ref> – January 21, 1902 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1898Template:Efn
31	File:Franklin Murphy (NJ).jpg	Franklin Murphy Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-murphy-franklin">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1902 sess., 37, accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – January 17, 1905 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1901Template:Efn
32	File:Edward C. Stokes.jpg	Edward C. Stokes Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-stokes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1905 sess., 35, accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – January 21, 1908 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1904
33	File:John Franklin Fort.jpg	John Franklin Fort Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-fort-john">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1908 sess., 70, accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – January 17, 1911 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1907Template:Efn
34	File:President Woodrow Wilson portrait December 2 1912.jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Woodrow Wilson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-wilson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1911 sess., 57, accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – March 1, 1913 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1910Template:Efn
—	File:James Fairman Fielder 1.jpg	James Fairman Fielder Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-fielder">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1913 sess., 464, accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – October 28, 1913 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
—	File:Taylor 4408100303 d9249a5c19 o.jpg	Leon Rutherford Taylor Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-taylor">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 20, 1914 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
35	File:James Fairman Fielder 1.jpg	James Fairman Fielder Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-fielder" />	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1914 sess., 33, accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – January 16, 1917 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1913Template:EfnTemplate:Efn
36	File:Walteredge.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Walter Evans Edge Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-edge">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1917 sess., 30, accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – May 16, 1919 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1916Template:EfnTemplate:Efn
—	File:William Nelson Runyon.jpg	William Nelson Runyon Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-runyon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 13, 1920 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
—	File:Clarence Edwards Case.jpg	Clarence E. Case Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-case">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 20, 1920 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
37	File:Edward Irving Edwards.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Edward I. Edwards Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-edwards">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1920 sess., 204, accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – January 15, 1923 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1919
38	File:George S Silzer.jpg	George Sebastian Silzer Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-silzer">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1923 sess., 60, accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – January 19, 1926 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1922
39	File:A Harry Moore 1927.jpg	A. Harry Moore Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-moore">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 1929 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1925
40	File:Morgan F. Larson (cropped).jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Morgan Foster Larson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-larson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 19, 1932 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1928
39	File:A Harry Moore 1927.jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	A. Harry Moore Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-moore" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 1935 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1931
—	File:Senator Clifford R. Powell.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Clifford Ross Powell Template:Small	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 8, 1935 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
—	File:Horace G. Prall (New Jersey governor).jpg	Horace Griggs Prall Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-prall">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 1935 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
41	File:Harold G. Hoffman (New Jersey Governor).jpg	Harold G. Hoffman Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hoffman">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 18, 1938 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1934
39	File:Senator A. Harry Moore (cropped).jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	A. Harry Moore Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-moore" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 21, 1941 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1937
42	File:Charles Edison.jpg	Charles Edison Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-edison">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 18, 1944 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1940
36	File:Walteredge.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Walter Evans Edge Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-edge" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 21, 1947 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1943
43	File:Alfred E. Driscoll (cropped).jpg	Alfred E. Driscoll Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-driscoll">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 19, 1954 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1946
			1949
44	File:Robert B. Meyner (NJ).jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Robert B. Meyner Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-meyner">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 16, 1962 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1953
		1957
45	File:Richard J. Hughes 1962 (cropped).jpg	Richard J. Hughes Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hughes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1962 sess., 59, accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – January 20, 1970 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1961
			1965
46	File:William-Thomas-Cahill.png	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	William T. Cahill Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-cahill">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1970 sess., 129. Accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – January 15, 1974 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1969
47	File:Brendan Byrne (NJ 2).png	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Brendan Byrne Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-byrne">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 1974 sess., 45, accessed May 3, 2023.</ref> – January 19, 1982 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1973
		1977
48	File:Thomas H. Kean (cropped).png	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Thomas Kean Template:Small <ref name="nga-kean">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 16, 1990 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-kean" />	1981
		1985
49	File:Jamesflorio (cropped).jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	James Florio Template:Small <ref name="nga-florio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 18, 1994 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="nga-florio" />	1989
50	File:WhitmanChristineTodd.jpg	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Christine Todd Whitman Template:Small <ref name="nga-whitman">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 31, 2001 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-whitman" />	1993
		1997
51	File:Donald DiFrancesco.jpg	Donald DiFrancesco Template:Small <ref name="nga-difrancesco">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts – January 8, 2002 Template:Small	Republican<ref name="nga-difrancesco" />	Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
—	File:John Farmer Jr. 2015.jpg	John Farmer Jr. Template:Small	Template:Dts<ref name="farmer-nyt" /> – January 8, 2002 Template:Small	Republican	Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
—	File:No image.svg	John O. Bennett Template:Small <ref name="nga-bennett">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 12, 2002 Template:Small	Republican<ref name="nga-bennett" />	Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
—	File:Codey2011 (cropped).jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Richard Codey Template:Small <ref name="nga-codey">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 2002 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="nga-codey" />	Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
52	File:Jim McGreevey 2009 Exodus 7 (cropped).jpg	Jim McGreevey Template:Small <ref name="nga-mcgreevey">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – November 15, 2004 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-mcgreevey" />	2001
53	File:Codey2011 (cropped).jpg	Richard Codey Template:Small <ref name="nga-codey" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 17, 2006 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="nga-codey" />	Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
54	File:SenatorJonCorzine (cropped).jpg	Jon Corzine Template:Small <ref name="nga-corzine">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 19, 2010 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="nga-corzine" />	2005Template:Efn
55	File:Chris Christie April 2015 (cropped).jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Chris Christie Template:Small <ref name="nga-christie">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 16, 2018 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-christie" />	2009	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		2013
56	File:Gov. Phil Murphy (cropped).jpg	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Phil Murphy Template:Small <ref name="nga-murphy-phil">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – IncumbentTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-murphy-phil" />	2017	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname Template:Small
		2021
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See also

• Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States (New Jersey)
• List of New Jersey state legislatures

References

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External links

• Office of the Governor of New Jersey