New Jersey election
1873 New Jersey Senate elections![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/50px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png)
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← 1872 | November 1873 | 1874 → |
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6 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate 11 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Seats before | 13 | 8 | Seats won | 14 | 7 | Seat change | 1 | 1 | Seats up | 3 | 3 | Races won | 4 | 2 | |
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.
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
- David H. Banghart (Hunterdon)
- Henry A. Williams (Passaic)
- Richard E. Edsall (Sussex)
Republican
Summary of results by county
County | Incumbent[1] | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
Atlantic | William Moore | | Rep | No election |
Bergen | Cornelius Lydecker | | Dem | No election |
Burlington | Henry J. Irick[2] | | Rep | Barton F. Thorn | | Rep |
Camden | W. J. Sewell | | Rep | No election |
Cape May | Thomas Beesley Sr. | | Rep | Richard S. Leaming | | Rep |
Cumberland | Caleb Henry Sheppard | | Rep | No election |
Essex | John W. Taylor | | Rep | No election |
Gloucester | Samuel Hopkins | | Rep | No election |
Hudson | John R. McPherson | | Dem | No election |
Hunterdon | David H. Banghart[2] | | Dem | Frederic A. Potts | | Rep |
Mercer | Charles Hewitt | | Rep | No election |
Middlesex | Levi D. Jarrard | | Rep | Levi D. Jarrard | | Rep |
Monmouth | William H. Hendrickson | | Dem | No election |
Morris | Augustus W. Cutler | | Dem | No election |
Ocean | John G. W. Havens | | Rep | No election |
Passaic | Henry A. Williams[2] | | Dem | John Hopper | | Dem |
Salem | Isaac Newkirk | | Rep | No election |
Somerset | Elisha B. Wood | | Rep | No election |
Sussex | Richard E. Edsall[2] | | Dem | Samuel T. Smith | | Dem |
Union | J. Henry Stone | | Rep | No election |
Warren | Joseph B. Cornish | | Dem | No election |
Burlington
1873 general election[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Barton F. Thorn | 4,940 | 49.86% | |
| Democratic | French | 4,603 | 46.46% | |
| Independent | Unknown | 365 | 3.68% | |
Total votes | 9,908 | 100.0% | |
Cape May
1873 general election[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Richard S. Leaming | 887 | 70.73% | |
| Democratic | Miller | 367 | 29.27% | |
Total votes | 1,254 | 100.0% | |
Hunterdon
1873 general election[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Frederic A. Potts | 3,666 | 52.79% | |
| Democratic | James N. Pidcock | 3,279 | 47.21% | |
Total votes | 6,945 | 100.0% | |
Middlesex
1873 general election[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Levi D. Jarrard (incumbent) | 4,388 | 50.99% | |
| Democratic | Letson | 4,218 | 49.01% | |
Total votes | 8,606 | 100.0% | |
Passaic
1873 general election[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | John Hopper | 3,778 | 50.18% | |
| Republican | Carr | 3,751 | 49.82% | |
Total votes | 7,529 | 100.0% | |
Sussex
1873 general election[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Samuel T. Smith | 2,397 | 60.87% | |
| Republican | Huston | 1,541 | 39.13% | |
Total votes | 3,938 | 100.0% | |
References
- ^ "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey / State of New Jersey. 1874".
- ^ a b c d "Manual of the Legislature" (PDF). p. 62. Retrieved 14 Aug 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1874". Trenton, N.J.: J.A. Fitzgerald, Secretary of the State of New Jersey. 1874. Retrieved 14 Aug 2021.
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