The 1875 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 2, 1875, to elect eight 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.
Democrats picked up the Somerset County seat, while the rest of the seats were successfully defended by both parties.
Summary of results by county CountyIncumbentPartyElected SenatorPartyAtlanticHosea F. MaddenDemNo electionBergenGeorge DaytonDemNo electionBurlingtonBarton F. ThornRepNo electionCamdenW. J. SewellRepW. J. SewellRepCape MayRichard S. LeamingRepNo electionCumberlandJ. Howard WilletsRepNo electionEssexJohn W. TaylorRepWM. H. KirkRepGloucesterSamuel HopkinsRepThos. B. MathersRepHudsonLeon AbbettDemNo electionHunterdonFrederic A. PottsRepNo electionMercerJonathan H. BlackwellDemNo electionMiddlesexLevi D. JarrardRepNo electionMonmouthWilliam HendricksonDemWilliam HendricksonDemMorrisJohn HillRepNo electionOceanJohn S. SchultzeRepNo electionPassaicJohn HopperDemNo electionSalemIsaac NewkirkRepChas. S. PlummerRepSomersetElisha B. WoodRepCharles B. MooreDemSussexSamuel T. SmithDemNo electionUnionJ. Henry StoneRepWilliam J. MagieRepWarrenJoseph B. CornishDemWilliam SilverthornDem
Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: (gain)
Detailed results Camden
Essex
Gloucester
Monmouth
Salem
Somerset
Union
Warren
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