1955 New Jersey State Senate election
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The 1959 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 8.
The elections took place midway through the first term of Governor Robert Meyner. Eleven of New Jersey's 21 counties held regular elections for Senator.
Incumbents not running for re-election[]
Democratic[]
- Bernard W. Vogel (Middlesex)
Republican[]
- James Cafiero (Cape May)
- Bruce A. Wallace (Camden)
Summary of results by county[]
County | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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Atlantic | Frank S. Farley | Rep | No election | |||
Bergen | Walter H. Jones | Rep | No election | |||
Burlington | Albert McCay | Rep | Albert McCay | Rep | ||
Camden | Bruce A. Wallace | Rep | Joseph W. Cowgill | Dem | ||
Cape May | Anthony Cafiero | Rep | Charles W. Sandman | Rep | ||
Cumberland | W. Howard Sharp | Dem | No election | |||
Essex | [a] | Rep | Donal C. Fox | Dem | ||
Gloucester | Harold W. Hannold | Rep | Harold W. Hannold | Rep | ||
Hudson | James F. Murray Jr. | Dem | No election | |||
Hunterdon | Wesley Lance | Rep | No election | |||
Mercer | Sido Ridolfi | Dem | No election | |||
Middlesex | Dem | John A. Lynch Sr. | Dem | |||
Monmouth | Richard R. Stout | Rep | Richard R. Stout | Rep | ||
Morris | Thomas J. Hillery | Rep | No election | |||
Ocean | W. Steelman Mathis | Rep | No election | |||
Passaic | Frank W. Shershin | Rep | No election | |||
Salem | John M. Summerill Jr. | Rep | John A. Waddington | Dem | ||
Somerset | Malcolm Forbes | Rep | Malcolm Forbes | Rep | ||
Sussex | George B. Harper | Rep | No election | |||
Union | Kenneth Hand | Rep | Kenneth Hand | Rep | ||
Warren | Wayne Dumont | Rep | Wayne Dumont | Rep |
- ^ Anton succeeded Senator Alfred C. Clapp, who resigned in 1953 after he was appointed to the New Jersey Superior Court.
Burlington[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Albert McCay (incumbent) | 24,219 | 55.77% | ||
Democratic | Edward J. Hulse | 19,206 | 44.23% | ||
Total votes | 43,425 | 100.0% |
Camden[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joseph W. Cowgill | 54,683 | 50.02% | ||
Republican | William G. Rohrer | 54,393 | 49.76% | ||
Socialist Labor | Robert G. Howell | 240 | 0.22% | ||
Total votes | 109,316 | 100.0% |
Cape May[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Charles W. Sandman | 12,747 | 73.82% | ||
Democratic | William E. Sturm | 4,520 | 26.18% | ||
Total votes | 17,267 | 100.0% |
Essex[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Donal C. Fox | 118,950 | 51.11% | ||
Republican | Mark Anton (incumbent) | 111,141 | 47.76% | ||
Independent | James R. Golden | 2,062 | 0.89% | ||
Socialist Labor | Frank DeGeorge | 572 | 0.25% | ||
Total votes | 232,725 | 100.0% |
Gloucester[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Harold W. Hannold (incumbent) | 20,658 | 56.75% | ||
Democratic | Thomas F. Connery Jr. | 15,742 | 43.25% | ||
Total votes | 36,400 | 100.0% |
Middlesex[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John A. Lynch | 68,385 | 64.07% | ||
Republican | Joseph H. Edgar | 38,356 | 35.93% | ||
Total votes | 106,741 | 100.0% |
Monmouth[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Richard R. Stout (incumbent) | 43,889 | 64.09% | ||
Democratic | Thomas J. Smith | 24,588 | 35.91% | ||
Total votes | 68,477 | 100.0% |
Salem[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John A. Waddington | 9,836 | 53.05% | ||
Republican | John M. Summerill Jr. (incumbent) | 8,698 | 46.91% | ||
Socialist Labor | Marvin Ronis | 6 | 0.03% | ||
Total votes | 18,540 | 100.0% |
Somerset[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Malcolm Forbes (incumbent) | 19,981 | 50.47% | ||
Democratic | Charles W. Engelhard Jr. | 19,611 | 49.53% | ||
Total votes | 39,592 | 100.0% |
Union[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kenneth Hand (incumbent) | 67,290 | 54.10% | ||
Democratic | Robert L. Sheldon | 55,689 | 44.77% | ||
Independent | Harry Mopsick | 1,413 | 1.14% | ||
Total votes | 124,392 | 100.0% |
Warren[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Wayne Dumont (incumbent) | 12,075 | 54.00% | ||
Democratic | James C. Jamieson | 10,286 | 46.00% | ||
Total votes | 22,361 | 100.0% |
References[]
Categories:
- New Jersey State Senate elections
- 1959 state legislature elections in the United States