1874 New Jersey Senate election

The 1874 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 3, 1874, to elect seven of the 21 members of the New Jersey Senate that were up for election. Under the 1844 New Jersey Constitution, each county was apportioned one Senate seat.

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 CountyIncumbentPartyElected SenatorPartyAtlanticWilliam MooreRepHosea F. MaddenDemBergenCornelius LydeckerDemGeorge DaytonDemBurlingtonBarton F. ThornRepNo electionCamdenW. J. SewellRepNo electionCape MayRichard S. LeamingRepNo electionCumberlandCaleb H. SheppardRepJ. Howard WilletsRepEssexJohn W. TaylorRepNo electionGloucesterSamuel HopkinsRepNo electionHudsonJohn R. McPhersonDemLeon AbbettDemHunterdonFrederic A. PottsRepNo electionMercerCharles HewittRepJonathan H. BlackwellDemMiddlesexLevi D. JarrardRepNo electionMonmouthWilliam HendricksonDemNo electionMorrisAugustus W. CutlerDemJohn HillRepOceanJohn G. W. HavensRepJohn S. SchultzeRepPassaicJohn HopperDemNo electionSalemIsaac NewkirkRepNo electionSomersetElisha B. WoodRepNo electionSussexSamuel T. SmithDemNo electionUnionJ. Henry StoneRepNo electionWarrenJoseph B. CornishDemNo election

Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: (gain) (gain) (gain)

Detailed results Atlantic

Bergen

Cumberland

Hudson

Mercer

Morris

Ocean

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