1873 New Jersey Senate election

1873 New Jersey Senate elections
November 1873
6 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 13 8
Seats after 14 7
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 19,173 18,642
Percentage 50.22% 48.83%
Seats up 3 3
Races won 4 2
Results by district
     Democratic hold      Republican hold      Republican gain      No election
Senate President before election

John W. Taylor
Republican

 Elected Senate President

John W. Taylor
Republican

The 1873 New Jersey State Senate elections were held in November. Under the 1844 New Jersey Constitution, each county was apportioned one Senate seat.

The elections took place during the final year of Governor Joel Parker's second non-consecutive term in office. Republicans gained the Hunterdon County seat.

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

  • David H. Banghart (Hunterdon)
  • Henry A. Williams (Passaic)
  • Richard E. Edsall (Sussex)

Republican

Summary of results by county

County Incumbent[1] Party Elected Senator Party
Atlantic William Moore Rep No election
Bergen Cornelius Lydecker Dem No election
Burlington Henry J. Irick[2] Rep Barton F. Thorn Rep
Camden W. J. Sewell Rep No election
Cape May Thomas Beesley Sr. Rep Richard S. Leaming Rep
Cumberland Caleb Henry Sheppard Rep No election
Essex John W. Taylor Rep No election
Gloucester Samuel Hopkins Rep No election
Hudson John R. McPherson Dem No election
Hunterdon David H. Banghart[2] Dem Frederic A. Potts Rep
Mercer Charles Hewitt Rep No election
Middlesex Levi D. Jarrard Rep Levi D. Jarrard Rep
Monmouth William H. Hendrickson Dem No election
Morris Augustus W. Cutler Dem No election
Ocean John G. W. Havens Rep No election
Passaic Henry A. Williams[2] Dem John Hopper Dem
Salem Isaac Newkirk Rep No election
Somerset Elisha B. Wood Rep No election
Sussex Richard E. Edsall[2] Dem Samuel T. Smith Dem
Union J. Henry Stone Rep No election
Warren Joseph B. Cornish Dem No election

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Passaic, 0.36%
  2. Middlesex, 1.98%
  3. Burlington, 3.4%
  4. Hunterdon, 5.58% gain

Burlington

1873 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Barton F. Thorn 4,940 49.86%
Democratic French 4,603 46.46%
Independent Unknown 365 3.68%
Total votes 9,908 100.0%

Cape May

1873 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard S. Leaming 887 70.73%
Democratic Miller 367 29.27%
Total votes 1,254 100.0%

Hunterdon

1873 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Frederic A. Potts 3,666 52.79%
Democratic James N. Pidcock 3,279 47.21%
Total votes 6,945 100.0%

Middlesex

1873 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Levi D. Jarrard (incumbent) 4,388 50.99%
Democratic Letson 4,218 49.01%
Total votes 8,606 100.0%

Passaic

1873 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Hopper 3,778 50.18%
Republican Carr 3,751 49.82%
Total votes 7,529 100.0%

Sussex

1873 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Samuel T. Smith 2,397 60.87%
Republican Huston 1,541 39.13%
Total votes 3,938 100.0%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey / State of New Jersey. 1874".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Manual of the Legislature" (PDF). p. 62. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1874". Trenton, N.J.: J.A. Fitzgerald, Secretary of the State of New Jersey. 1874. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
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