1963 New Jersey Senate election

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1963 New Jersey Senate elections
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11 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader William Ozzard
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Somerset
Seats before1110
Seats won156
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 4
Seats up56
Races won92
Senate President before election

William E. Ozzard
Republican

Elected Senate President

Charles Sandman
Republican

The 1963 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 5.

Contents

The elections took place midway through the first term of Governor Richard J. Hughes. Eleven of New Jersey's 21 counties elected Senators; Republicans gained four seats.

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

Republican

All five Republican incumbents stood for re-election.

Summary of results by county

County Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
Atlantic Frank S. Farley RepNo election
Bergen Pierce Deamer RepNo election
BurlingtonHenry S. HainesDem Edwin B. Forsythe Rep
Camden Joseph W. Cowgill DemFrederick J. ScholzRep
Cape May Charles W. Sandman RepCharles W. SandmanRep
CumberlandRobert H. WeberDemNo election
Essex Donal C. Fox Dem C. Robert Sarcone Rep
GloucesterThomas F. Connery Jr.Dem John E. Hunt Rep
HudsonWilliam F. Kelly Jr.DemNo election
HunterdonRaymond E. BowkleyRepNo election
Mercer Sido Ridolfi DemNo election
Middlesex John A. Lynch DemJohn A. LynchDem
Monmouth Richard R. Stout RepRichard R. StoutRep
Morris Thomas J. Hillery RepNo election
Ocean W. Steelman Mathis RepNo election
PassaicAnthony J. GrossiDemNo election
Salem John A. Waddington DemJohn A. WaddingtonDem
Somerset William E. Ozzard RepWilliam E. OzzardRep
Sussex George B. Harper RepNo election
Union Nelson Stamler [lower-alpha 1] RepNelson StamlerRep
Warren Wayne Dumont RepWayne DumontRep
  1. ↑ Stamler was elected to the seat in November 1962 following the death of Senator Robert C. Crane.

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Essex, 6.41% gain
  2. Gloucester, 8.07% gain
  3. Union, 9.22%
  4. Burlington, 9.71% gain

Seats where the margin of victory was 10% or greater; and the seat flipped party control:

  1. Camden, 10.27% gain

Burlington

Democratic primary

Candidates

Campaign

The campaign was bitter, with Hulse criticizing Haines's record in the Senate. Haines was aligned with Grover C. Richman Jr., the former Attorney General whom Governor Hughes had outmaneuvered for the 1961 Democratic nomination. [2]

Results

1963 Burlington Democratic Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward J. Hulse 8,133 56.78%
Democratic Henry S. Haines (incumbent)6,19043.22%
Total votes14,323 100.0%

Hulse and his four-man ticket won the primary by carrying the heavily Democratic towns of Burlington, Florence, Levittown, and Maple Shade. Haines was strongest in Bordentown and also received a large majority in Palmyra. [2]

Both Haines and Hulse lost their own home towns, Burlington and Edgewater Park, respectively. [2]

General election

Candidates

Results

1963 general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Edwin B. Forsythe 35,847 54.63% Increase2.svg 8.76
Democratic Edward J. Hulse29,47644.92%Decrease2.svg 9.21
Independent John V. Mahalchik1570.24%N/A
Socialist Labor Bernardo S. Doganiero1350.21%N/A
Total votes65,615 100.0%

Camden

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1963 Camden Democratic Senate primary (partial results) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph W. Cowgill (incumbent) 15,181 84.25%
Democratic Joseph F. Carroll2,83715.75%
Total votes18,018 100.0%

Cowgill won the city of Camden with a 5-1 margin. [4]

General election

Candidates

  • Joseph W. Cowgill, incumbent Senator (Democratic) [4]
  • Julius Levin (Socialist Labor)
  • Frederick J. Scholz, senior vice president of First Camden National Bank and Trust Co. (Republican) [4]

Results

1963 general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Frederick J. Scholz 72,873 54.93% Increase2.svg 6.65
Democratic Joseph W. Cowgill (incumbent)59,24644.66%Decrease2.svg 7.06
Socialist Labor Julius Levin5350.40%N/A
Total votes132,654 100.0%

Cape May

1963 general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles W. Sandman (incumbent) 12,900 60.98% Decrease2.svg 0.40
Democratic Carlton E. Mason7,02533.21%Decrease2.svg 5.41
Independent Walter C. Wright1,2315.82%N/A
Total votes21,156 100.0%

Essex

General election

Candidates

Results

1963 general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican C. Robert Sarcone 125,836 50.72% Increase2.svg 5.49
Democratic Elmer Matthews 109,93444.31%Decrease2.svg 6.80
Independent Democratic George C. Richardson10,1644.10%N/A
Conservative David E. Wilson1,2480.50%N/A
IndependentPaul J. Wolek5510.22%N/A
Socialist Workers Murray Zuckoff3510.14%N/A
Total votes248,084 100.0%

Gloucester

1963 general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John E. Hunt 27,562 54.00% Increase2.svg 4.77
Democratic Thomas F. Connery Jr. (incumbent)23,44345.93%Decrease2.svg 4.85
Socialist Labor David E. Wilson380.07%N/A
Total votes51,043 100.0%

Middlesex

1963 general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John A. Lynch (incumbent) 94,829 63.29% Decrease2.svg 1.01
Republican Robert F. Moss55,01336.71%Increase2.svg 1.01
Total votes149,842 100.0%

Monmouth

1963 general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Richard R. Stout (incumbent) 67,449 59.65% Increase2.svg 1.86
Democratic Earl Moody45,62240.35%Decrease2.svg 1.86
Total votes113,071 100.0%

Salem

1963 general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John A. Waddington (incumbent) 13,665 61.86% Increase2.svg 1.94
Republican Joseph Narrow8,41238.08%Decrease2.svg 2.00
Socialist Labor David E. Wilson120.05%N/A
Total votes22,089 100.0%

Somerset

1963 general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican William E. Ozzard (incumbent) 30,349 58.63% Increase2.svg 1.60
Democratic John J. Carlin21,41641.37%Decrease2.svg 1.60
Total votes51,765 100.0%

Union

1963 general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Nelson Stamler (incumbent) 94,820 54.61%
Democratic James M. McGowan78,81445.39%
Total votes173,634 100.0%

Warren

1963 general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Wayne Dumont (incumbent) 14,062 59.32% Increase2.svg 2.59
Democratic Joseph T. Brennan9,64540.68%Decrease2.svg 2.59
Total votes23,707 100.0%

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References

  1. 1 2 Wright, George Cable (17 Apr 1963). "Jersey Senator Loses Primary To Governor's Brother-in-Law; Freeholder Since 1960 Light Voter Turnout". The New York Times .
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chelland, Edmund J.; Aarons, Richard N. (17 Apr 1963). "Hulse Whips Haines for Senate Post in Burlington County". The Courier-Post . p. 1. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results of the General Election Held November 5th, 1963" (PDF). Robert J. Burkhardt, New Jersey Secretary of State.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cowgill Regular Democrats Victorious Over Carroll Slate". The Courier-Post . 17 Apr 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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