2011 New Jersey General Assembly election

Sheila Oliver Democratic Sheila Oliver Democratic 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.

These were the first elections to be held after the 2010 redistricting cycle.

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