A general election was held in the

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on November 7, 2017.

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s were held on June 6. All elected offices at the state level were on the ballot in this election cycle, including

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and

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for four-year terms, all 80 seats in the

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for two-year terms, and all 40 seats in the

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for four-year terms. In addition to the gubernatorial and State Legislative elections, numerous

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offices and Freeholders in addition to

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offices were up for election. There were two statewide ballot questions and some counties and municipalities also had a local ballot question. Non-partisan local elections, some school board elections, and some fire district elections were also held throughout the year.

Governor

Legislature

State Senate

All 40 seats of the

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were up for election. Prior to the elections, Democrats held a 24–16 majority in the upper house. Democrats picked up an open seat in

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and defeated a Republican incumbent in

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, while Republicans defeated an appointed Democratic incumbent in

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. Overall, this resulted in Democrats having a net gain of one seat, increasing their majority to 25–15.

Overall results

General Assembly

All 80 seats of the

were up for election. Prior to the elections, Democrats held a 52–28 majority in the lower house. Overall, the Democrats increased their majority by 2 to a supermajority at 54–26, thanks to holding all their seats as well as picking up open seats in

and

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Overall results

Ballot measures

Two statewide questions were on the ballot. Both were approved by voters: * Public Question Number 1, a bond measure that would borrow $125 million to fund capital projects for public libraries. * Public Question Number 2, a constitutional amendment that would require money collected from environmental contamination lawsuits to be used for cleanup and restoration efforts.

Polling

Question 1
Question 2

Results

Question 1 2017 New Jersey Question 1 results map by county

Question 2 2017 New Jersey Question 2 results map by county

References

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