2007 New Jersey General Assembly election

2007 New Jersey General Assembly election
November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
All 80 seats to the General Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout32% ( 17pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Joseph J. Roberts Alex DeCroce
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 10, 2006 January 12, 2004
Leader's seat 5th (Bellmawr) 26th (Parsippany–Troy Hills)
Last election 49 31
Seats before 50 30
Seats won 48 32
Seat change 2 2
Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Speaker before election

Joseph J. Roberts
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Joseph J. Roberts
Democratic

The 2007 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 6, 2007, for all 80 seats in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. The election occurred midway through Democratic Governor Jon Corzine's term. Democrats held a 49–31 majority in the lower house prior to the election. The members of the New Jersey Legislature are chosen from 40 electoral districts. Each district elects one State Senator and two State Assembly members. New Jersey uses coterminous legislative districts for both its State Senate and General Assembly.

The Democratic Party won a 48–32 majority. Republicans were able to flip one seat in the 2nd, 8th (after a Republican switched to the Democrats) and 12th districts, while Democrats flipped one seat in the 14th.

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