List of United States senators from New Jersey

This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from New Jersey. United States 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 current Senators are Democrats Bob Menendez and Cory Booker. This makes New Jersey the only state where both senators are not non-Hispanic whites.

List of Senators

#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.						C	Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.
1	Jonathan Elmer	Pro- Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791	Elected in 1788. [data missing]	1	1st	1	Elected in 1788. Resigned to become N.J. Governor.	March 4, 1789 – November 13, 1790	Pro- Administration	William Paterson	1
									November 13, 1790 – November 23, 1790	Vacant
								Elected to finish Paterson's term. Retired.	November 23, 1790– March 3, 1793	Pro- Administration	Philemon Dickinson	2
2	John Rutherfurd	Federalist	March 4, 1791 – December 5, 1798	Elected in 1790.	2	2nd		Elected to finish Paterson's term. Retired.	November 23, 1790– March 3, 1793	Pro- Administration	Philemon Dickinson	2
						3rd	2	Elected in 1792 or 1793. Resigned.	March 4, 1793– November 12, 1796	Federalist	Frederick Frelinghuysen	3
						4th		Elected in 1792 or 1793. Resigned.	March 4, 1793– November 12, 1796	Federalist	Frederick Frelinghuysen	3
						4th		Elected to finish Frelinghuysen's term. Retired.	November 12, 1796– March 3, 1799	Federalist	Richard Stockton	4
				Re-elected in 1796. Resigned.^{[citation needed]}	3	5th
3	Franklin Davenport	Federalist	December 5, 1798 – March 3, 1799	Appointed to continue Rutherfurd's term. [data missing]		5th
4	James Schureman	Federalist	March 4, 1799 – February 16, 1801	Elected to finish Rutherfurd's term. Resigned.		6th	3	Elected in 1799.	March 4, 1799– March 3, 1805	Federalist	Jonathan Dayton	5
Vacant
5	Aaron Ogden	Federalist	February 28, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Elected to finish Schureman's term. Lost re-election.
5	Aaron Ogden	Federalist	February 28, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Elected to finish Schureman's term. Lost re-election.		7th
Vacant			March 4, 1803 – September 1, 1803	Legislature failed to elect.	4	8th
6	John Condit	Democratic- Republican	September 1, 1803 – March 3, 1809	Appointed to begin the vacant term. Elected November 3, 1803 to finish the vacant term.^[1] [data missing]		8th
						9th	4	Elected in 1804 or 1805. Resigned.	March 4, 1805 – March 12, 1809	Democratic- Republican	Aaron Kitchell	6
						10th
7	John Lambert	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1815	Elected in 1808 or 1809. [data missing]	5	11th
									March 12, 1809 – March 21, 1809	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Kitchells' term^[2] Elected November 2, 1809 to finish Kitchell's term.^[2]	March 21, 1809 – March 3, 1817	Democratic- Republican	John Condit	7
						12th	5	Re-elected in November 1810. [data missing]
						13th
8	James J. Wilson	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1815 – January 8, 1821	Elected in 1815. Lost re-election, and resigned early.	6	14th
						15th	6	Elected in 1817.	March 4, 1817 – January 30, 1829	Democratic- Republican	Mahlon Dickerson	8
						16th
Vacant			January 8, 1821 – January 26, 1821
9	Samuel L. Southard	Democratic- Republican	January 26, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Appointed to finish Wilson's term, having been elected to the next term.
9	Samuel L. Southard	Democratic- Republican	January 26, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Elected in 1821. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy.	7	17th
Vacant			March 4, 1823 – November 12, 1823			18th	7	Re-elected in 1823. Resigned and immediately re-elected for the Class 1 seat.		Crawford Republican
10	Joseph McIlvaine	Adams Republican	November 12, 1823 – August 19, 1826	Elected to finish Southard's term. Died.		18th				Crawford Republican
10	Joseph McIlvaine	Anti- Jacksonian	November 12, 1823 – August 19, 1826	Elected to finish Southard's term. Died.		19th				Jacksonian
Vacant			August 19, 1826 – November 10, 1826
11	Ephraim Bateman	Anti- Jacksonian	November 10, 1826 – January 12, 1829	Elected to finish McIlvaine's term.
11	Ephraim Bateman	Adams	November 10, 1826 – January 12, 1829	Elected to full term in 1826. Resigned because of failing health.	8	20th
Vacant			January 12, 1829 – January 30, 1829
12	Mahlon Dickerson	Jacksonian	January 30, 1829 – March 3, 1833	Elected to finish Bateman's term. [data missing]					January 30, 1829 – March 3, 1829	Vacant
						21st	8	Elected in 1828. [data missing]	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1835	Anti- Jacksonian	Theodore Frelinghuysen	9
						22nd
13	Samuel L. Southard	Anti- Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – June 26, 1842	Elected in 1833.	9	23rd
		Anti- Jacksonian				24th	9	Elected in 1835. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841	Jacksonian	Garret D. Wall	10
		Whig				25th				Democratic
				Re-elected in 1839. Resigned due to failing health.	10	26th				Democratic
				Re-elected in 1839. Resigned due to failing health.		27th	10	Elected in 1840.	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1853	Whig	Jacob W. Miller	11
Vacant			June 26, 1842 – July 2, 1842
14	William L. Dayton	Whig	July 2, 1842 – March 3, 1851	Appointed to continue Southard's term. Elected to finish Southard's term.
						28th
				Re-elected in 1845. Lost re-election.	11	29th
						30th	11	Re-elected in 1846. [data missing]
						31st
15	Robert F. Stockton	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – January 10, 1853	Elected in 1851. Resigned to become president of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company.	12	32nd
Vacant			January 10, 1853 – March 4, 1853			32nd
16	John Renshaw Thomson	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – September 12, 1862	Elected to finish Stockton's term.		33rd	12	Elected in 1852 or 1853. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859	Democratic	William Wright	12
				Elected to finish Stockton's term.		34th
				Re-elected in 1857. Died.	13	35th
						36th	13	Elected in 1858. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1865	Republican	John C. Ten Eyck	13
						37th
Vacant			September 12, 1862 – November 21, 1862
17	Richard Stockton Field	Republican	November 21, 1862 – January 14, 1863	Appointed to continue Thomson's term. Retired when successor elected.
18	James Walter Wall	Democratic	January 14, 1863 – March 3, 1863	Elected to finish Thomson's term. Lost re-election.
19	William Wright	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – November 1, 1866	Elected in 1862 or 1863. Died.	14	38th
						39th	14		March 3, 1865– March 15, 1865	Vacant
								Elected in 1864. Election disputed and seat declared vacant.	March 15, 1865 – March 27, 1866	Democratic	John P. Stockton	14
									March 27, 1866 – September 19, 1866	Vacant
								Elected to finish Stockton's term. Retired.	September 19, 1866 – March 3, 1871	Republican	Alexander G. Cattell	15
Vacant			November 1, 1866 – November 12, 1866
20	Frederick T. Frelinghuysen	Republican	November 12, 1866 – March 3, 1869	Appointed to continue Wright's term. Elected January 23, 1867 to finish Wright's term.^[1] Lost re-election.
20	Frederick T. Frelinghuysen	Republican	November 12, 1866 – March 3, 1869			40th
21	John P. Stockton	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	Elected in 1869. [data missing]	15	41st
						42nd	15	Elected in 1870 or 1871. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1871– March 3, 1877	Republican	Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen	16
						43rd
22	Theodore F. Randolph	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	Elected in 1875. [data missing]	16	44th
						45th	16	Elected in 1877.	March 4, 1877– March 3, 1895	Democratic	John R. McPherson	17
						46th
23	William Joyce Sewell	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887	Elected in 1881. Lost re-election.	17	47th
						48th	17	Re-elected in 1883.
						49th
24	Rufus Blodgett	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893	Elected in 1886. Retired.	18	50th
						51st	18	Re-elected in 1889. [data missing]
						52nd
25	James Smith, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899	Elected January 24, 1893.^[3] Lost re-election.^[4]	19	53rd
						54th	19	Elected in 1895.	March 4, 1895– December 27, 1901	Republican	William Joyce Sewell	18
						55th
26	John Kean	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	Elected January 24, 1899.^[4]	20	56th
						57th	20	Re-elected in 1901. Died.
									December 27, 1901– January 29, 1902	Vacant
								Elected to finish Sewell's term. Withdrew from election contest to full term.	January 29, 1902– March 3, 1907	Republican	John F. Dryden	19
						58th
				Re-elected January 2, 1905. Retired.	21	59th
						60th	21	Elected February 5, 1907. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913	Republican	Frank O. Briggs	20
						61st
27	James Edgar Martine	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Elected January 25, 1911. Retired.	22	62nd
						63rd	22	Elected January 28, 1913. Died.	March 4, 1913 – January 30, 1918	Democratic	William Hughes	21
						64th
28	Joseph S. Frelinghuysen	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923	Elected in 1916. Lost re-election.	23	65th
									January 30, 1918 – February 23, 1918	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Hughes's term. Elected November 5, 1918 to finish Hughes's term. Retired.	February 23, 1918 – March 3, 1919	Republican	David Baird	22
						66th	23	Elected in 1918.	March 4, 1919 – November 21, 1929	Republican	Walter Evans Edge	23
						67th
29	Edward I. Edwards	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929	Elected in 1922. Lost re-election.	24	68th
						69th	24	Re-elected in 1924. Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to France.
						70th
30	Hamilton Fish Kean	Republican	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935	Elected in 1928. Lost re-election.	25	71st
									November 21, 1929 – November 30, 1929	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Edge's term. Retired when successor qualified.	November 30, 1929 – December 2, 1930	Republican	David Baird, Jr.	24
								Elected November 4, 1930 to finish Edge's term.	December 3, 1930 – October 5, 1931	Republican	Dwight Morrow	25
						72nd	25	Elected to full term in 1930. Died.	December 3, 1930 – October 5, 1931	Republican	Dwight Morrow	25
									October 5, 1931 – December 1, 1931	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Morrow's term. Elected November 8, 1932 to finish Morrow's term. Lost re-election.	December 1, 1931 – January 3, 1937	Republican	William Warren Barbour	26
						73rd
31	A. Harry Moore	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 17, 1938	Elected in 1934. Resigned to become governor.	26	74th
31	A. Harry Moore	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 17, 1938	Elected in 1934. Resigned to become governor.		75th	26	Elected in 1936.^[5] Lost re-election.	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	Democratic	William H. Smathers	27
32	John Gerald Milton	Democratic	January 18, 1938 – November 8, 1938	Appointed to continue Moore's term. Retired when successor qualified.
33	William Warren Barbour	Republican	November 8, 1938 – November 22, 1943	Elected to finish Moore's term
				Elected to finish Moore's term		76th
				Re-elected in 1940. Died.	27	77th
				Re-elected in 1940. Died.		78th	27	Elected in 1942. Retired.	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949	Republican	Albert W. Hawkes	28
Vacant			November 22, 1943 – November 26, 1943
34	Arthur Walsh	Democratic	November 26, 1943 – December 7, 1944	Appointed to finish Barbour's term Retired when successor was elected
35	Howard Alexander Smith	Republican	December 7, 1944– January 3, 1959	Elected to finish Barbour's term.
				Elected to finish Barbour's term.		79th
				Re-elected in 1946.	28	80th
						81st	28	Elected in 1948. Retired.	January 3, 1949 – January 2, 1955	Republican	Robert C. Hendrickson	29
						82nd
				Re-elected in 1952. Retired.	29	83rd
						84th	29	Elected in 1954.	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1979	Republican	Clifford P. Case	30
						85th
36	Harrison A. Williams	Democratic	January 3, 1959– March 11, 1982	Elected in 1958.	30	86th
						87th	30	Re-elected in 1960.
						88th
				Re-elected in 1964.	31	89th
						90th	31	Re-elected in 1966.
						91st
				Re-elected in 1970.	32	92nd
						93rd	32	Re-elected in 1972. Lost primary.
						94th
				Re-elected in 1976. Resigned.	33	95th
						96th	33	Elected in 1978.	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997	Democratic	Bill Bradley	31
						97th
Vacant			March 11, 1982 – April 12, 1982
37	Nicholas F. Brady	Republican	April 12, 1982 – December 20, 1982	Appointed to finish Williams's term. Retired and resigned early to give elected successor preferential seniority.
Vacant			December 20, 1982 – December 27, 1982
38	Frank Lautenberg	Democratic	December 27, 1982 – January 3, 2001	Appointed early, having been already elected to the next term.
				Elected in 1982.	34	98th
						99th	34	Re-elected in 1984.
						100th
				Re-elected in 1988.	35	101st
						102nd	35	Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
						103rd
				Re-elected in 1994. Retired.	36	104th
						105th	36	Elected in 1996. Retired.	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	Democratic	Robert Torricelli	32
						106th
39	Jon S. Corzine	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 17, 2006	Elected in 2000. Resigned to become N.J. Governor.	37	107th
						108th	37	Elected in 2002.	January 3, 2003 – June 3, 2013	Democratic	Frank Lautenberg	33
						109th
40	Bob Menendez	Democratic	January 18, 2006 – Present	Appointed to finish Corzine's term.		109th
				Elected to full term in 2006.	38	110th
						111th	38	Re-elected in 2008. Died.
						112th
				Re-elected in 2012.	39	113th
									June 3, 2013 – June 6, 2013	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Lautenberg's term. Retired when successor qualified.	June 6, 2013 – October 31, 2013	Republican	Jeffrey Chiesa	34
								Elected to finish Lautenberg's term.	October 31, 2013 – Present	Democratic	Cory A. Booker	35
						114th	39	Re-elected in 2014.
						115th
To be determined in the 2018 election.					40	116th
To be determined in the 2018 election.					40	117th	40	To be determined in the 2020 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1						C	Class 2

Living former U.S. Senators from New Jersey

As of October 2016^[update], there are five former U.S. Senators from New Jersey who are living, two from Class 1 and three from Class 2. The most recent senator to die was Frank Lautenberg, who served in both the Class 1 and Class 2 seats, (1982-2001, 2003-2013), who died in office on June 3, 2013.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Bill Bradley	1979–1997	2	(1943-07-28) July 28, 1943 (age 81)
Nicholas F. Brady	1982	1	(1930-04-11) April 11, 1930 (age 94)
Robert Torricelli	1997–2003	2	(1951-08-27) August 27, 1951 (age 73)
Jon Corzine	2001–2006	1	(1947-01-01) January 1, 1947 (age 77)
Jeffrey Chiesa	2013	2	(1965-06-22) June 22, 1965 (age 59)

Notes

^ ^a ^b Byrd, p. 142.
^ ^a ^b Byrd, p. 143.
^ "THE RESULT IN NEW-JERSEY.; ELECTION OF JAMES SMITH, JR., THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE". The New York Times. January 25, 1893. p. 5.
^ ^a ^b "KEAN UNITED STATES SENATOR". The New York Times. January 25, 1899. p. 2.
^ William H. Smathers was installed late on April 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.

References

Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992". United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

[FOOTNOTEByrd142-1] Byrd, p. 142.

[FOOTNOTEByrd143-2] Byrd, p. 143.

[3] "THE RESULT IN NEW-JERSEY.; ELECTION OF JAMES SMITH, JR., THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE". The New York Times. January 25, 1893. p. 5.

[NYT1899-4] "KEAN UNITED STATES SENATOR". The New York Times. January 25, 1899. p. 2.

[5] William H. Smathers was installed late on April 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.

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