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Admin. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1791 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1788. , rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=3 , rowspan=4 , 1 , Elected in 1788.Resigned to become
Nov 13, 1790 , , Pro-
Admin. , align=right ,
William Paterson ! 1 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 13, 1790 –
Nov 23, 1790 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Paterson's term.Retired. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 23, 1790 –
Mar 3, 1793 , rowspan=2 , Pro-
Admin. , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Philemon Dickinson ! rowspan=2 , 2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Admin. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1791 –
Dec 5, 1798 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1790. , rowspan=4 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1792 or 1793.Resigned. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1793 –
Nov 12, 1796 , , Pro-
Admin. , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Frederick Frelinghuysen ! rowspan=2 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 ,
Mar 3, 1799 , rowspan=3 ,
Richard Stockton ! rowspan=3 , 4 , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1796.Resigned. , rowspan=6 , 3 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! 3 , align=left ,
Mar 3, 1799 , Appointed to continue Rutherfurd's term. , - style="height:2em" ! 4 , align=left ,
James Schureman , ,
Feb 16, 1801 , Elected to finish Rutherfurd's term.Resigned. , rowspan=3 , rowspan=6 , 3 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1798.Lost re-election. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1799–
Mar 3, 1805 , rowspan=6 ,
Feb 28, 1801 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 5 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Aaron Ogden , rowspan=2 ,
Mar 3, 1803 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Schureman's term.Lost , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1803 –
Sep 1, 1803 , Legislature failed to elect. , rowspan=4 , 4 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
John Condit , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Sep 1, 1803 –
Mar 3, 1809 , rowspan=3 , Appointed to begin the vacant term. Elected in 1803 to finish the vacant term.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1804.Resigned. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1805 –
Mar 12, 1809 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right , Aaron Kitchell ! rowspan=3 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 7 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
John Lambert , rowspan=5 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1815 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1808., citing The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). Nov 9, 1808.Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 , 5 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 12, 1809 –
Mar 21, 1809 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Kitchell's term Elected in 1809 to finish Kitchell's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 21, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1817 , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
John Condit ! rowspan=4 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 5 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1810. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 align=left , James J. Wilson , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1815 –
Jan 8, 1821 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1815., citing New Jersey Privy Council Records, 1814. 306-307.Lost ,
resigned early. , rowspan=5 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 6 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1817. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Mar 4, 1817 –
Jan 30, 1829 , rowspan=7 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=12 align=right ,
Jan 26, 1821 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 9 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Samuel L. Southard , rowspan=2 , 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.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy. , rowspan=6 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1823 –
Nov 12, 1823 , , rowspan=2 , rowspan=8 , 7 , rowspan=7 , Re-elected in 1823.Resigned and immediately for the Class 1 seat. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 10 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Joseph McIlvaine , ,
Aug 19, 1826 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Southard's term.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , National
Republican , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , Jacksonian , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Aug 19, 1826 –
Nov 10, 1826 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 11 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 10, 1826 –
Jan 12, 1829 , Elected to finish McIlvaine's term. , - style="height:2em" , Elected to full term in 1826.Resigned because of failing health. , rowspan=5 , 8 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 12, 1829 –
Jan 30, 1829 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1833 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Bateman's term. , , nowrap , Jan 30, 1829 –
Mar 3, 1829 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1829. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1829 –
Mar 3, 1835 , rowspan=3 , National
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Theodore Frelinghuysen ! rowspan=3 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 13 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Samuel L. Southard , rowspan=2 , National
Republican , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1833 –
Jun 26, 1842 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1833. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 9 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1835.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1835 –
Mar 3, 1841 , , Jacksonian , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Garret D. Wall ! rowspan=3 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Whig , , rowspan=2 , Democratic , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1839.Resigned due to failing health. , rowspan=5 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 10 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1840. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1841 –
Mar 3, 1853 , rowspan=9 , Whig , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Jacob W. Miller ! rowspan=9 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jun 26, 1842 –
Jul 2, 1842 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 14 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
William L. Dayton , rowspan=5 , Whig , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jul 2, 1842 –
Mar 3, 1851 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Southard's term.Elected to finish Southard's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1845.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 11 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1846.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! 15 , align=left ,
Robert F. Stockton , , Democratic , nowrap , Mar 4, 1851 –
Jan 10, 1853 , Elected in 1851.Resigned to become President of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company. , rowspan=4 , 12 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 10, 1853 –
Mar 4, 1853 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 16 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Sep 12, 1862 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Stockton's term. , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1853.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1853 –
Mar 3, 1859 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
William Wright ! rowspan=3 , 12 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1857.Died. , rowspan=6 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 13 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1858.Lost re-election. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1859 –
Mar 3, 1865 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
John C. Ten Eyck ! rowspan=6 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Sep 12, 1862 –
Nov 21, 1862 , , - style="height:2em" ! 17 , align=left ,
Richard Stockton Field , , Republican , nowrap , Nov 21, 1862 –
Jan 14, 1863 , Appointed to continue Thomson's term.Retired when his successor was elected. , - style="height:2em" ! 18 , align=left ,
James Walter Wall , , Democratic , nowrap , Jan 14, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1863 , Elected to finish Thomson's term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 19 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
William Wright , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1863 –
Nov 1, 1866 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1863.Died. , rowspan=8 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , rowspan=8 , 14 , , nowrap , Mar 3, 1865–
Mar 15, 1865 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1864.Election disputed and seat declared vacant. , nowrap , Mar 15, 1865 –
Mar 27, 1866 , , Democratic , align=right ,
John P. Stockton ! 14 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 27, 1866 –
Sep 19, 1866 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Stockton's term.Retired. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Sep 19, 1866 –
Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Alexander G. Cattell ! rowspan=5 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 1, 1866 –
Nov 12, 1866 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 20 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 12, 1866 –
Mar 3, 1869 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Wright's term. Elected in 1867 to finish Wright's term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
John P. Stockton , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1869. , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1870 or 1871.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1871–
Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen ! rowspan=3 , 16 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Theodore F. Randolph , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1875. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1877. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1877–
Mar 3, 1895 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
John R. McPherson ! rowspan=9 , 17 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1887 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1881.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1883. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1893 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1886.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1889. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James Smith Jr. , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1899 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1893.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1895. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1895–
Dec 27, 1901 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
John Kean , rowspan=8 , Republican , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1911 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1899. , rowspan=5 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 20 , Re-elected in 1901.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 27, 1901–
Jan 29, 1902 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Sewell's term.Withdrew from election contest to full term. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 29, 1902–
Mar 3, 1907 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John F. Dryden ! rowspan=3 , 19 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1905.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1907.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Frank O. Briggs ! rowspan=3 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 27 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James Edgar Martine , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1911.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1913.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1913 –
Jan 30, 1918 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
William Hughes ! rowspan=3 , 21 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 28 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr. , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1923 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1916.Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 , 23 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Jan 30, 1918 –
Feb 23, 1918 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Hughes's term. Elected in 1918 to finish Hughes's term.Retired. , nowrap , Feb 23, 1918 –
Mar 3, 1919 , , Republican , align=right ,
David Baird Sr. ! 22 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1918. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1919 –
Nov 21, 1929 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Edward I. Edwards , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1923 –
Mar 3, 1929 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1922.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1924.Resigned to become
Jan 3, 1935 , rowspan=8 , Elected in 1928.Lost re-election. , rowspan=8 , 25 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 21, 1929 –
Nov 30, 1929 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Edge's term.Retired when his successor was qualified. , nowrap , Nov 30, 1929 –
Dec 2, 1930 , , Republican , align=right ,
David Baird Jr. ! 24 , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1930 to finish Edge's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 3, 1930 –
Oct 5, 1931 , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Dwight Morrow ! rowspan=2 , 25 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 25 , Elected to full term in 1930.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Oct 5, 1931 –
Dec 1, 1931 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Morrow's term. Elected in 1932 to finish Morrow's term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 1, 1931 –
Jan 3, 1937 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
William Warren Barbour ! rowspan=3 , 26 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 31 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
A. Harry Moore , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 3, 1935 –
Jan 17, 1938 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1934.Resigned to become governor. , rowspan=5 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 26 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1936. 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.Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 1937 –
Jan 3, 1943 , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 align=right ,
William H. Smathers ! rowspan=5 , 27 , - style="height:2em" ! 32 , align=left ,
John Gerald Milton , , Democratic , nowrap , Jan 18, 1938 –
Nov 8, 1938 , Appointed to continue Moore's term.Retired when successor qualified. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 33 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
William Warren Barbour , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 , Nov 8, 1938 –
Nov 22, 1943 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Moore's term , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1940.Died. , rowspan=6 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=6 , 27 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1942.Retired. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1943 –
Jan 3, 1949 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Albert W. Hawkes ! rowspan=6 , 28 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 22, 1943 –
Nov 26, 1943 , , - style="height:2em" ! 34 , align=left ,
Arthur Walsh , , Democratic , Nov 26, 1943 –
Dec 7, 1944 , Appointed to finish Barbour's termRetired when successor was elected , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 35 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Howard Alexander Smith , rowspan=8 , Republican , rowspan=8 , Dec 7, 1944–
Jan 3, 1959 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Barbour's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1946. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1948.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 2, 1955 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Robert C. Hendrickson ! rowspan=3 , 29 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1952.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 29 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1954. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Jan 3, 1955 –
Jan 3, 1979 , rowspan=12 , Republican , rowspan=12 align=right ,
Harrison A. Williams , rowspan=12 , Democratic , rowspan=12 , Jan 3, 1959–
Mar 11, 1982 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1958. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1960. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1964. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1966. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1970. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1972.Lost re-nomination. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1976.Resigned. , rowspan=6 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 33 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1978. , rowspan=12 , Jan 3, 1979 –
Jan 3, 1997 , rowspan=12 , Democratic , rowspan=12 align=right ,
Apr 12, 1982 , , - style="height:2em" ! 37 , align=left ,
Nicholas F. Brady , , Republican , nowrap , Apr 12, 1982 –
Dec 20, 1982 , Appointed to finish Williams's term.Retired and resigned early to give his elected successor preferential seniority. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 38 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
Frank Lautenberg , rowspan=10 , Democratic , rowspan=10 nowrap , Dec 27, 1982 –
Jan 3, 2001 , Appointed early, having been already elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1982. , rowspan=3 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1984. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1988. , rowspan=3 , 35 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 35 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1994.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 36 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 36 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1996.Ran for re-election, but withdrew. , rowspan=3 , Jan 3, 1997 –
Jan 3, 2003 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Jan 17, 2006 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2000.Resigned to become
Jun 3, 2013 , rowspan=7 nowrap , Democratic , rowspan=7 align=right ,
Frank Lautenberg ! rowspan=7 , 33 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 40 , rowspan=13 align=left ,
Present , Appointed to finish Corzine's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 2006. , rowspan=3 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 38 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2008.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 2012. , rowspan=6 , 39 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Jun 3, 2013 –
Jun 10, 2013 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Lautenberg's term.Retired when his successor was elected. , Jun 10, 2013 –
Oct 31, 2013 , , Republican , align=right ,
Present , rowspan=7 nowrap , Democratic , rowspan=7 align=right ,
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. Since the enforcement of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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, and before 1935, their terms began March 4. The state's current Senators are Democrats Bob Menendez
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(serving since 2006) and Cory Booker
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(serving since 2013). Frank Lautenberg was New Jersey's longest-serving senator (1982–2001; 2003–2013).
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, - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=3 align=left ,Jonathan Elmer
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, rowspan=3 , Pro-Admin. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1791 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1788. , rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=3 , rowspan=4 , 1 , Elected in 1788.Resigned to become
New Jersey Governor
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.
, nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –Nov 13, 1790 , , Pro-
Admin. , align=right ,
William Paterson ! 1 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 13, 1790 –
Nov 23, 1790 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Paterson's term.Retired. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 23, 1790 –
Mar 3, 1793 , rowspan=2 , Pro-
Admin. , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Philemon Dickinson ! rowspan=2 , 2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
John Rutherfurd
John Rutherfurd (September 20, 1760February 23, 1840) was an American politician and land surveyor. He represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1791 to 1798.
Early life
John Rutherfurd was born on September 20, 1760 in New York C ...
, rowspan=2 , Pro-Admin. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1791 –
Dec 5, 1798 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1790. , rowspan=4 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1792 or 1793.Resigned. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1793 –
Nov 12, 1796 , , Pro-
Admin. , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Frederick Frelinghuysen ! rowspan=2 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 ,
Federalist
The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''.
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, rowspan=2
, , Federalist
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, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Frelinghuysen's term.Retired.
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 12, 1796 –Mar 3, 1799 , rowspan=3 ,
Federalist
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, rowspan=3 align=right , Richard Stockton ! rowspan=3 , 4 , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1796.Resigned. , rowspan=6 , 3 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! 3 , align=left ,
Franklin Davenport
Franklin Davenport (September 1755July 27, 1832) was a Federalist Party United States Senator and US Representative from New Jersey.
Biography
Davenport was born in Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania and his uncle was Benjamin Frankl ...
, , Federalist
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, nowrap , Dec 5, 1798 –Mar 3, 1799 , Appointed to continue Rutherfurd's term. , - style="height:2em" ! 4 , align=left ,
James Schureman , ,
Federalist
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, nowrap , Mar 4, 1799 –Feb 16, 1801 , Elected to finish Rutherfurd's term.Resigned. , rowspan=3 , rowspan=6 , 3 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1798.Lost re-election. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1799–
Mar 3, 1805 , rowspan=6 ,
Federalist
The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''.
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, rowspan=6 align=right , Jonathan Dayton
Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760October 9, 1824) was an American Founding Father and politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. He was the youngest person to sign the Constitution of the United States and a member of the United States House ...
! rowspan=6 , 5
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Feb 16, 1801 –Feb 28, 1801 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 5 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Aaron Ogden , rowspan=2 ,
Federalist
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, rowspan=2 nowrap , Feb 28, 1801 –Mar 3, 1803 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Schureman's term.Lost , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1803 –
Sep 1, 1803 , Legislature failed to elect. , rowspan=4 , 4 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
John Condit , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Sep 1, 1803 –
Mar 3, 1809 , rowspan=3 , Appointed to begin the vacant term. Elected in 1803 to finish the vacant term.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1804.Resigned. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1805 –
Mar 12, 1809 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right , Aaron Kitchell ! rowspan=3 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 7 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
John Lambert , rowspan=5 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1815 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1808., citing The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). Nov 9, 1808.Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 , 5 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 12, 1809 –
Mar 21, 1809 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Kitchell's term Elected in 1809 to finish Kitchell's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 21, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1817 , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
John Condit ! rowspan=4 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 5 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1810. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 align=left , James J. Wilson , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1815 –
Jan 8, 1821 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1815., citing New Jersey Privy Council Records, 1814. 306-307.Lost ,
resigned early. , rowspan=5 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 6 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1817. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Mar 4, 1817 –
Jan 30, 1829 , rowspan=7 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=12 align=right ,
Mahlon Dickerson
Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770 – October 5, 1853) was a justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the seventh governor of New Jersey, United States Senator from New Jersey, the 10th United States Secretary of the Navy and a United States ...
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, - style="height:2em"
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, nowrap , Jan 8, 1821 –Jan 26, 1821 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 9 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Samuel L. Southard , rowspan=2 , 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.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy. , rowspan=6 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1823 –
Nov 12, 1823 , , rowspan=2 , rowspan=8 , 7 , rowspan=7 , Re-elected in 1823.Resigned and immediately for the Class 1 seat. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 10 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Joseph McIlvaine , ,
Democratic-Republican
The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the ear ...
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 12, 1823 –Aug 19, 1826 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Southard's term.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , National
Republican , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , Jacksonian , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Aug 19, 1826 –
Nov 10, 1826 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 11 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Ephraim Bateman
Ephraim Bateman (July 9, 1780January 28, 1829) represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1826 to 1829 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1823.
Born in Cedarville, New Jersey, an area within Lawrence To ...
, rowspan=2 , NationalRepublican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 10, 1826 –
Jan 12, 1829 , Elected to finish McIlvaine's term. , - style="height:2em" , Elected to full term in 1826.Resigned because of failing health. , rowspan=5 , 8 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 12, 1829 –
Jan 30, 1829 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Mahlon Dickerson
Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770 – October 5, 1853) was a justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the seventh governor of New Jersey, United States Senator from New Jersey, the 10th United States Secretary of the Navy and a United States ...
, rowspan=3 , Jacksonian
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 30, 1829 –Mar 3, 1833 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Bateman's term. , , nowrap , Jan 30, 1829 –
Mar 3, 1829 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1829. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1829 –
Mar 3, 1835 , rowspan=3 , National
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Theodore Frelinghuysen ! rowspan=3 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 13 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Samuel L. Southard , rowspan=2 , National
Republican , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1833 –
Jun 26, 1842 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1833. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 9 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1835.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1835 –
Mar 3, 1841 , , Jacksonian , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Garret D. Wall ! rowspan=3 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Whig , , rowspan=2 , Democratic , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1839.Resigned due to failing health. , rowspan=5 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 10 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1840. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1841 –
Mar 3, 1853 , rowspan=9 , Whig , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Jacob W. Miller ! rowspan=9 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jun 26, 1842 –
Jul 2, 1842 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 14 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
William L. Dayton , rowspan=5 , Whig , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jul 2, 1842 –
Mar 3, 1851 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Southard's term.Elected to finish Southard's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1845.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 11 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1846.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! 15 , align=left ,
Robert F. Stockton , , Democratic , nowrap , Mar 4, 1851 –
Jan 10, 1853 , Elected in 1851.Resigned to become President of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company. , rowspan=4 , 12 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 10, 1853 –
Mar 4, 1853 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 16 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
John Renshaw Thomson
John Renshaw Thomson (September 25, 1800September 12, 1862) was an American merchant and politician from New Jersey.
Life
Thomson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Edward Thomson (1771-1853) and Ann Renshaw (1773-1842). His f ...
, rowspan=5 , Democratic
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1853 –Sep 12, 1862 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Stockton's term. , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1853.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1853 –
Mar 3, 1859 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
William Wright ! rowspan=3 , 12 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1857.Died. , rowspan=6 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 13 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1858.Lost re-election. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1859 –
Mar 3, 1865 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
John C. Ten Eyck ! rowspan=6 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Sep 12, 1862 –
Nov 21, 1862 , , - style="height:2em" ! 17 , align=left ,
Richard Stockton Field , , Republican , nowrap , Nov 21, 1862 –
Jan 14, 1863 , Appointed to continue Thomson's term.Retired when his successor was elected. , - style="height:2em" ! 18 , align=left ,
James Walter Wall , , Democratic , nowrap , Jan 14, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1863 , Elected to finish Thomson's term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 19 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
William Wright , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1863 –
Nov 1, 1866 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1863.Died. , rowspan=8 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , rowspan=8 , 14 , , nowrap , Mar 3, 1865–
Mar 15, 1865 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1864.Election disputed and seat declared vacant. , nowrap , Mar 15, 1865 –
Mar 27, 1866 , , Democratic , align=right ,
John P. Stockton ! 14 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 27, 1866 –
Sep 19, 1866 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Stockton's term.Retired. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Sep 19, 1866 –
Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Alexander G. Cattell ! rowspan=5 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 1, 1866 –
Nov 12, 1866 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 20 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 12, 1866 –
Mar 3, 1869 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Wright's term. Elected in 1867 to finish Wright's term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
John P. Stockton , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1869. , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1870 or 1871.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1871–
Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen ! rowspan=3 , 16 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Theodore F. Randolph , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1875. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1877. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1877–
Mar 3, 1895 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
John R. McPherson ! rowspan=9 , 17 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
William Joyce Sewell
William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an Irish-American Republican Party politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey for two non-consecutive terms from 1881 to 1887 an ...
, rowspan=3 , Republican
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1881 –Mar 3, 1887 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1881.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1883. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Rufus Blodgett
Rufus Blodgett (October 9, 1834October 3, 1910) was a United States senator from New Jersey and Superintendent of the New York & Long Branch Railroad for 25 years. He served as the Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey on five occasions.
He was ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1887 –Mar 3, 1893 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1886.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1889. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James Smith Jr. , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1899 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1893.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1895. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1895–
Dec 27, 1901 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
William Joyce Sewell
William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an Irish-American Republican Party politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey for two non-consecutive terms from 1881 to 1887 an ...
! rowspan=4 , 18
, - style="height:2em"
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, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=8 , 26
, rowspan=8 align=left , John Kean , rowspan=8 , Republican , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1911 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1899. , rowspan=5 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 20 , Re-elected in 1901.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 27, 1901–
Jan 29, 1902 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Sewell's term.Withdrew from election contest to full term. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 29, 1902–
Mar 3, 1907 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John F. Dryden ! rowspan=3 , 19 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1905.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1907.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Frank O. Briggs ! rowspan=3 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 27 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James Edgar Martine , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1911.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1913.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1913 –
Jan 30, 1918 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
William Hughes ! rowspan=3 , 21 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 28 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr. , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1923 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1916.Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 , 23 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Jan 30, 1918 –
Feb 23, 1918 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Hughes's term. Elected in 1918 to finish Hughes's term.Retired. , nowrap , Feb 23, 1918 –
Mar 3, 1919 , , Republican , align=right ,
David Baird Sr. ! 22 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1918. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1919 –
Nov 21, 1929 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Walter Evans Edge
Walter Evans Edge (November 20, 1873October 29, 1956) was an American diplomat and Republican politician who served as the 36th governor of New Jersey, from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1944 to 1947, during both World War I and World War II. Edg ...
! rowspan=6 , 23
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 , 29
, rowspan=3 align=left , Edward I. Edwards , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1923 –
Mar 3, 1929 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1922.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1924.Resigned to become
U.S. Ambassador to France
The United States ambassador to France is the official representative of the president of the United States to the president of France. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with France since the American Revolution. Relations we ...
.
, - style="height:2em"
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, rowspan=8 align=left , Hamilton Fish Kean
Hamilton Fish Kean (February 27, 1862December 27, 1941) was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey.
Early life
Kean was the son of Lucy (née Halstead) and John Kean. He was related to several prominent American politicians including his great-grandfathe ...
, rowspan=8 , Republican
, rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1929 –Jan 3, 1935 , rowspan=8 , Elected in 1928.Lost re-election. , rowspan=8 , 25 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 21, 1929 –
Nov 30, 1929 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Edge's term.Retired when his successor was qualified. , nowrap , Nov 30, 1929 –
Dec 2, 1930 , , Republican , align=right ,
David Baird Jr. ! 24 , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1930 to finish Edge's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 3, 1930 –
Oct 5, 1931 , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Dwight Morrow ! rowspan=2 , 25 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 25 , Elected to full term in 1930.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Oct 5, 1931 –
Dec 1, 1931 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Morrow's term. Elected in 1932 to finish Morrow's term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 1, 1931 –
Jan 3, 1937 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
William Warren Barbour ! rowspan=3 , 26 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 31 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
A. Harry Moore , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 3, 1935 –
Jan 17, 1938 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1934.Resigned to become governor. , rowspan=5 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 26 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1936. 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.Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 1937 –
Jan 3, 1943 , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 align=right ,
William H. Smathers ! rowspan=5 , 27 , - style="height:2em" ! 32 , align=left ,
John Gerald Milton , , Democratic , nowrap , Jan 18, 1938 –
Nov 8, 1938 , Appointed to continue Moore's term.Retired when successor qualified. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 33 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
William Warren Barbour , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 , Nov 8, 1938 –
Nov 22, 1943 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Moore's term , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1940.Died. , rowspan=6 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=6 , 27 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1942.Retired. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1943 –
Jan 3, 1949 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Albert W. Hawkes ! rowspan=6 , 28 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 22, 1943 –
Nov 26, 1943 , , - style="height:2em" ! 34 , align=left ,
Arthur Walsh , , Democratic , Nov 26, 1943 –
Dec 7, 1944 , Appointed to finish Barbour's termRetired when successor was elected , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 35 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Howard Alexander Smith , rowspan=8 , Republican , rowspan=8 , Dec 7, 1944–
Jan 3, 1959 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Barbour's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1946. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1948.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 2, 1955 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Robert C. Hendrickson ! rowspan=3 , 29 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1952.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 29 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1954. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Jan 3, 1955 –
Jan 3, 1979 , rowspan=12 , Republican , rowspan=12 align=right ,
Clifford P. Case
Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is current ...
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, rowspan=12 align=left , Harrison A. Williams , rowspan=12 , Democratic , rowspan=12 , Jan 3, 1959–
Mar 11, 1982 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1958. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1960. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1964. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1966. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1970. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1972.Lost re-nomination. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1976.Resigned. , rowspan=6 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 33 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1978. , rowspan=12 , Jan 3, 1979 –
Jan 3, 1997 , rowspan=12 , Democratic , rowspan=12 align=right ,
Bill Bradley
William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. He served three terms as a Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey (1979–1997). He ran for the Democratic Party's nomination ...
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, nowrap , Mar 11, 1982 –Apr 12, 1982 , , - style="height:2em" ! 37 , align=left ,
Nicholas F. Brady , , Republican , nowrap , Apr 12, 1982 –
Dec 20, 1982 , Appointed to finish Williams's term.Retired and resigned early to give his elected successor preferential seniority. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 38 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
Frank Lautenberg , rowspan=10 , Democratic , rowspan=10 nowrap , Dec 27, 1982 –
Jan 3, 2001 , Appointed early, having been already elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1982. , rowspan=3 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1984. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1988. , rowspan=3 , 35 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 35 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1994.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 36 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 36 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1996.Ran for re-election, but withdrew. , rowspan=3 , Jan 3, 1997 –
Jan 3, 2003 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Robert Torricelli
Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951), is an American attorney and former politician. A Democrat, Torricelli served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district from 1983 to 1997 and as a United States ...
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, rowspan=3 align=left , Jon Corzine
Jon Stevens Corzine ( ; born January 1, 1947) is an American financial executive and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006 and the 54th governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. Corzine ran fo ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic
, rowspan=3 , Jan 3, 2001 –Jan 17, 2006 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2000.Resigned to become
Governor of New Jersey
The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official res ...
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, 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 , Democratic , rowspan=7 align=right ,
Frank Lautenberg ! rowspan=7 , 33 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 40 , rowspan=13 align=left ,
Bob Menendez
Robert Menendez (; born January 1, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006. Gale Biography In Context. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first ...
, rowspan=13 nowrap , Democratic
, rowspan=13 , Jan 18, 2006 –Present , Appointed to finish Corzine's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 2006. , rowspan=3 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 38 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2008.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 2012. , rowspan=6 , 39 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Jun 3, 2013 –
Jun 10, 2013 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Lautenberg's term.Retired when his successor was elected. , Jun 10, 2013 –
Oct 31, 2013 , , Republican , align=right ,
Jeffrey Chiesa
Jeffrey Scott Chiesa ( ; born June 22, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from June 10 to October 31, 2013. As a member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 59th Atto ...
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, rowspan=7 , Oct 31, 2013 –Present , rowspan=7 nowrap , Democratic , rowspan=7 align=right ,
Cory Booker
Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the junior United States senator from New Jersey since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker is the first African-American U.S. s ...
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, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2014.
, - style="height:2em"
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, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2020.
, - style="height:2em"
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, colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2026 election.
Living former senators
, there are five living former U.S. senators from New Jersey. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Frank Lautenberg (served 1982–2001 and 2003–2013), who died in office on June 3, 2013.Superlatives
Longest service
Shortest service
Youngest at beginning of service
Oldest at end of service
See also
*List of United States representatives from New Jersey
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of New Jersey. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present da ...
* United States congressional delegations from New Jersey
* Elections in New Jersey
Notes
References
* {{NJ-FedRepUnited States Senators
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and power ...
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...