1874 New Jersey Senate election

none January 2026 1874 New Jersey Senate election 14 Democratic Party (United States) 7 1 3 1 4 Senate President John W. Taylor Republican Party (United States) John W. Taylor 4 3 8 13 November 3, 1874 New Jersey 1873 New Jersey Senate election 1873 1875 New Jersey Senate election 1875 11 7 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate legislative Seats up Races won 26,743 32,098 45.45% 54.55% Republican Party (United States) Results of the 1874 New Jersey State Senate election by district.svg x300px Results by district#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain#808080 No election no Republican Party (United States) 1871 1877 1871 New Jersey Senate election 1877 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 CountyIncumbenthttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101080742040&view=1up&seq=69&q1=elections Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey / State of New Jersey. 1874.PartyElected Senatorhttps://archive.org/details/manualoflegislat1875mull/page/62/mode/2up Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey / State of New Jersey. 1875.PartyAtlanticWilliam 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%: red Morris County, 1.14% (gain) blue Mercer County, 1.84% (gain) blue Atlantic County, 2.42% (gain) red Cumberland County, 3.96% red Ocean County, 7.98% Detailed results Atlantic 1874 general electionManual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1875 https://archive.org/details/manualoflegislat1875mull/page/100/mode/2up NJ State Library Hosea F. Madden Democratic Party (US) 1,290 51.21% Republican Party (US) William Moore (incumbent) 1,229 48.79% 2,519 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) Bergen 1874 general election Democratic Party (US) George Dayton 3,383 56.38% Republican Party (US) Jardine 2,617 43.62% 6,000 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Cumberland 1874 general election Republican Party (US) J. Howard Willets 3,341 51.98% Democratic Party (US) Langley 3,087 48.02% 6,428 100.00% Republican Party (US) Hudson 1874 general election Democratic Party (US) Leon Abbett 13,131 61.58% Republican Party (US) Startup 8,191 38.42% 21,322 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Mercer 1874 general election Democratic Party (US) Jonathan H. Blackwell 5,357 50.87% Republican Party (US) Barton 5,174 49.13% 10,531 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) Morris 1874 general election Republican Party (US) John Hill 4,586 50.57% Democratic Party (US) Canfield 4,482 49.43% 9,068 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Ocean 1874 general election Republican Party (US) John S. Schultze 1,605 53.99% Democratic Party (US) Lonan 1,368 46.01% 2,973 100.00% Republican Party (US) References Category:New Jersey Senate elections New Jersey State Senate Category:1874 New Jersey elections Category:November 1874 in the United States