New Jersey Republican Party

{{short description|New Jersey affiliate of the Republican Party}}

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{{Infobox political party

| name = New Jersey Republican Party

| logo = New Jersey Republican Party logo.png

| logo_size = 200px

| colorcode = #BC2025

| chairman = Bob Hugin

| leader2_title = Senate Leader

| leader2_name = Anthony M. Bucco

| leader3_title = Assembly Leader

| leader3_name = John DiMaio

| foundation = 1880

| headquarters = 150 West State Street, Suite 230
Trenton, NJ 08608

| membership_year = 2025

| membership = {{gain}}1,652,061{{cite web |title=2025 Statewide Voter Registration Statistics |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/svrs-reports/2025/2025-02-voter-registration-by-county.pdf |website=New Jersey Division of Elections |publisher=New Jersey Department of State |access-date=5 February 2025}}

| ideology = Conservatism

| colors = {{Color box|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} Red

| seats1_title = U.S. Senate seats

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|2|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}}

| seats2_title = U.S. House seats

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|3|12|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}}

| seats3_title = Seats in the New Jersey Senate

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|15|40|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}}

| seats4_title = Seats in the New Jersey General Assembly

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|28|80|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.njgop.org}}

| country = New Jersey

| symbol = 100px

}}

The New Jersey Republican Party (NJGOP) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New Jersey. It was founded in 1880 and is currently led by Bob Hugin.

Current leadership

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Current elected officials

The New Jersey Republican Party holds a minority in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate.

=Members of Congress=

==U.S. Senate==

  • None

Both of New Jersey's U.S. Senate seats have held by Democrats since 2013. Clifford P. Case was the last Republican elected to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate in 1972. Case served four consecutive terms before losing the Republican primary in 1978 to Jeff Bell, who himself lost the General election to Democratic challenger Bill Bradley. Two Republicans have served interim appointments to the Senate since: Nicholas F. Brady and Jeffrey Chiesa. Neither ran for election to a full term.

==U.S. House of Representatives==

Out of the 12 seats New Jersey is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, three are held by Republicans:

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2nd

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4th

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|File:Chris Smith official photo (cropped).jpg

7th

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|File:Rep. Tom Kean official photo, 118th Congress (cropped).jpg

=State officials=

==[[New Jersey Senate]] (15/40 seats)==

==[[New Jersey Assembly]] (28/80 seats)==

Past elected officials

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Party chairmen

{{further|New Jersey Republican State Committee Chairmen}}

See also

References

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