1873 New Jersey Senate election

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1873 New Jersey Senate elections
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 1872November 18731874 

6 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before138
Seats won147
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Seats up33
Races won42

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.

Contents

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

Republican

Summary of results by county

County Incumbent [1] PartyElected SenatorParty
Atlantic William Moore RepNo election
BergenCornelius LydeckerDemNo election
BurlingtonHenry J. Irick [2] RepBarton F. ThornRep
Camden W. J. Sewell RepNo election
Cape May Thomas Beesley Sr. RepRichard S. LeamingRep
CumberlandCaleb Henry SheppardRepNo election
EssexJohn W. TaylorRepNo election
GloucesterSamuel HopkinsRepNo election
Hudson John R. McPherson DemNo election
HunterdonDavid H. Banghart [2] Dem Frederic A. Potts Rep
MercerCharles HewittRepNo election
Middlesex Levi D. Jarrard RepLevi D. JarrardRep
MonmouthWilliam H. HendricksonDemNo election
Morris Augustus W. Cutler DemNo election
OceanJohn G. W. HavensRepNo election
PassaicHenry A. Williams [2] DemJohn HopperDem
SalemIsaac NewkirkRepNo election
SomersetElisha B. WoodRepNo election
SussexRichard E. Edsall [2] DemSamuel T. SmithDem
UnionJ. Henry StoneRepNo election
WarrenJoseph B. CornishDemNo election

    Close races

    Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

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

    Burlington

    1873 general election [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Republican Barton F. Thorn 4,940 49.86%
    Democratic French4,60346.46%
    Independent Unknown3653.68%
    Total votes9,908 100.0%

    Cape May

    1873 general election [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Republican Richard S. Leaming 887 70.73%
    Democratic Miller36729.27%
    Total votes1,254 100.0%

    Hunterdon

    1873 general election [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Republican Frederic A. Potts 3,666 52.79%
    Democratic James N. Pidcock 3,27947.21%
    Total votes6,945 100.0%

    Middlesex

    1873 general election [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Republican Levi D. Jarrard (incumbent) 4,388 50.99%
    Democratic Letson4,21849.01%
    Total votes8,606 100.0%

    Passaic

    1873 general election [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Democratic John Hopper 3,778 50.18%
    Republican Carr3,75149.82%
    Total votes7,529 100.0%

    Sussex

    1873 general election [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Democratic Samuel T. Smith 2,397 60.87%
    Republican Huston1,54139.13%
    Total votes3,938 100.0%

    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.