1874 New Jersey Senate election

1874 New Jersey Senate election
November 3, 1874
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

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Morris County, 1.14% (gain)
  2. Mercer County, 1.84% (gain)
  3. Atlantic County, 2.42% (gain)
  4. Cumberland County, 3.96%
  5. Ocean County, 7.98%

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. ^ a b c d e f g "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1875". NJ State Library.
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