S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
1 |
William Livingston |
31 August 1776 |
25 July 1790 |
Federalist |
Albany, New York |
2 |
Elisha Lawrence |
25 July 1790 |
29 October 1790 |
Federalist |
|
3 |
William Paterson |
29 October 1790 |
30 March 1793 |
Federalist |
County Antrim |
4 |
Thomas Henderson |
30 March 1793 |
3 June 1793 |
Federalist |
Freehold Township, New Jersey |
5 |
Richard Howell |
3 June 1793 |
31 October 1801 |
Federalist |
Newark, Delaware |
6 |
Joseph Bloomfield |
31 October 1801 |
28 October 1802 |
Democratic-Republican |
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey |
7 |
John Lambert |
28 October 1802 |
29 October 1803 |
Democratic-Republican |
Lambertville, New Jersey |
8 |
Joseph Bloomfield |
29 October 1803 |
29 October 1812 |
Democratic-Republican |
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey |
9 |
Aaron Ogden |
29 October 1812 |
29 October 1813 |
Federalist |
Elizabeth, New Jersey |
10 |
William Sanford Pennington |
29 October 1813 |
19 June 1815 |
Democratic-Republican |
Newark, New Jersey |
11 |
William Kennedy |
19 June 1815 |
26 October 1815 |
Democratic-Republican |
|
12 |
Mahlon Dickerson |
26 October 1815 |
1 February 1817 |
Democratic-Republican |
Hanover Township, New Jersey |
13 |
Isaac Halstead Williamson |
6 February 1817 |
30 October 1829 |
Federalist |
Elizabethtown |
14 |
Garret D. Wall |
— |
— |
Democratic |
Middletown Township, New Jersey |
15 |
Peter Dumont Vroom |
6 November 1829 |
26 October 1832 |
Democratic |
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey |
16 |
Samuel L. Southard |
26 October 1832 |
27 February 1833 |
Whig |
Basking Ridge, New Jersey |
17 |
Elias P. Seeley |
27 February 1833 |
25 October 1833 |
Whig |
Bridgeton, New Jersey |
18 |
Peter Dumont Vroom |
25 October 1833 |
3 November 1836 |
Democratic |
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey |
19 |
Philemon Dickerson |
3 November 1836 |
27 October 1837 |
Democratic |
Morris County, New Jersey |
20 |
William Pennington |
27 October 1837 |
27 October 1843 |
Whig |
Newark, New Jersey |
21 |
Daniel Haines |
27 October 1843 |
21 January 1845 |
Democratic |
New York City |
22 |
Charles C. Stratton |
21 January 1845 |
18 January 1848 |
Whig |
Swedesboro, in Gloucester County |
23 |
Daniel Haines |
18 January 1848 |
21 January 1851 |
Democratic |
New York City |
24 |
George F. Fort |
21 January 1851 |
17 January 1854 |
Democratic |
Pemberton, New Jersey. |
25 |
Rodman M. Price |
17 January 1854 |
20 January 1857 |
Democratic |
Newton, in Sussex County |
26 |
William A. Newell |
20 January 1857 |
17 January 1860 |
Republican |
Franklin, Ohio |
27 |
Charles Smith Olden |
17 January 1860 |
20 January 1863 |
Republican |
Princeton, New Jersey |
28 |
Joel Parker |
20 January 1863 |
16 January 1866 |
Democratic |
near Freehold Township, New Jersey |
29 |
Marcus Lawrence Ward |
16 January 1866 |
19 January 1869 |
Republican |
Newark, New Jersey |
30 |
Theodore Fitz Randolph |
19 January 1869 |
16 January 1872 |
Democratic |
Mansfield, Pennsylvania |
31 |
Joel Parker |
16 January 1872 |
19 January 1875 |
Democratic |
near Freehold Township, New Jersey |
32 |
Joseph D. Bedle |
19 January 1875 |
15 January 1878 |
Democratic |
Middletown Point (now Matawan) |
33 |
George B. McClellan |
15 January 1878 |
18 January 1881 |
Democratic |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
34 |
George C. Ludlow |
18 January 1881 |
15 January 1884 |
Democratic |
Milford, New Jersey |
35 |
Leon Abbett |
15 January 1884 |
18 January 1887 |
Democratic |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
36 |
Robert Stockton Green |
18 January 1887 |
21 January 1890 |
Democratic |
Princeton, New Jersey |
37 |
Leon Abbett |
21 January 1890 |
17 January 1893 |
Democratic |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
38 |
George Theodore Werts |
17 January 1893 |
21 January 1896 |
Democratic |
Hackettstown, New Jersey |
39 |
John W. Griggs |
21 January 1896 |
31 January 1898 |
Republican |
Newton, New Jersey |
40 |
Foster MacGowan Voorhees |
31 January 1898 |
18 October 1898 |
Republican |
Clinton, New Jersey |
41 |
David Ogden Watkins |
18 October 1898 |
17 January 1899 |
Republican |
Woodbury, New Jersey |
42 |
Foster MacGowan Voorhees |
17 January 1899 |
21 January 1902 |
Republican |
Clinton, New Jersey |
43 |
Franklin Murphy |
21 January 1902 |
17 January 1905 |
Republican |
Jersey City, New Jersey |
44 |
Edward C. Stokes |
17 January 1905 |
21 January 1908 |
Republican |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
45 |
John Franklin Fort |
21 January 1908 |
17 January 1911 |
Republican |
Pemberton, New Jersey. |
46 |
Woodrow Wilson |
17 January 1911 |
1 March 1913 |
Democratic |
Staunton, Virginia, U.S. |
47 |
James Fairman Fielder |
1 March 1913 |
28 October 1913 |
Democratic |
Jersey City, New Jersey |
48 |
Leon R. Taylor |
28 October 1913 |
20 January 1914 |
Democratic |
Asbury Park, New Jersey |
49 |
James Fairman Fielder |
20 January 1914 |
16 January 1917 |
Democratic |
Jersey City, New Jersey |
50 |
Walter Evans Edge |
16 January 1917 |
16 May 1919 |
Republican |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
51 |
William Nelson Runyon |
16 May 1919 |
13 January 1920 |
Republican |
Plainfield, New Jersey |
52 |
Clarence E. Case |
13 January 1920 |
20 January 1920 |
Republican |
Jersey City, New Jersey |
53 |
Edward I. Edwards |
20 January 1920 |
15 January 1923 |
Democratic |
Jersey City, New Jersey |
54 |
George Sebastian Silzer |
15 January 1923 |
19 January 1926 |
Democratic |
New Brunswick, New Jersey |
55 |
A. Harry Moore |
19 January 1926 |
15 January 1929 |
Democratic |
Jersey City, New Jersey |
56 |
Morgan Foster Larson |
15 January 1929 |
19 January 1932 |
Republican |
Perth Amboy, New Jersey |
57 |
A. Harry Moore |
19 January 1932 |
3 January 1935 |
Democratic |
Jersey City, New Jersey |
58 |
Clifford Ross Powell |
3 January 1935 |
8 January 1935 |
Republican |
Lumberton Township, New Jersey |
59 |
Horace Griggs Prall |
8 January 1935 |
15 January 1935 |
Republican |
near Ringoes in East Amwell Township, New Jersey |
60 |
Harold G. Hoffman |
15 January 1935 |
18 January 1938 |
Republican |
South Amboy, New Jersey |
61 |
A. Harry Moore |
18 January 1938 |
21 January 1941 |
Democratic |
Jersey City, New Jersey |
62 |
Charles Edison |
21 January 1941 |
18 January 1944 |
Democratic |
West Orange, New Jersey |
63 |
Walter Evans Edge |
18 January 1944 |
21 January 1947 |
Republican |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
64 |
Alfred E. Driscoll |
21 January 1947 |
19 January 1954 |
Republican |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
65 |
Robert B. Meyner |
19 January 1954 |
16 January 1962 |
Democratic |
Easton, Pennsylvania |
66 |
Richard J. Hughes |
16 January 1962 |
20 January 1970 |
Democratic |
Florence Township, New Jersey |
67 |
William T. Cahill |
20 January 1970 |
15 January 1974 |
Republican |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
68 |
Brendan Byrne |
15 January 1974 |
19 January 1982 |
Democratic |
West Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
69 |
Thomas Kean |
19 January 1982 |
16 January 1990 |
Republican |
New York City, New York |
70 |
James Florio |
16 January 1990 |
18 January 1994 |
Democratic |
Brooklyn, New York, United States |
71 |
Christine Todd Whitman |
18 January 1994 |
31 January 2001 |
Republican |
New York City |
72 |
Donald DiFrancesco |
31 January 2001 |
8 January 2002 |
Republican |
Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
73 |
John Farmer, Jr. |
8 January 2002 |
8 January 2002 |
Republican |
Jersey City, New Jersey |
74 |
John O. Bennett |
8 January 2002 |
12 January 2002 |
Republican |
|
75 |
Richard Codey |
12 January 2002 |
15 January 2002 |
Democratic |
Orange, New Jersey |
76 |
Jim McGreevey |
15 January 2002 |
15 November 2004 |
Democratic |
Jersey City, New Jersey |
77 |
Richard Codey |
15 November 2004 |
17 January 2006 |
Democratic |
Orange, New Jersey |
78 |
Jon Corzine |
17 January 2006 |
19 January 2010 |
Democratic |
Taylorville, Illinois |
79 |
Chris Christie |
19 January 2010 |
16 January 2018 |
Republican |
Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
80 |
Phil Murphy |
16 January 2018 |
Incumbent |
Democratic |
Needham, Massachusetts, United States |