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List of United States senators from New Jersey

This is a chronological listing of the United States senators from New Jersey. Since the enforcement of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, U.S. senators are popularly elected for a six-year term beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, they were chosen by the New Jersey Legislature, and before 1935, their terms began March 4. The state's current senators are Democrats Bob Menendez (serving since 2006) and Cory Booker (serving since 2013). Frank Lautenberg was New Jersey's longest-serving senator (1982–2001; 2003–2013).

Current delegation
Menendez
Bob Menendez (D)
Booker
Cory Booker (D)

List of senators

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.

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Class 2

Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2008, 2013 (special election), 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.

#SenatorPartyDates in officeElectoral historyTTElectoral historyDates in officePartySenator#
1Jonathan ElmerPro-
Admin.		Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1791		Elected in 1788.11st1Elected in 1788.
Resigned to become New Jersey Governor.		Mar 4, 1789 –
Nov 13, 1790		Pro-
Admin.
William Paterson		1
 Nov 13, 1790 –
Nov 23, 1790		Vacant
Elected to finish Paterson's term.
Retired.		Nov 23, 1790 –
Mar 3, 1793		Pro-
Admin.
Philemon Dickinson		2
2
John Rutherfurd		Pro-
Admin.		Mar 4, 1791 –
Dec 5, 1798		Elected in 1790.22nd
3rd2Elected in 1792 or 1793.
Resigned.		Mar 4, 1793 –
Nov 12, 1796		Pro-
Admin.
Frederick Frelinghuysen		3
Federalist4thFederalist
Elected to finish Frelinghuysen's term.
Retired.		Nov 12, 1796 –
Mar 3, 1799		Federalist
Richard Stockton		4
Re-elected in 1796.
Resigned.		35th
3
Franklin Davenport		FederalistDec 5, 1798 –
Mar 3, 1799		Appointed to continue Rutherfurd's term.
4
James Schureman		FederalistMar 4, 1799 –
Feb 16, 1801		Elected to finish Rutherfurd's term.
Resigned.		6th3Elected in 1798.
Lost re-election.		Mar 4, 1799–
Mar 3, 1805		Federalist
Jonathan Dayton		5
VacantFeb 16, 1801 –
Feb 28, 1801		 
5
Aaron Ogden		FederalistFeb 28, 1801 –
Mar 3, 1803		Elected to finish Rutherfurd's term.
Lost re-election.
7th
VacantMar 4, 1803 –
Sep 1, 1803		Legislature failed to elect.48th
6
John Condit		Democratic-
Republican		Sep 1, 1803 –
Mar 3, 1809		Appointed to begin the vacant term.
Elected in 1803 to finish the vacant term.[1]
Lost renomination.[2]
9th4Elected in 1804.
Resigned.		Mar 4, 1805 –
Mar 12, 1809		Democratic-
Republican		Aaron Kitchell6
10th
7
John Lambert		Democratic-
Republican		Mar 4, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1815		Elected in 1808.[2]
Lost re-election.		511th
 Mar 12, 1809 –
Mar 21, 1809		Vacant
Appointed to continue Kitchell's term[3]
Elected in 1809 to finish Kitchell's term.[3]		Mar 21, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1817		Democratic-
Republican
John Condit		7
12th5Re-elected in 1810.
13th
8James J. WilsonDemocratic-
Republican		Mar 4, 1815 –
Jan 8, 1821		Elected in 1815.[4]
Lost re-election,
resigned early.		614th
15th6Elected in 1817.Mar 4, 1817 –
Jan 30, 1829		Democratic-
Republican
Mahlon Dickerson		8
16th
VacantJan 8, 1821 –
Jan 26, 1821		 
9
Samuel L. Southard		Democratic-
Republican		Jan 26, 1821 –
Mar 3, 1823		Appointed to finish Wilson's term, having been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1820.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy.		717th
VacantMar 4, 1823 –
Nov 12, 1823		 18th7Re-elected in 1823.
Resigned and immediately re-elected for the class 1 seat.
10
Joseph McIlvaine		Democratic-RepublicanNov 12, 1823 –
Aug 19, 1826		Elected to finish Southard's term.
Died.
National
Republican		19thJacksonian
VacantAug 19, 1826 –
Nov 10, 1826		 
11
Ephraim Bateman		National
Republican		Nov 10, 1826 –
Jan 12, 1829		Elected to finish Southard's term.
Elected to full term in 1826.
Resigned because of failing health.		820th
VacantJan 12, 1829 –
Jan 30, 1829		 
12
Mahlon Dickerson		JacksonianJan 30, 1829 –
Mar 3, 1833		Elected to finish Bateman's term. Jan 30, 1829 –
Mar 3, 1829		Vacant
21st8Elected in 1829.Mar 4, 1829 –
Mar 3, 1835		National
Republican
Theodore Frelinghuysen		9
22nd
13
Samuel L. Southard		National
Republican		Mar 4, 1833 –
Jun 26, 1842		Elected in 1833.923rd
24th9Elected in 1835.
Lost re-election.		Mar 4, 1835 –
Mar 3, 1841		Jacksonian
Garret D. Wall		10
Whig25thDemocratic
Re-elected in 1839.
Resigned due to failing health.		1026th
27th10Elected in 1840.Mar 4, 1841 –
Mar 3, 1853		Whig
Jacob W. Miller		11
VacantJun 26, 1842 –
Jul 2, 1842		 
14
William L. Dayton		WhigJul 2, 1842 –
Mar 3, 1851		Appointed to continue Southard's term.
Elected to finish Southard's term.
28th
Re-elected in 1845.
Lost re-election.		1129th
30th11Re-elected in 1846.
Lost re-election.
31st
15
Robert F. Stockton		DemocraticMar 4, 1851 –
Jan 10, 1853		Elected in 1851.
Resigned to become President of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company.		1232nd
VacantJan 10, 1853 –
Mar 4, 1853		 
16
John Renshaw Thomson		DemocraticMar 4, 1853 –
Sep 12, 1862		Elected to finish Stockton's term.33rd12Elected in 1853.
Lost re-election.		Mar 4, 1853 –
Mar 3, 1859		Democratic
William Wright		12
34th
Re-elected in 1857.
Died.		1335th
36th13Elected in 1858.
Lost re-election.		Mar 4, 1859 –
Mar 3, 1865		Republican
John C. Ten Eyck		13
37th
VacantSep 12, 1862 –
Nov 21, 1862		 
17
Richard Stockton Field		RepublicanNov 21, 1862 –
Jan 14, 1863		Appointed to continue Thomson's term.
Retired when his successor was elected.
18
James Walter Wall		DemocraticJan 14, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1863		Elected to finish Thomson's term.
Lost re-election.
19
William Wright		DemocraticMar 4, 1863 –
Nov 1, 1866		Elected in 1863.
Died.		1438th
39th14 Mar 3, 1865–
Mar 15, 1865		Vacant
Elected in 1864.
Election disputed and seat declared vacant.		Mar 15, 1865 –
Mar 27, 1866		Democratic
John P. Stockton		14
 Mar 27, 1866 –
Sep 19, 1866		Vacant
Elected to finish Stockton's term.
Retired.		Sep 19, 1866 –
Mar 3, 1871		Republican
Alexander G. Cattell		15
VacantNov 1, 1866 –
Nov 12, 1866		 
20
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen		RepublicanNov 12, 1866 –
Mar 3, 1869		Appointed to continue Wright's term.
Elected in 1867 to finish Wright's term.[1]
Lost re-election.
40th
21
John P. Stockton		DemocraticMar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875		Elected in 1869.1541st
42nd15Elected in 1870 or 1871.
Lost re-election.		Mar 4, 1871–
Mar 3, 1877		Republican
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen		16
43rd
22
Theodore F. Randolph		DemocraticMar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881		Elected in 1875.1644th
45th16Elected in 1877.Mar 4, 1877–
Mar 3, 1895		Democratic
John R. McPherson		17
46th
23
William J. Sewell		RepublicanMar 4, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887		Elected in 1881.
Lost re-election.		1747th
48th17Re-elected in 1883.
49th
24
Rufus Blodgett		DemocraticMar 4, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1893		Elected in 1886.
Retired.		1850th
51st18Re-elected in 1889.
52nd
25
James Smith Jr.		DemocraticMar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1899		Elected in 1893.[5]
Lost re-election.[6]		1953rd
54th19Elected in 1895.Mar 4, 1895–
Dec 27, 1901		Republican
William J. Sewell		18
55th
26
John Kean		RepublicanMar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1911		Elected in 1899.[6]2056th
57th20Re-elected in 1901.
Died.
 Dec 27, 1901–
Jan 29, 1902		Vacant
Elected to finish Sewell's term.
Withdrew from election contest to full term.		Jan 29, 1902–
Mar 3, 1907		Republican
John F. Dryden		19
58th
Re-elected in 1905.
Retired.		2159th
60th21Elected in 1907.
Lost re-election.		Mar 4, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913		Republican
Frank O. Briggs		20
61st
27
James E. Martine		DemocraticMar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917		Elected in 1911.
Lost re-election.		2262nd
63rd22Elected in 1913.
Died.		Mar 4, 1913 –
Jan 30, 1918		Democratic
William Hughes		21
64th
28
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr.		RepublicanMar 4, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1923		Elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.		2365th
 Jan 30, 1918 –
Feb 23, 1918		Vacant
Appointed to continue Hughes's term.
Elected in 1918 to finish Hughes's term.
Retired.		Feb 23, 1918 –
Mar 3, 1919		Republican
David Baird Sr.		22
66th23Elected in 1918.Mar 4, 1919 –
Nov 21, 1929		Republican
Walter E. Edge		23
67th
29
Edward I. Edwards		DemocraticMar 4, 1923 –
Mar 3, 1929		Elected in 1922.
Lost re-election.		2468th
69th24Re-elected in 1924.
Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to France.
70th
30
Hamilton F. Kean		RepublicanMar 4, 1929 –
Jan 3, 1935		Elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.		2571st
 Nov 21, 1929 –
Nov 30, 1929		Vacant
Appointed to continue Edge's term.
Retired when his successor was qualified.		Nov 30, 1929 –
Dec 2, 1930		Republican
David Baird Jr.		24
Elected in 1930 to finish Edge's term.Dec 3, 1930 –
Oct 5, 1931		Republican
Dwight Morrow		25
72nd25Elected to full term in 1930.
Died.
 Oct 5, 1931 –
Dec 1, 1931		Vacant
Appointed to continue Morrow's term.
Elected in 1932 to finish Morrow's term.
Lost re-election.		Dec 1, 1931 –
Jan 3, 1937		Republican
W. Warren Barbour		26
73rd
31
A. Harry Moore		DemocraticJan 3, 1935 –
Jan 17, 1938		Elected in 1934.
Resigned to become governor.		2674th
75th26Elected in 1936.[7]
Lost re-election.		Jan 3, 1937 –
Jan 3, 1943		Democratic
William H. Smathers		27
32
John Milton		DemocraticJan 18, 1938 –
Nov 8, 1938		Appointed to continue Moore's term.
Retired when successor qualified.
33
W. Warren Barbour		RepublicanNov 8, 1938 –
Nov 22, 1943		Elected to finish Moore's term
76th
Re-elected in 1940.
Died.		2777th
78th27Elected in 1942.
Retired.		Jan 3, 1943 –
Jan 3, 1949		Republican
Albert W. Hawkes		28
VacantNov 22, 1943 –
Nov 26, 1943		 
34
Arthur Walsh		DemocraticNov 26, 1943 –
Dec 7, 1944		Appointed to finish Barbour's term
Retired when successor was elected
35
H. Alexander Smith		RepublicanDec 7, 1944–
Jan 3, 1959		Elected to finish Barbour's term.
79th
Re-elected in 1946.2880th
81st28Elected in 1948.
Retired.		Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 3, 1955		Republican
Robert C. Hendrickson		29
82nd
Re-elected in 1952.
Retired.		2983rd
84th29Elected in 1954.Jan 3, 1955 –
Jan 3, 1979		Republican
Clifford P. Case		30
85th
36
Harrison A. Williams		DemocraticJan 3, 1959–
Mar 11, 1982		Elected in 1958.3086th
87th30Re-elected in 1960.
88th
Re-elected in 1964.3189th
90th31Re-elected in 1966.
91st
Re-elected in 1970.3292nd
93rd32Re-elected in 1972.
Lost renomination.
94th
Re-elected in 1976.
Resigned.		3395th
96th33Elected in 1978.Jan 3, 1979 –
Jan 3, 1997		Democratic
Bill Bradley		31
97th
VacantMar 11, 1982 –
Apr 12, 1982		 
37
Nicholas F. Brady		RepublicanApr 12, 1982 –
Dec 27, 1982		Appointed to finish Williams's term.
Retired and resigned early to give his elected successor preferential seniority.
38
Frank Lautenberg		DemocraticDec 27, 1982 –
Jan 3, 2001		Appointed early to finish Williams's term, having been already elected to the next term.
Elected in 1982.3498th
99th34Re-elected in 1984.
100th
Re-elected in 1988.35101st
102nd35Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.
103rd
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.		36104th
105th36Elected in 1996.
Ran for re-election, but withdrew.		Jan 3, 1997 –
Jan 3, 2003		Democratic
Robert Torricelli		32
106th
39
Jon Corzine		DemocraticJan 3, 2001 –
Jan 17, 2006		Elected in 2000.
Resigned to become Governor of New Jersey.		37107th
108th37Elected in 2002.Jan 3, 2003 –
Jun 3, 2013		Democratic
Frank Lautenberg		33
109th
40
Bob Menendez		DemocraticJan 18, 2006 –
present		Appointed to finish Corzine's term.
Elected to full term in 2006.38110th
111th38Re-elected in 2008.
Died.
112th
Re-elected in 2012.39113th
 Jun 3, 2013 –
Jun 6, 2013		Vacant
Appointed to continue Lautenberg's term.
Retired when his successor was elected.		Jun 6, 2013 –
Oct 30, 2013		Republican
Jeffrey Chiesa		34
Elected in 2013 to finish Lautenberg's term.Oct 31, 2013 –
present		Democratic
Cory Booker		35
114th39Re-elected in 2014.
115th
Re-elected in 2018.
Retiring at the end of term.[8]		40116th
117th40Re-elected in 2020.
118th
To be determined in the 2024 election.41119th
120th41To be determined in the 2026 election.
#SenatorPartyYears in officeElectoral historyTCTElectoral historyYears in officePartySenator#
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