Two candidates were nominated on 1 December 2005: In a secret ballot on Monday, 5 December 2005, the States of Jersey elected Senator Walker to be the first chief minister in Jersey history, receiving 38 votes to Senator Syvret's 14 votes of support, an unsurprising result for the latter who considered himself the underdog (a concern he had expressed during the preceding weekend in an interview with Channel Television).

[8] In January 2022, former Senator Sir Philip Bailhache announced he was seeking a return to front-line politics, and would stand as the Jersey Liberal Conservatives' candidate for Chief Minister if he was voted back in.

The following month, the incumbent Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré, announced he would be standing as a candidate for the Jersey Alliance party.

[12] As Senators were the only position to be elected using an island-wide vote, they traditionally took on the Ministerial roles in Jersey's government.

[15] On Friday 1 July, States members elected Deputy Moore as Jersey's first female Chief Minister.