The 1871 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held in November. Under the 1844 New Jersey Constitution, each county was apportioned a number of Assembly seats based on their population in the 1870 U.S. Census.

The elections took place during the second year of Governor Joel Parker's second non-consecutive term in office.

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

Republican

Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 1%:

Seats where the margin of victory was 1% or more but under 5%:

Seats where the margin of victory was 5% or more but under 10%:

See also

List of New Jersey state legislatures

References