1959 New Jersey Senate election

none January 2025 1959 New Jersey Senate elections legislative no 71%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov 3pp) New Jersey 1957 New Jersey State Senate election 1957 1961 New Jersey State Senate election 1961 12 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate 11 November 3, 1959 Seats up Races won Republican Party (United States) 13 12 11 1 5 9 Joseph W. Cowgill Democratic Party (United States) Camden 8 7 10 3 6 2 Results of the 1959 New Jersey State Senate election by district.svg x300px Results by district#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold #808080 No election Senate President Republican Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) 1955 1963 1955 New Jersey Senate election 1963 New Jersey Senate election The 1959 New Jersey Senate elections were held on November 3. The elections took place midway through the second term of Governor Robert Meyner. Eleven of New Jersey's 21 counties held regular elections for Senator; Cumberland County also held a special election to complete the unexpired term of W. Howard Sharp, who died in December 1958.W. HOWARD SHARP, LEGISLATOR, DEAD; Jersey State Senator, a Democrat, Had Served as Common Pleas Judge 18 Dec 1958 The New York Times G2 https://www.nytimes.com/1958/12/18/archives/w-howard-sharp-legislator-dead-jersey-state-senator-a-democrat-had.html 15 Aug 2021 Democrats gained two seats by flipping a seat in Burlington and Gloucester counties (which was vacant), as well as holding their vacant seat in Cumberland. Democrats nearly won control of the New Jersey Senate for the first time since 1915; only 567 votes separated victorious Republican Robert C. Crane and Democrat H. Roy Wheeler in Union County. Incumbents not running for re-election All ten incumbents ran for re-election. Summary of results by county CountyIncumbentPartyElected SenatorPartyAtlanticFrank S. FarleyRepNo electionBergenWalter H. JonesRepNo electionBurlingtonAlbert McCayRepHenry S. HainesDemCamdenJoseph W. CowgillDemJoseph W. CowgillDemCape MayCharles W. SandmanRepCharles W. SandmanRepCumberlandVacantThis seat was vacant following the December 1958 death of Senator W. Howard Sharp.Robert H. WeberDemEssexDonal C. FoxDemDonal C. FoxDemGloucesterVacantThis seat was vacant following the May 1959 resignation of Senator Harold W. Hannold.Thomas F. Connery Jr.DemHudsonWilliam F. Kelly Jr.DemNo electionHunterdonWesley LanceRepNo electionMercerSido RidolfiDemNo electionMiddlesexJohn A. LynchDemJohn A. LynchDemMonmouthRichard R. StoutRepRichard R. StoutRepMorrisThomas J. HilleryRepNo electionOceanW. Steelman MathisRepNo electionPassaicAnthony J. GrossiDemNo electionSalemJohn A. WaddingtonDemJohn A. WaddingtonDemSomersetWilliam E. OzzardOzzard won a 1958 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Malcolm Forbes, who resigned.RepWilliam E. OzzardRepSussexGeorge B. HarperRepNo electionUnionRobert C. CraneCrane won a 1956 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Kenneth Hand, who resigned to become a Superior Court judge.RepRobert C. CraneRepWarrenWayne DumontRepWayne DumontRep Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: red Union, 0.34% blue Gloucester, 1.54% blue Camden, 3.44% blue Essex, 5.88% blue Burlington, 8.26% gain Burlington 1959 general electionhttps://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1959-general-election.pdf Results of the General Election Held November 3rd, 1959 Robert J. Burkhardt, New Jersey Secretary of State Henry S. Haines Democratic Party (United States) 30,183 54.13% Albert McCay (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 25,575 45.87% 55,758 100.0% Camden 1959 general election Joseph W. Cowgill (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 61,656 51.72% William G. Rohrer Republican Party (United States) 57,564 48.28% 119,220 100.0% Cape May 1959 general election Charles W. Sandman (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 12,206 61.38% Fred C. Barthelmess Democratic Party (United States) 7,679 38.62% 19,885 100.0% Cumberland (special) 1959 general election Robert H. Weber Democratic Party (United States) 17,419 56.10% Robert G. Howell Republican Party (United States) 13,631 43.90% 31,050 100.0% Essex 1959 general election Donal C. Fox (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 126,800 51.11% Alfred C. Clapp Republican Party (United States) 112,218 45.23% Anthony D. Scipio Independent politician 7,426 2.99% Frank DeGeorge Independent politician 1,643 0.66% 248,087 100.0% Gloucester 1959 general election Thomas F. Connery Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 23,665 50.77% John Joseph Kitchen Republican Party (United States) 22,943 49.23% 46,608 100.0% Middlesex 1959 general election John A. Lynch (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 86,880 64.30% Fred S. Brause Republican Party (United States) 48,231 35.70% 135,111 100.0% Monmouth 1959 general election Richard R. Stout (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 54,946 57.79% Thomas J. Smith Democratic Party (United States) 40,125 42.21% 95,071 100.0% Salem 1959 general election John A. Waddington (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 12,215 59.92% Peter B. Hoff Republican Party (United States) 8,172 40.08% 20,387 100.0% Somerset 1959 general election William E. Ozzard (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 24,120 57.03% William H. Sutherland Democratic Party (United States) 18,175 42.97% 42,295 100.0% Union 1959 general election Robert C. Crane (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 82,609 49.61% H. Roy Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) 82,042 49.27% Frank Chodorov Independent politician 1,862 1.12% 166,513 100.0% Warren 1959 general election Wayne Dumont (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 13,366 56.73% Thomas C. Swick Democratic Party (United States) 10,194 43.27% 23,560 100.0% References Category:New Jersey Senate elections New Jersey State Senate Category:1959 New Jersey elections Category:November 1959 in the United States