1874 New Jersey Senate election

1874 New Jersey Senate election

←  1873 November 3, 1874 1875  →
7 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 14 7 Seats after 13 8 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 26,743 32,098 Percentage 45.45% 54.55% Seats up 4 3 Races won 3 4
Senate President before election John W. Taylor Republican Elected Senate President John W. Taylor Republican

The 1874 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 3, 1874, to elect seven of the 21 members of the New Jersey State Senate that were up for election. Each County is represented by one Senator.

The elections were held concurrently with the gubernatorial election and assembly elections as well. Democrats picked up the Atlantic and Mercer seats, while Republicans gained the Morris County seat.

Summary of results by county

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

Detailed results

Atlantic

1874 general election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hosea F. Madden	1,290	51.21%
	Republican	William Moore (incumbent)	1,229	48.79%
Total votes			2,519	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Bergen

1874 general election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Dayton	3,383	56.38%
	Republican	Jardine	2,617	43.62%
Total votes			6,000	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Cumberland

1874 general election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Howard Willets	3,341	51.98%
	Democratic	Langley	3,087	48.02%
Total votes			6,428	100.00%
	Republican hold

Hudson

1874 general election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leon Abbett	13,131	61.58%
	Republican	Startup	8,191	38.42%
Total votes			21,322	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Mercer

1874 general election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jonathan H. Blackwell	5,357	50.87%
	Republican	Barton	5,174	49.13%
Total votes			10,531	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Morris

1874 general election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Hill	4,586	50.57%
	Democratic	Canfield	4,482	49.43%
Total votes			9,068	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Ocean

1874 general election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John S. Schultze	1,605	53.99%
	Democratic	Lonan	1,368	46.01%
Total votes			2,973	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

1. "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey / State of New Jersey. 1874".
2. "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey / State of New Jersey. 1875".
3. "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1875". NJ State Library.