| CONGRESS | SENATOR | TERM BEGAN | TERM ENDED | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | ||||
| 1st | Jonathan Elmer (Pro-Admin) | Mar. 4, 1789 | Mar. 3, 1791 | |
| 2nd-5th | John Rutherfurd (Pro-Admin) | Mar. 4, 1791 | Nov. 26, 1798 | Resigned |
| 5th | Franklin Davenport (F) | Dec. 5, 1798 | Mar. 3, 1799 | Appointed |
| 6th | James Schureman (F) | Mar. 4, 1799 | Feb. 16, 1801 | Resigned |
| 6th | Aaron Ogden (F) | Feb. 28, 1801 | Mar. 3, 1803 | |
| 8th-10th | John Condit (DR) | Sept. 1, 18031 | Mar. 3, 1809 | Appointed, then elected |
| 11th-13th | John Lambert (DR) | Mar. 4, 1809 | Mar. 3, 1815 | |
| 14th-16th | James J. Wilson (DR) | Mar. 4, 1815 | Jan. 8, 1821 | Resigned |
| 16th-18th | Samuel L. Southard (DR, AJ, W) | Jan. 26, 1821 | Mar. 3, 18232 | Appointed, then elected; resigned |
| 18th-19th | Joseph McIlvaine (Adams-Clay R) | Nov. 12, 1823 | Aug. 19, 1826 | Died |
| 19th-20th | Ephraim Bateman (DR, Adams) | Nov. 9, 1826 | Jan. 12, 1829 | Resigned |
| 20th-22nd | Mahlon Dickerson (DR, CRR, J) | Jan. 30, 1829 | Mar. 3, 1833 | |
| 23rd-27th | Samuel L. Southard (DR, AJ, W) | Mar. 4, 1833 | Jun. 26, 1842 | Died |
| 27th-31st | William L. Dayton (W) | Jul. 2, 1842 | Mar. 3, 1851 | Appointed, then elected |
| 32nd-33rd | Robert F. Stockton (D) | Mar. 4, 1851 | Jan. 10, 1853 | Resigned |
| 33rd-37th | John R. Thomson (D) | Mar. 4, 1853 | Sept. 12, 1862 | Died |
| 37th | Richard S. Field (R) | Nov. 21, 1862 | Jan. 14, 1863 | Appointed |
| 37th | James W. Wall (D) | Jan. 14, 1863 | Mar. 3, 1863 | |
| 38th-39th | William Wright (D) | Mar. 4, 1863 | Nov. 1, 1866 | Died |
| 39th-40th | Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (R) | Nov. 12, 1866 | Mar. 3, 1869 | Appointed, then elected |
| 41st-43rd | John P. Stockton (D) | Mar. 4, 1869 | Mar. 3, 1875 | |
| 44th-46th | Theodore F. Randolph (D) | Mar. 4, 1875 | Mar. 3, 1881 | |
| 47th-49th | William J. Sewell (R) | Mar. 4, 1881 | Mar. 3, 1887 | |
| 50th-52nd | Rufus Blodgett (D) | Mar. 4, 1887 | Mar. 3, 1893 | |
| 53rd-55th | James Smith, Jr. (D) | Mar. 4, 1893 | Mar. 3, 1899 | |
| 56th-61st | John Kean (R) | Mar. 4, 1899 | Mar. 3, 1911 | |
| 62nd-64th | James E. Martine (D) | Mar. 4, 1911 | Mar. 3, 1917 | |
| 65th-67th | Joseph S. Frelinghuysen (R) | Mar. 4, 1917 | Mar. 3, 1923 | |
| 68th-70th | Edward I. Edwards (D) | Mar. 4, 1923 | Mar. 3, 1929 | |
| 71st-73rd | Hamilton F. Kean (R) | Mar. 4, 1929 | Mar. 3, 1935 | |
| 74th-75th | Arthur H. Moore (D) | Jan. 3, 1935 | Jan. 18, 1938 | Resigned |
| 75th | John G. Milton (D) | Jan. 18, 1938 | Nov. 8, 1938 | Appointed |
| 75th-78th | William W. Barbour (R) | Nov. 9, 1938 | Nov. 22, 1943 | Died |
| 78th | Arthur Walsh (D) | Nov. 26, 1943 | Dec. 6, 1944 | Appointed |
| 78th-85th | Howard A. Smith (R) | Dec. 7, 1944 | Jan. 3, 1959 | |
| 86th-97th | Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D) | Jan. 3, 1959 | Mar. 11, 1982 | Resigned |
| 97th | Nicholas F. Brady (R) | Apr. 12, 1982 | Dec. 27, 1982 | Appointed, then resigned |
| 98th-106th | Frank R. Lautenberg (D)3 | Dec. 27, 1982 | Jan. 3, 2001 | |
| 107th-109th | Jon S. Corzine (D) | Jan. 3, 2001 | Jan. 17, 2006 | Resigned |
| 109th-118th | Robert Menendez (D) | Jan. 17, 2006 | Aug. 20, 2024 | Appointed, then elected. Resigned. |
| 118th | George S. Helmy (D) | Aug. 23, 2024 | Dec. 8, 2024 | Appointed, then resigned. |
| 118th- | Andy Kim (D)7 | Dec. 8, 2024 | Present | Appointed |
| Class 2 | ||||
| 1st | William Paterson (Pro-Admin) | Mar. 4, 1789 | Nov. 13, 1790 | Resigned |
| 1st-2nd | Philemon Dickinson (Pro-Admin) | Nov. 23, 1790 | Mar. 3, 1793 | |
| 3rd-4th | Frederick Frelinghuysen (Pro-Admin) | Mar. 4, 1793 | Nov. 12, 1796 | Resigned |
| 4th-5th | Richard Stockton (F) | Nov. 12, 1796 | Mar. 3, 1799 | |
| 6th-8th | Jonathan Dayton (F) | Mar. 4, 1799 | Mar. 3, 1805 | |
| 9th-11th | Aaron Kitchell (DR) | Mar. 4, 1805 | Mar. 12, 1809 | Resigned |
| 11th-14th | John Condit (DR) | Mar. 21, 1809 | Mar. 3, 1817 | Appointed, then elected |
| 15th-20th | Mahlon Dickerson (DR, CRR, J) | Mar. 4, 1817 | Jan. 30, 1829 | Resigned |
| 21st-23rd | Theodore Frelinghuysen (AJ) | Mar. 4, 1829 | Mar. 3, 1835 | |
| 24th-26th | Garret D. Wall (J, D) | Mar. 4, 1835 | Mar. 3, 1841 | |
| 27th-32nd | Jacob W. Miller (W) | Mar. 4, 1841 | Mar. 3, 1853 | |
| 33rd-35th | William Wright (D) | Mar. 4, 1853 | Mar. 3, 1859 | |
| 36th-38th | John Conover Ten Eyeck (R) | Mar. 4, 1859 | Mar. 3, 1865 | |
| 39th | John P. Stockton (D)4 | Mar. 15, 1865 | Mar. 27, 1866 | |
| 39th-41st | Alexander G. Cattell (R)5 | Sept. 19, 1866 | Mar. 3, 1871 | |
| 42nd-44th | Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (R) | Mar. 4, 1871 | Mar. 3, 1877 | |
| 45th-53rd | John R. McPherson (D) | Mar. 4, 1877 | Mar. 3, 1895 | |
| 54th-57th | William J. Sewell (R) | Mar. 4, 1895 | Dec. 27, 1901 | Died |
| 57th-59th | John F. Dryden (R) | Jan. 29, 1902 | Mar. 3, 1907 | |
| 60th-62nd | Frank O. Briggs (R) | Mar. 4, 1907 | Mar. 3, 1913 | |
| 63rd-65th | William Hughes (D) | Mar. 4, 1913 | Jan. 30, 1918 | Died |
| 65th | David Baird (R) | Feb. 23, 1918 | Mar. 3, 1919 | Appointed, then elected |
| 66th-71st | Walter E. Edge (R) | Mar. 4, 1919 | Nov. 21, 1929 | Resigned |
| 71st | David Baird, Jr. (R) | Nov. 30, 1929 | Dec. 2, 1930 | Appointed |
| 71st-72nd | Dwight W. Morrow (R) | Dec. 3, 1930 | Oct. 5, 1931 | Died |
| 72nd-74th | William W. Barbour (R) | Dec. 1, 1931 | Jan. 3, 1937 | Appointed, then elected |
| 75th-77th | William H. Smathers (D)6 | Apr. 15, 1937 | Jan. 3, 1943 | |
| 78th-80th | Albert W. Hawkes (R) | Jan. 3, 1943 | Jan. 3, 1949 | |
| 81st-83rd | Robert C. Henrickson (R) | Jan. 3, 1949 | Jan. 3, 1955 | |
| 84th-95th | Clifford P. Case (R) | Jan. 3, 1955 | Jan. 3, 1979 | |
| 96th-104th | Bill Bradley (D) | Jan. 3, 1979 | Jan. 3, 1997 | |
| 105th-107th | Robert G. Torricelli (D) | Jan. 3, 1997 | Jan. 3, 2003 | |
| 108th-113th | Frank R. Lautenberg (D) | Jan. 3, 2003 | Jun. 3, 2013 | Died |
| 113th | Jeffrey S. Chiesa (R) | Jun. 6, 2013 | Oct. 30, 2013 | Appointed |
| 113th- | Cory A. Booker (D) | Oct. 31, 2013 | Present | |
1. Vacancy from Mar. 3 to Sept. 1, 1803, because of failure of legislature to elect.
2. Appointed by governor to fill vacancy; then elected; resigned to serve as secretary of the navy under President James Monroe.
3. Elected to full term commencing Jan. 3, 1983, and was subsequently appointed by governor, Dec. 27, 1982, to complete the unexpired term of Nicholas F. Brady, ending Jan. 3, 1983.
4. Stockton's election was contested, and the Senate declared the seat vacant.
5. Elected to fill unexpired term of John P. Stockton, unseated. Vacancy from Mar. 28 to Sept. 18, 1866.
6. Elected Nov. 3, 1936. Took oath Apr. 15, 1937. Served as a state senator during interim.
7. Elected to full term commencing Jan. 3, 2025; subsequently appointed on December 8, 2024, to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of appointed Senator George Helmy and took the oath of office on December 9, 2024.
