1966 United States Senate election in New Jersey

none March 2026 September 2023 1966 United States Senate election in New Jersey New Jersey Presidential 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 ( 20pp) 1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1960 1972 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1972 November 8, 1966 File:Clifford P Case.jpg 150x150px Clifford P. Case Republican Party (United States) 1,278,843 60.02% 3x4.svg Warren W. Wilentz Democratic Party (United States) 788,021 36.98% 1966 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county.svg 280px County resultsCase: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Wilentz: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Clifford P. Case Republican Party (US) Clifford P. Case Republican Party (US) The 1966 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican Clifford P. Case defeated Democratic nominee Warren W. Wilentz with 60.02% of the vote. Primary elections were held on September 13, 1966.https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1966-primary-election.pdf 1966 Primary Election Results Secretary of State of New Jersey 1966 May 4, 2019 Case was unopposed, while Wilentz easily won his primary over Dr. David Frost, who opposed the Vietnam War, and John J. Winberry, who ran on opposition to the state sales tax. Republican primary Candidates Clifford P. Case, incumbent United States Senator Results Republican primary results Clifford P. Case (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 202,484 100.00 202,484 100.00 Democratic primary Candidates Jerry Charles Burmeister, patent development executiveThe Daily Home News Splinter Foes Fail to Dent Party Armor Soda Ralph 14 Sep 1966 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/315603996 subscription Clarence Coggins, Jersey City resident David Frost, research biologist and peace activist Warren W. Wilentz, former Middlesex County AttorneyThe Daily Home News Triumphant Wilentz Tackles Case 14 Sep 1966 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/315603996 subscription John J. Winberry, former Deputy Attorney General of New Jersey Results Democratic primary results Warren W. Wilentz Democratic Party (United States) 197,428 72.73% David Frost Democratic Party (United States) 31,289 11.53% John J. Winberry Democratic Party (United States) 19,745 7.27% Clarence Coggins Democratic Party (United States) 16,775 6.18% Jerry Charles Burmeister Democratic Party (United States) 6,205 2.29% 271,442 100.00 General election Candidates Clifford P. Case, incumbent Senator since 1955 (Republican) Jules Levin (Socialist Labor) Robert Lee Schlachter (Independent) Warren W. Wilentz, former Middlesex County Attorney (Democratic) Results 1966 United States Senate election in New Jerseyhttps://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1966-general-election.pdf 1966 General Election Results Secretary of State of New Jersey 1966 May 4, 2019 Republican Party (United States) Clifford P. Case (incumbent) 1,278,843 60.02% 4.33 Democratic Party (United States) Warren W. Wilentz 788,021 36.98% 6.23 Independent politician Robert Lee Schlachter 53,605 2.52% Socialist Labor Party of America Jules Levin 10,218 0.48% 490,822 2,130,687 Republican Party (United States) By county County Case % Case votes Wilentz % Wilentz votes Other % Other votes Atlantic 61.5% 37,458 34.6% 21,040 3.9% 2,391 Bergen 63.7% 194,978 33.5% 102,390 2.8% 8,551 Burlington 63.5% 41,850 34.0% 22,407 2.5% 1,676 Camden 58.7% 78,068 38.7% 51,491 2.6% 3,420 Cape May 66.7% 14,688 30.6% 6,732 2.6% 588 Cumberland 60.5% 20,907 38.4% 13,250 1.2% 387 Essex 59.1% 152,761 37.5% 96,970 3.4% 8,744 Gloucester 62.6% 32,284 35.1% 17,823 1.2% 628 Hudson 40.4% 83,196 56.0% 115,239 3.6% 7,398 Hunterdon 66.1% 13,164 31.3% 6,241 2.6% 515 Mercer 59.3% 51,402 38.9% 33,696 1.8% 1,615 Middlesex 58.8% 100,204 39.2% 66,894 2.0% 3,339 Monmouth 64.7% 80,622 32.9% 66,894 2.4% 2,985 Morris 69.0% 68,107 27.1% 26,725 2.9% 3,913 Ocean 66.6% 35,116 31.3% 16,503 2.1% 1,122Passaic 56.8% 77,005 39.3% 53,378 3.9% 5,270 Salem 56.4% 11,702 42.7% 8,870 0.9% 189 Somerset 67.6% 39,062 27.7% 15,986 4.7% 2,739 Sussex 64.7% 13,424 33.1% 6,872 2.1% 445 Union 65.7% 121,403 30.1% 55,639 4.2% 7,624 Warren 56.7% 11,942 42.0% 8,848 1.4% 285 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Mercer Middlesex References 1966 New Jersey United States Senate