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Ballotpedia covers11 state executive offices in the state ofNew Jersey. The executive branch is governed byArticle V of the New Jersey Constitution.[1]

State executive organization

Executive officials in New Jersey are part of a three-pronged government structure that includesstate legislators andstate judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of New Jersey's state government:

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Current officeholders


OfficeNamePartyDate assumed office
Attorney General of New JerseyJennifer DavenportDemocraticJanuary 20, 2026
Governor of New JerseyMikie SherrillDemocraticJanuary 20, 2026
Lieutenant Governor of New JerseyDale CaldwellDemocraticJanuary 20, 2026
New Jersey Board of Public UtilitiesMarian AbdouNonpartisanJune 28, 2023
New Jersey Board of Public UtilitiesMichael BangeNonpartisanJanuary 31, 2024
New Jersey Board of Public UtilitiesZenon ChristodoulouNonpartisanAugust 8, 2022
New Jersey Board of Public UtilitiesChristine Guhl-SadovyNonpartisanJune 7, 2023
New Jersey Board of Public UtilitiesVacant
New Jersey Commissioner of EducationLily LauxNonpartisanFebruary 5, 2026
New Jersey Commissioner of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentMichael B. MarichNonpartisanJanuary 20, 2026
New Jersey ComptrollerShirley EmeheluNonpartisanJanuary 20, 2026
New Jersey Secretary of AgricultureEd WengrynNonpartisanMarch 25, 2024
New Jersey Secretary of StateVacant
New Jersey TreasurerAaron BinderNonpartisanJanuary 20, 2026


Elections

2026

There are no state executive offices up for election in New Jersey in 2026.

2025

See also:New Jersey state executive official elections, 2025

The following state executive offices were up for election in New Jersey in 2025:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor

2024

There were no state executive offices up for election in New Jersey in 2024.

2023

There were no state executive elections in New Jersey in 2023.

2022

There were no state executive offices up for election in New Jersey in 2022.

2021

See alsoNew Jersey state executive official elections, 2021

There were two state executive offices up for election in New Jersey in 2021:

2020

There were no state executive offices up for election in New Jersey in 2020.

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in New Jersey in 2019.

2018

There were no state executive offices up for election in New Jersey in 2018.

2017

See alsoNew Jersey state executive official elections, 2017

There were two state executive offices up for election in New Jersey in 2017:

2016

There were no state executive offices up for election in New Jersey in 2016.

2015

There were no state executive elections in New Jersey in 2015.

2014

There were no state executive elections in New Jersey in 2014.

2013

See alsoNew Jersey state executive official elections, 2013

There were two state executive offices up for election in New Jersey in 2013:

2012

There were no state executive elections in New Jersey in 2012.

See also

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Footnotes

  1. The state executive seats covered by Ballotpedia include both appointed and elected positions.
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