1876 New Jersey Senate election

none January 2026 1876 New Jersey Senate election November 7, 1876 New Jersey 1875 New Jersey Senate election 1875 1877 New Jersey Senate election 1877 1873 New Jersey Senate election 1873 1879 1879 New Jersey Senate election 11 6 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate legislative Leon Abbett.jpg Leon Abbett Hudson County SEWELL, William J (BEP engraved portrait) (cropped).jpg William J. Sewell Camden County Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) 9 12 2 2 11 10 4 2 2 4 Seats up Races won 27,075 24,377 52.59% 47.35% Results of the 1876 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 Senate President William J. Sewell Republican Party (US) Leon Abbett Democratic Party (US) The 1876 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 7, 1876, to elect six 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. Democrats picked up the Burlington, Hunterdon, and Middlesex county seats, while Republican candidate and future Vice President Garret Hobart flipped the Passaic County seat. This led to an 11-10 majority for the Democrats, who elected Leon Abbett as the next president of the Senate. Summary of results by county CountyIncumbenthttps://archive.org/details/manualoflegislat1876mull/page/56/mode/2up Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1876 NJ State LibraryPartyElected SenatorThe Tribune almanac and political register 1870-1877 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924012464594&seq=886 HathiTrustPartyAtlanticHosea F. MaddenDemNo electionBergenGeorge DaytonDemNo electionBurlingtonBarton F. ThornRepCaleb G. RidgwayDemCamdenW. J. SewellRepNo electionCape MayRichard S. LeamingRepJonathan F. LeamingRepCumberlandJ. Howard WilletsRepNo electionEssexWilliam H. KirkRepNo electionGloucesterThomas B. MathersRepNo electionHudsonLeon AbbettDemNo electionHunterdonFrederic A. PottsRepJames N. PidcockDemMercerJonathan H. BlackwellDemNo electionMiddlesexLevi D. JarrardRepGeorge C. LudlowDemMonmouthWilliam HendricksonDemNo electionMorrisJohn HillRepNo electionOceanJohn S. SchultzeRepNo electionPassaicJohn HopperDemGarret HobartRepSalemChas. S. PlummerRepNo electionSomersetCharles B. MooreDemNo electionSussexSamuel T. SmithDemFrank M. WardDemUnionWilliam J. MagieRepNo electionWarrenWilliam SilverthornDemNo election Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: blue Burlington County, 0.63% (gain) red Cape May County, 4.36% blue Middlesex County, 7.12% (gain) red Passaic County, 8.14% (gain) Other gains Seats that flipped party control where the margin of victory was over 10%: blue Hunterdon County, 17.98% (gain) Detailed results Burlington 1876 general election Democratic Party (US) Caleb G. Ridgway 6,464 50.20% Republican Party (US) Barton F. Thorn (incumbent) 6,383 49.57% Temperance Party James H. Parks 30 0.23% 12,877 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) Cape May 1876 general election Republican Party (US) Jonathan F. Leaming 995 52.18% Democratic Party (US) Richard D. Edmunds 912 47.82% 1,907 100.00% Republican Party (US) Hunterdon 1876 general election Democratic Party (US) James N. Pidcock 5,497 58.99% Republican Party (US) Lewis H. Taylor 3,822 41.01% 9,319 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) Middlesex 1876 general election Democratic Party (US) George C. Ludlow 5,890 53.56% Republican Party (US) Levi D. Jarrard (incumbent) 5,108 46.44% 10,998 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) Passaic 1876 general election Republican Party (US) Garret Hobart 5,913 54.07% Democratic Party (US) Charles Inglis 5,022 45.93% 10,935 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Sussex 1876 general election Democratic Party (US) Frank M. Ward 3,290 60.41% Republican Party (US) Franklin Smith 2,156 39.59% 5,446 100.00% Democratic Party (US) References Category:New Jersey Senate elections Category:1876 New Jersey elections Category:1876 state legislature elections in the United States Category:November 1876 in the United States