1964 United States Senate election in New Jersey

none March 2026 September 2023 1964 United States Senate election in New Jersey New Jersey 1896 Presidential no 88%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 16pp) 1958 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1958 1970 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1970 November 3, 1964 150x150px Harrison Williams(D-NJ).jpg Harrison A. Williams Democratic Party (United States) 1,677,515 61.91% 3x4.svg Bernard M. Shanley Republican Party (United States) 1,011,280 37.32% 1964 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county.svg 280px County resultsWilliams: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Shanley: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Harrison A. Williams Democratic Party (US) Harrison A. Williams Democratic Party (US) The 1964 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democrat Harrison A. Williams defeated Republican nominee Bernard M. Shanley with 61.91% of the vote. Primary elections were held on April 21, 1964.https://www.njelections.org/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1964-primary-election.pdf 1964 Primary Election Results Secretary of State of New Jersey 1964 June 1, 2019 Both candidates were unopposed. This was the first time since 1888 that Democrats were re-elected to the Senate from New Jersey, and the first since 1856 to this seat. This was the first time Democrats were popularly elected to a second term in the state. Democratic primary Candidates Harrison A. Williams, incumbent United States Senator Results Democratic primary results Harrison A. Williams (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 184,972 100.00 184,972 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Bernard M. Shanley, former White House Counsel Results Republican primary results Bernard M. Shanley Republican Party (United States) 198,747 100.00 198,747 100.00 General election Candidates John V. Mahalchik (Independent) Harold P. Poeschel (Independent) Albert Ronis (Socialist Labor) Bernard M. Shanley, former White House Counsel (Republican) Lawrence Stewart (Socialist Workers) Harrison A. Williams, incumbent United States Senator (Democratic) Results 1964 United States Senate election in New Jerseyhttps://www.njelections.org/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1964-general-election.pdf 1964 General Election Results Secretary of State of New Jersey 1964 June 1, 2019 Democratic Party (United States) Harrison A. Williams (incumbent) 1,677,515 61.91% +10.52% Republican Party (United States) Bernard M. Shanley 1,011,280 37.32% -9.58% Independent politician Harold P. Poeschel 7,582 0.28% N/A Socialist Workers Party (United States) Lawrence Stewart 6,147 0.23% -0.39% Independent politician John V. Mahalchik 4,926 0.18% N/A Socialist Labor Party of America Albert Ronis 2,125 0.08% -0.08% 666,235 24.59% 2,709,575 Democratic Party (United States) Results by county County Williams votes Williams % Stanley votes Stanley % Other votes Other % Atlantic 42,380 58.8% 29,742 41.2% 0 0.0% Bergen 207,852 55.5% 164,834 44.0% 2,074 0.6% Burlington 51,513 62.5% 30,642 37.2% 298 0.3% Camden 114,567 65.4% 60,048 34.3% 619 0.3% Cape May 12,152 51.1% 11,525 48.5% 91 0.4% Cumberland 29,634 67.5% 14,261 32.5% 24 0.01% Essex 240,797 64.5% 127,951 34.3% 4,452 1.2% Gloucester 36,504 58.9% 25,418 41.0% 65 0.1% Hudson 194,672 73.5% 67,278 25.4% 3,089 1.1% Hunterdon 12,629 52.1% 11,522 47.6% 70 0.4% Mercer 77,648 68.4% 35,126 30.9% 749 0.7% Middlesex 140,997 67.5% 66,385 31.8% 1,567 0.7% Monmouth 84,257 56.5% 64,113 43.0% 723 0.5% Morris 59,659 48.7% 61,997 50.7% 734 0.5% Ocean 32,625 53.1% 27,951 45.5% 844 1.3% Passaic 105,757 60.9% 64,964 37.4% 2,997 1.7% Salem 16,344 63.9% 9,200 36.0% 32 0.1% Somerset 37,312 54.6% 30,551 44.7% 426 0.6% Sussex 12,579 49.7% 12,695 50.2% 36 0.1% Union 149,615 63.2% 85,373 36.0% 1,847 0.8% Warren 18,022 64.9% 9,704 34.9% 43 0.2% Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Atlantic Bergen Essex Hunterdon Monmouth Ocean Somerset Cape May References 1964 New Jersey United States Senate