27:
151:
144:
2082:
2092:
2062:
2222:
2072:
2052:
2042:
2102:
1982:
2029:
2019:
2193:
2169:
2137:
2009:
1996:
2114:
1975:
329:
263:
2122:
1968:
1080:
962:
51:
41:
2217:
2127:
2177:
2161:
1947:
1930:
2185:
1861:
1829:
1720:
1691:
1622:
1590:
1521:
1489:
1417:
1385:
1296:
1267:
1178:
1149:
1060:
1031:
920:
889:
820:
788:
213:
198:
106:
101:
2145:
1760:
1740:
1316:
1198:
942:
2153:
2000:
1992:
229:
65:
388:
896:
339:
1597:
631:
587:
1960:
1496:
649:
564:
528:
370:
238:
209:
194:
1453:
Remarkably, Senator
Ridolfi received the exact same number of votes he had received in 1957.
1836:
667:
546:
1392:
795:
690:
306:
2211:
925:
708:
505:
482:
427:
269:
287:
241:. Ten of New Jersey's 21 counties elected Senators; no seats changed hands.
1819:
1681:
1580:
1479:
1375:
1257:
1139:
1021:
879:
778:
254:
All four
Democratic Senators up for re-election ran for another term.
1964:
237:
The elections took place alongside the election of
Governor
1948:"Results of the General Election Held November 5th, 1957"
1931:"Results of the General Election Held November 7th, 1961"
2223:
1961 state legislature elections in the United States
2136:
2113:
2028:
2008:
62:
729:Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
185:
1976:
8:
1925:
1923:
1921:
1919:
1917:
1915:
1913:
1911:
1909:
1907:
18:
1983:
1969:
1961:
1800:
1662:
1561:
1460:
1356:
1238:
1120:
1002:
860:
759:
280:
17:
1903:
286:
245:Incumbents not running for re-election
2195:
2171:
1806:
1668:
1567:
1466:
1362:
1244:
1126:
1008:
866:
765:
7:
2187:
76:
2163:
1156:William F. Kelley Jr. (incumbent)
14:
2179:
1953:. New Jersey Secretary of State.
1936:. New Jersey Secretary of State.
1857:
1824:
1756:
1736:
1716:
1686:
1618:
1585:
1517:
1484:
1413:
1380:
1312:
1292:
1262:
1194:
1174:
1144:
1076:
1056:
1026:
958:
938:
916:
884:
816:
783:
190:Senate President before election
149:
142:
25:
19:1961 New Jersey Senate elections
1698:Anthony J. Grossi (incumbent)
150:
143:
69:11 seats needed for a majority
1:
2155:
2147:
1997:1961 United States elections
1038:Robert H. Weber (incumbent)
277:Summary of results by county
2218:New Jersey Senate elections
266:(Bergen) (ran for Governor)
2239:
64:10 of the 21 seats in the
1878:
1818:
1815:
1812:
1809:
1777:
1680:
1677:
1674:
1671:
1639:
1579:
1576:
1573:
1570:
1538:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1469:
1434:
1374:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1333:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1247:
1215:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1097:
1020:
1017:
1014:
1011:
979:
878:
875:
872:
869:
837:
777:
774:
771:
768:
717:
699:
658:
640:
555:
537:
452:
436:
397:
379:
361:
297:
291:
234:were held on November 5.
183:
73:
35:
23:
205:Elected Senate President
230:New Jersey State Senate
66:New Jersey State Senate
1802:1961 general election
1664:1961 general election
1563:1961 general election
1462:1961 general election
1358:1961 general election
1240:1961 general election
1122:1961 general election
1004:1961 general election
862:1961 general election
761:1961 general election
461:William F. Kelley Jr.
445:Thomas F. Connery Jr.
469:William F. Kelly Jr.
1745:Charles R. Checkley
1422:Daniel A. O'Donnell
1203:Clifford R. Ensslin
897:Pierce H. Deamer Jr.
1803:
1665:
1564:
1463:
1359:
1274:Raymond E. Bowkley
1241:
1123:
1005:
863:
762:
597:W. Steelman Mathis
20:
1801:
1663:
1598:W. Steelman Mathis
1562:
1461:
1357:
1239:
1121:
1003:
861:
760:
632:John A. Waddington
618:Anthony J. Grossi
610:Anthony J. Grossi
588:W. Steelman Mathis
574:Thomas J. Hillery
389:Charles W. Sandman
113:Seats before
2205:
2204:
1895:
1894:
1794:
1793:
1656:
1655:
1555:
1554:
1526:Edward A. Dunbar
1497:Thomas J. Hillery
1451:
1450:
1350:
1349:
1321:Robert W. Harris
1232:
1231:
1114:
1113:
1085:Walter C. Wright
1065:Carlton E. Mason
996:
995:
854:
853:
749:Cumberland, 9.27%
722:
721:
677:George B. Harper
650:William E. Ozzard
565:Thomas J. Hillery
371:Joseph W. Cowgill
239:Richard J. Hughes
224:
223:
220:
219:
210:William E. Ozzard
195:William E. Ozzard
179:
178:
139:Seat change
58:
57:
2230:
2197:
2189:
2181:
2173:
2165:
2157:
2149:
1985:
1978:
1971:
1962:
1955:
1954:
1952:
1944:
1938:
1937:
1935:
1927:
1837:George B. Harper
1821:
1804:
1765:Harry Santhouse
1683:
1666:
1627:Albert J. Cucci
1582:
1565:
1481:
1464:
1377:
1360:
1301:Frank W. Bohren
1259:
1242:
1141:
1124:
1023:
1006:
881:
864:
780:
763:
750:
743:
742:Hunterdon, 5.76%
736:
668:George B. Harper
547:Richard R. Stout
492:Raymond Bowkley
414:Robert H. Weber
406:Robert H. Weber
354:Henry S. Haines
316:Frank S. Farley
295:Elected Senator
281:
186:
153:
152:
146:
145:
75:
74:
47:November 5, 1961
37:
36:
30:
29:
28:
21:
2238:
2237:
2233:
2232:
2231:
2229:
2228:
2227:
2208:
2207:
2206:
2201:
2178:New York City,
2132:
2109:
2031:
2024:
2020:Texas (Special)
2011:
2004:
1989:
1959:
1958:
1950:
1946:
1945:
1941:
1933:
1929:
1928:
1905:
1900:
1866:Frank A. Dolan
1799:
1725:Paul G. DeMuro
1661:
1560:
1459:
1393:Sido L. Ridolfi
1355:
1237:
1183:Norman H. Roth
1119:
1081:Socialist Labor
1001:
963:Socialist Labor
947:Irving F. Kent
859:
825:John M. Keeley
796:Frank S. Farley
758:
748:
741:
734:
727:
691:Robert C. Crane
330:Walter H. Jones
307:Frank S. Farley
279:
264:Walter H. Jones
260:
252:
247:
212:
207:
197:
192:
184:
126:Seats won
84:Minority party
81:Majority party
68:
63:
31:
26:
24:
12:
11:
5:
2236:
2234:
2226:
2225:
2220:
2210:
2209:
2203:
2202:
2200:
2199:
2191:
2183:
2175:
2167:
2159:
2151:
2142:
2140:
2134:
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2130:
2125:
2119:
2117:
2111:
2110:
2108:
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2097:
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2095:
2087:
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2077:
2076:
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2067:
2066:
2065:
2057:
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2055:
2047:
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2036:
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1594:
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1569:
1559:
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1493:
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1477:
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1471:
1468:
1458:
1455:
1449:
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1436:
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1397:
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1299:
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1255:
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1227:
1222:
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1212:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1196:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1176:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1146:
1143:
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1137:
1134:
1131:
1128:
1118:
1115:
1112:
1111:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1078:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1028:
1025:
1024:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1000:
997:
994:
993:
991:
986:
981:
977:
976:
974:
971:
968:
965:
960:
957:
956:
954:
951:
948:
945:
940:
937:
936:
934:
931:
928:
923:
918:
915:
914:
910:
905:
900:
893:
886:
883:
882:
877:
874:
871:
868:
858:
855:
852:
851:
849:
844:
839:
835:
834:
832:
829:
826:
823:
818:
815:
814:
810:
805:
800:
792:
785:
782:
781:
776:
773:
770:
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757:
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745:
738:
726:
723:
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711:
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688:
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629:
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621:
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611:
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569:
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531:
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382:
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368:
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267:
259:
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222:
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218:
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181:
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159:
155:
154:
147:
140:
136:
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132:
127:
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119:
114:
110:
109:
104:
99:
95:
94:
92:
90:
86:
85:
82:
79:
71:
70:
60:
59:
56:
55:
49:
44:
33:
32:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2235:
2224:
2221:
2219:
2216:
2215:
2213:
2198:
2194:Springfield,
2192:
2190:
2184:
2182:
2176:
2174:
2168:
2166:
2162:Los Angeles,
2160:
2158:
2152:
2150:
2144:
2143:
2141:
2139:
2135:
2129:
2126:
2124:
2121:
2120:
2118:
2116:
2112:
2104:
2101:
2100:
2098:
2094:
2091:
2090:
2088:
2084:
2081:
2080:
2079:Pennsylvania
2078:
2074:
2071:
2070:
2068:
2064:
2061:
2060:
2058:
2054:
2051:
2050:
2048:
2044:
2041:
2040:
2038:
2037:
2035:
2033:
2027:
2021:
2018:
2017:
2015:
2013:
2007:
2002:
1998:
1994:
1986:
1981:
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1974:
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1943:
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1932:
1926:
1924:
1922:
1920:
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1916:
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1912:
1910:
1908:
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1897:
1891:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1881:
1877:
1874:
1871:
1868:
1865:
1863:
1860:
1858:
1854:
1852:
1850:
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1842:
1840:
1838:
1834:
1832:
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1827:
1825:
1805:
1796:
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1234:
1228:
1226:
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1214:
1211:
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1197:
1195:
1191:
1188:
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1182:
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1177:
1175:
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1169:
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1151:
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1116:
1110:
1108:
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1100:
1096:
1093:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1053:
1051:
1049:
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1044:
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1039:
1036:
1034:
1033:
1029:
1027:
1007:
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992:
990:
987:
985:
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969:
966:
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959:
955:
952:
949:
946:
944:
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935:
932:
929:
927:
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924:
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2186:Pittsburgh,
2170:Manchester,
1942:
1887:
1882:
1879:Total votes
1853:
1848:
1843:
1839:(incumbent)
1835:
1828:
1786:
1781:
1778:Total votes
1741:Conservative
1712:
1707:
1702:
1697:
1690:
1648:
1643:
1640:Total votes
1614:
1609:
1604:
1600:(incumbent)
1596:
1589:
1547:
1542:
1539:Total votes
1513:
1508:
1503:
1499:(incumbent)
1495:
1488:
1452:
1443:
1438:
1435:Total votes
1409:
1404:
1399:
1395:(incumbent)
1391:
1384:
1342:
1337:
1334:Total votes
1317:Conservative
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1266:
1224:
1219:
1216:Total votes
1199:Conservative
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1148:
1106:
1101:
1098:Total votes
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1030:
988:
983:
980:Total votes
967:Nathan Karp
943:Conservative
912:
907:
902:
895:
888:
846:
841:
838:Total votes
812:
807:
802:
798:(incumbent)
794:
787:
747:
740:
735:Ocean, 5.74%
733:
728:
718:No election
709:Wayne Dumont
700:No election
659:No election
641:No election
556:No election
538:No election
506:Sido Ridolfi
483:Wesley Lance
453:No election
437:No election
428:Donal C. Fox
398:No election
380:No election
362:No election
270:Wesley Lance
253:
236:
227:
225:
208:
204:
193:
189:
129:
116:
46:
15:
2146:Cleveland,
2001:→1962
1993:1960←
725:Close races
442:Gloucester
403:Cumberland
351:Burlington
272:(Hunterdon)
2212:Categories
2123:New Jersey
2089:Tennessee
2059:Louisiana
1898:References
1862:Democratic
1830:Republican
1810:Candidate
1721:Republican
1692:Democratic
1672:Candidate
1623:Democratic
1591:Republican
1571:Candidate
1522:Democratic
1490:Republican
1470:Candidate
1418:Republican
1386:Democratic
1366:Candidate
1297:Democratic
1268:Republican
1248:Candidate
1179:Republican
1150:Democratic
1130:Candidate
1061:Republican
1032:Democratic
1012:Candidate
999:Cumberland
921:Democratic
890:Republican
870:Candidate
821:Democratic
789:Republican
769:Candidate
525:Middlesex
479:Hunterdon
258:Republican
250:Democratic
214:Republican
199:Republican
169:Races won
107:Democratic
102:Republican
2115:Governors
2069:Michigan
2049:Arkansas
1995:)
1761:Socialist
1235:Hunterdon
646:Somerset
543:Monmouth
385:Cape May
303:Atlantic
288:Incumbent
232:elections
158:Seats up
2154:Dallas,
2128:Virginia
2039:Arizona
1999: (
1782:131,815
1220:225,632
1161:136,987
984:286,911
930:124,492
903:160,125
756:Atlantic
607:Passaic
2083:16th sp
1888:100.0%
1883:19,419
1872:45.05%
1849:54.95%
1844:10,670
1787:100.0%
1731:44.06%
1728:58,080
1708:55.13%
1703:72,676
1659:Passaic
1649:100.0%
1644:41,634
1633:47.13%
1630:19,624
1610:52.87%
1605:22,010
1548:100.0%
1543:85,176
1532:32.00%
1529:27,259
1509:68.00%
1504:57,917
1444:100.0%
1439:89,824
1428:35.55%
1425:31,929
1405:64.45%
1400:57,895
1343:100.0%
1338:20,310
1307:46.57%
1284:52.33%
1279:10,629
1225:100.0%
1189:38.52%
1186:86,914
1166:60.71%
1107:100.0%
1102:35,016
1071:45.34%
1068:15,875
1048:54.61%
1043:19,123
989:100.0%
933:43.39%
908:55.81%
847:100.0%
842:60,330
831:42.07%
828:25,381
808:57.93%
803:34,949
705:Warren
664:Sussex
561:Morris
502:Mercer
458:Hudson
367:Camden
326:Bergen
284:County
89:
78:
2138:Mayors
2099:Texas
2093:1st sp
2073:1st sp
2063:4th sp
2053:6th sp
2043:2nd sp
2012:Senate
1869:8,749
1813:Votes
1807:Party
1797:Sussex
1771:0.19%
1751:0.61%
1675:Votes
1669:Party
1574:Votes
1568:Party
1473:Votes
1467:Party
1457:Morris
1369:Votes
1363:Party
1353:Mercer
1327:1.10%
1304:9,458
1251:Votes
1245:Party
1209:0.77%
1206:1,731
1133:Votes
1127:Party
1117:Hudson
1091:0.05%
1015:Votes
1009:Party
973:0.23%
953:0.57%
950:1,626
873:Votes
867:Party
857:Bergen
772:Votes
766:Party
687:Union
628:Salem
584:Ocean
424:Essex
298:Party
292:Party
98:Party
2032:House
2030:U.S.
1951:(PDF)
1934:(PDF)
1558:Ocean
228:1961
2103:20th
2010:U.S.
1768:255
1748:804
1324:223
970:668
715:Rep
697:Rep
682:Rep
674:Rep
656:Rep
638:Dem
623:Dem
615:Dem
602:Rep
594:Rep
579:Rep
571:Rep
553:Rep
535:Dem
520:Dem
512:Dem
497:Rep
489:Rep
474:Dem
466:Dem
450:Dem
434:Dem
419:Dem
411:Dem
395:Rep
377:Dem
359:Dem
346:Rep
336:Rep
321:Rep
313:Rep
226:The
52:1963
42:1959
1088:18
134:10
121:10
2214::
2196:MA
2188:PA
2180:NY
2172:NH
2164:CA
2156:TX
2148:OH
1906:^
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130:11
117:11
2003:)
1991:(
1984:e
1977:t
1970:v
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