1961 New Jersey Senate election

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1961 New Jersey Senate elections
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  1959 November 5, 1961 1963  

10 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before1110
Seats won1110
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Seats up64
Races won64

Senate President before election

William E. Ozzard
Republican

Elected Senate President

William E. Ozzard
Republican

The 1961 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 5.

Contents

The elections took place alongside the election of Governor Richard J. Hughes. Ten of New Jersey's 21 counties elected Senators; no seats changed hands.

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

All four Democratic Senators up for re-election ran for another term.

Republican

Summary of results by county

County Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
Atlantic Frank S. Farley RepFrank S. FarleyRep
Bergen Walter H. Jones Rep Pierce Deamer Rep
BurlingtonHenry S. HainesDemNo election
Camden Joseph W. Cowgill DemNo election
Cape May Charles W. Sandman RepNo election
CumberlandRobert H. WeberDemRobert H. WeberDem
Essex Donal C. Fox DemNo election
GloucesterThomas F. Connery Jr.DemNo election
HudsonWilliam F. Kelley Jr.DemWilliam F. Kelly Jr.Dem
Hunterdon Wesley Lance RepRaymond BowkleyRep
Mercer Sido Ridolfi DemSido RidolfiDem
Middlesex John A. Lynch DemNo election
Monmouth Richard R. Stout RepNo election
Morris Thomas J. Hillery RepThomas J. HilleryRep
Ocean W. Steelman Mathis RepW. Steelman MathisRep
PassaicAnthony J. GrossiDemAnthony J. GrossiDem
Salem John A. Waddington DemNo election
Somerset William E. Ozzard RepNo election
Sussex George B. Harper RepGeorge B. HarperRep
Union Robert C. Crane RepNo election
Warren Wayne Dumont RepNo election

    Close races

    Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

    1. Ocean, 5.74%
    2. Hunterdon, 5.76%
    3. Cumberland, 9.27%

    Atlantic

    1961 general election [1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Republican Frank S. Farley (incumbent) 34,949 57.93%
    Democratic John M. Keeley25,38142.07%
    Total votes60,330 100.0%

    Bergen

    1961 general election [1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Republican Pierce H. Deamer Jr. 160,125 55.81%
    Democratic Fred C. Galda 124,49243.39%
    Conservative Irving F. Kent1,6260.57%
    Socialist Labor Nathan Karp6680.23%
    Total votes286,911 100.0%

    Cumberland

    1961 general election [1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Democratic Robert H. Weber (incumbent) 19,123 54.61%
    Republican Carlton E. Mason15,87545.34%
    Socialist Labor Walter C. Wright180.05%
    Total votes35,016 100.0%

    Hudson

    1961 general election [1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Democratic William F. Kelley Jr. (incumbent) 136,987 60.71%
    Republican Norman H. Roth86,91438.52%
    Conservative Clifford R. Ensslin1,7310.77%
    Total votes225,632 100.0%

    Hunterdon

    1961 general election [1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Republican Raymond E. Bowkley 10,629 52.33%
    Democratic Frank W. Bohren9,45846.57%
    Conservative Robert W. Harris2231.10%
    Total votes20,310 100.0%

    Mercer

    1961 general election [1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Democratic Sido L. Ridolfi (incumbent) 57,895 64.45%
    Republican Daniel A. O'Donnell31,92935.55%
    Total votes89,824 100.0%

    Remarkably, Senator Ridolfi received the exact same number of votes he had received in 1957. [2]

    Morris

    1961 general election [1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Republican Thomas J. Hillery (incumbent) 57,917 68.00%
    Democratic Edward A. Dunbar27,25932.00%
    Total votes85,176 100.0%

    Ocean

    1961 general election [1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Republican W. Steelman Mathis (incumbent) 22,010 52.87%
    Democratic Albert J. Cucci19,62447.13%
    Total votes41,634 100.0%

    Passaic

    1961 general election [1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Democratic Anthony J. Grossi (incumbent) 72,676 55.13%
    Republican Paul G. DeMuro58,08044.06%
    Conservative Charles R. Checkley8040.61%
    Socialist Harry Santhouse2550.19%
    Total votes131,815 100.0%

    Sussex

    1961 general election [1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Republican George B. Harper (incumbent) 10,670 54.95%
    Democratic Frank A. Dolan8,74945.05%
    Total votes19,419 100.0%

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results of the General Election Held November 7th, 1961" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State.
    2. "Results of the General Election Held November 5th, 1957" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State.