2011 New Jersey General Assembly election

All 80 seats in the General Assembly were up for election this year. In each Legislative district, there are two people elected; the top two winners in the general election are the ones sent to the Assembly. Typically, the two members of each party run as a team in each election. After the previous election, Democrats captured 47 seats while the Republicans won 33 seats. These were the first elections to be held after the 2010 redistricting cycle.

New Jersey General Assembly Elections, 2011
November 8, 2011
All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Sheila Oliver Alex DeCroce
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 12, 2010 January 12, 2004
Leader's seat 34th (East Orange) 26th (Parisippany-Troy Hills)
Last election 47 33
Seats won 48 32
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 1,339,201 1,253,824
Percentage 51.2% 48.0%
Swing 3.6% 3.9%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
Speaker before election

Sheila Oliver
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Sheila Oliver
Democratic

Democrats gained one seat, by flipping a seat in the 4th district, which they had only lost two years prior.

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