1875 New Jersey Senate election

1875 New Jersey Senate election
November 2, 1875
8 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 12 9
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 37,203 35,052
Percentage 51.49% 48.51%
Seats up 6 2
Races won 5 3
Results by district
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      No election
Senate President before election

John W. Taylor
Republican

 Elected Senate President

William J. Sewell
Republican

The 1875 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 2, 1875, to elect eight of the 21 members of the New Jersey Senate that were up for election. Under the 1844 New Jersey Constitution, each county was apportioned one Senate seat.

Democrats picked up the Somerset County seat, while the rest of the seats were successfully defended by both parties.

Summary of results by county

County Incumbent[1] Party Elected Senator[2] Party
Atlantic Hosea F. Madden Dem No election
Bergen George Dayton Dem No election
Burlington Barton F. Thorn Rep No election
Camden W. J. Sewell Rep W. J. Sewell Rep
Cape May Richard S. Leaming Rep No election
Cumberland J. Howard Willets Rep No election
Essex John W. Taylor Rep WM. H. Kirk Rep
Gloucester Samuel Hopkins Rep Thos. B. Mathers Rep
Hudson Leon Abbett Dem No election
Hunterdon Frederic A. Potts Rep No election
Mercer Jonathan H. Blackwell Dem No election
Middlesex Levi D. Jarrard Rep No election
Monmouth William Hendrickson Dem William Hendrickson Dem
Morris John Hill Rep No election
Ocean John S. Schultze Rep No election
Passaic John Hopper Dem No election
Salem Isaac Newkirk Rep Chas. S. Plummer Rep
Somerset Elisha B. Wood Rep Charles B. Moore Dem
Sussex Samuel T. Smith Dem No election
Union J. Henry Stone Rep William J. Magie Rep
Warren Joseph B. Cornish Dem William Silverthorn Dem

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Somerset County, 2.86% (gain)
  2. Salem County, 3.94%
  3. Camden County, 6.54%
  4. Gloucester County, 7.00%

Detailed results

Camden

1875 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William J. Sewell (incumbent) 4,991 53.32%
Democratic Lippincott 4,370 46.68%
Total votes 9,361 100.00%
Republican hold

Essex

1875 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican WM. H. Kirk 14,496 57.97%
Democratic Ferry 10,512 42.03%
Total votes 25,008 100.00%
Republican hold

Gloucester

1875 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thos. B. Mathers 2,387 53.50%
Democratic Carter 2,075 46.50%
Total votes 4,462 100.00%
Republican hold

Monmouth

1875 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Hendrickson (incumbent) 5,123 62.48%
Republican Herbert 3,077 37.52%
Total votes 8,200 100.00%
Democratic hold

Salem

1875 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chas. S. Plummer 2,778 51.97%
Democratic Wood 2,567 48.03%
Total votes 5,345 100.00%
Republican hold

Somerset

1875 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles B. Moore 2,691 51.43%
Republican Schenck 2,541 48.57%
Total votes 5,232 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

Union

1875 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William J. Magie 5,022 56.00%
Democratic Blancke 3,946 44.00%
Total votes 8,968 100.00%
Republican hold

Warren

1875 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Silverthorn 3,768 66.35%
Republican Harris 1,911 33.65%
Total votes 5,679 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1875". NJ State Library.
  2. ↑ "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1876". NJ State Library.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1876". NJ State Library.
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