1965 New Jersey Senate election
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The 1965 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 2.
The elections were the first held after the Supreme Court's Reynolds v. Sims decision, which held that New Jersey's single-seat county apportionment was unconstitutional. The ruling forced New Jersey to grant multiple seats to its largest counties (and eventually, switch to single-member districts that did not follow county lines).
The election also coincided with a landslide re-election victory for Democratic Governor Richard J. Hughes.
The result was a majority for the Democratic Party, the first since 1915.
Background
[edit]Reapportioning
[edit]Until 1965, the New Jersey State Senate was composed of 21 senators, with each county electing one senator. After the U.S. Supreme Court decision Reynolds v. Sims required legislative districts to be approximately equal in population (a principle known as "one man, one vote"), New Jersey entered a decade-long period of reapportionment.[1]
The overall effect of the reapportioning was to reduce representation for rural counties and increase representation for more populous urban counties, bringing the per person population closer to parity.
In 1965, the Senate was increased to 29 members, with larger counties given multiple seats and some smaller counties sharing one or two Senators:
County | 1965 District | # | ∆ |
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Atlantic | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
Cape May | |||
Gloucester | |||
Cumberland | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
Salem | |||
Camden | 3 | 2 | ![]() |
Burlington | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
Monmouth | 5 | 2 | ![]() |
Ocean | |||
Mercer | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
Middlesex | 7 | 2 | ![]() |
Hunterdon | 8 | 1 | ![]() |
Somerset | |||
Union | 9 | 2 | ![]() |
Morris | 10 | 2 | ![]() |
Sussex | |||
Warren | |||
Essex | 11 | 4 | ![]() |
Hudson | 12 | 3 | ![]() |
Bergen | 13 | 4 | ![]() |
Passaic | 14 | 2 | ![]() |
Incumbents not running for re-election
[edit]Democratic
[edit]- Robert H. Weber (District 2) (managed John Waddington's campaign)
Republican
[edit]- Charles W. Sandman (District 1) (ran for Governor)
- W. Steelman Mathis (District 5)[2]
- Wayne Dumont (District 10) (ran for Governor)
Summary of results by State Senate District
[edit]County | Incumbent | Party | New District | Elected Senator | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlantic | Frank S. Farley | Rep | District 1 | John E. Hunt | Rep | ||
Cape May | Charles W. Sandman | Rep | Frank S. Farley | Rep | |||
Gloucester | John E. Hunt | Rep | Seat eliminated | ||||
Cumberland | Robert H. Weber | Dem | District 2 | John A. Waddington | Dem | ||
Salem | John A. Waddington | Dem | Seat eliminated | ||||
Camden | Frederick J. Scholz | Rep | District 3 | Frederick J. Scholz | Rep | ||
New seat | A. Donald Bigley | Dem | |||||
Burlington | Edwin B. Forsythe | Rep | District 4 | Edwin B. Forsythe | Rep | ||
Monmouth | Richard R. Stout | Rep | District 5 | Richard R. Stout | Rep | ||
Ocean | W. Steelman Mathis | Rep | William T. Hiering | Rep | |||
Mercer | Sido L. Ridolfi | Dem | District 6 | Sido L. Ridolfi | Dem | ||
Middlesex | John A. Lynch | Dem | District 7 | John A. Lynch | Dem | ||
New seat | J. Edward Crabiel | Dem | |||||
Hunterdon | Vacant[a] | District 8 | William E. Ozzard | Rep | |||
Somerset | William E. Ozzard | Rep | Seat eliminated | ||||
Union | Nelson F. Stamler | Rep | District 9 | Nelson F. Stamler | Rep | ||
New seat | Mildred Barry Hughes | Dem | |||||
Morris | Thomas J. Hillery | Rep | District 10 | Thomas J. Hillery | Rep | ||
Sussex | Vacant[b] | Milton Woolfenden | Rep | ||||
Warren | Wayne Dumont | Rep | Seat eliminated | ||||
Essex | C. Robert Sarcone | Rep | District 11 | Nicholas Fernicola | Dem | ||
New seat | Macyln Goldman | Dem | |||||
New seat | John J. Giblin | Dem | |||||
New seat | Hutchins Inge | Dem | |||||
Hudson | William F. Kelly | Dem | District 12 | William Musto | Dem | ||
New seat | William F. Kelly | Dem | |||||
New seat | Frank Guarini | Dem | |||||
Bergen | Pierce H. Deamer Jr. | Rep | District 13 | Ned Parsekian | Dem | ||
New seat | Matt Feldman | Dem | |||||
New seat | Jeremiah F. O'Connor | Dem | |||||
New seat | Alfred W. Kiefer | Dem | |||||
Passaic | Anthony J. Grossi | Dem | District 14 | Anthony J. Grossi | Dem | ||
New seat | Joseph M. Keegan | Dem |
- ^ The seat was vacant following the death of Senator Raymond E. Bowkley in April 1965.
- ^ The seat was vacant following the resignation of Senator George B. Harper, who resigned in 1964 to take office as New Jersey Auditor.
District 1
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John E. Hunt (incumbent) | 75,373 | % | |
Republican | Frank S. Farley (incumbent) | 69,767 | % | |
Democratic | Leo T. Clark | 65,059 | ||
Democratic | Edward Savage | 59,959 | ||
Total votes | 100.00% |
District 2
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John A. Waddington (incumbent) | 32,292 | 56.97% | |
Republican | John J. Spoltore | 24,390 | 43.03% | |
Total votes | 56,682 | 100.00% |
District 3
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frederick J. Scholz | 66,509 | % | |
Democratic | A. Donald Bigley | 62,396 | 51.22% | |
Democratic | Alfred R. Pierce | 61,285 | ||
Republican | John H. Mohrfeld III | 59,359 | ||
Total votes | 100.00% |
District 4
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Edwin B. Forsythe | 34,098 | 52.69% | |
Democratic | George H. Barbour | 30,617 | 47.31% | |
Total votes | 64,715 | 100.00% |
District 5
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Richard R. Stout | 99,688 | 28.4% | |
Republican | William T. Hiering | 95,282 | 27.2% | |
Democratic | John J. Reilly | 80,832 | 23.1% | |
Democratic | Thomas J. Muccifori | 74,857 | 21.2% | |
Total votes | 350,659 | 100.00% |
District 6
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sido L. Ridolfi (incumbent) | 56,231 | 62.2% | |
Republican | William E. Schluter | 33,821 | 37.4% | |
Socialist Labor | Joseph J. Frank | 284 | 0.3% | |
Total votes | 90,336 | 100.00% |
District 7
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John A. Lynch (incumbent) | 114,955 | 34.2% | |
Democratic | J. Edward Crabiel | 111,893 | 33.3% | |
Republican | Edgar Hellriegel | 55,154 | 16.4% | |
Republican | Albert L. Ichel | 54,470 | 16.2% | |
Total votes | 336,472 | 100.00% |
District 8
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William E. Ozzard (incumbent) | 39,596 | 50.3% | |
Democratic | Arthur S. Meredith | 39,185 | 49.7% | |
Total votes | 78,781 | 100.0 |
District 9
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Nelson Stamler (incumbent) | 99,327 | 27.4% | |
Democratic | Mildred Barry Hughes | 92,102 | 25.4% | |
Republican | Peter McDonough | 90,261 | 24.9% | |
Democratic | William P. Hourihan | 81,226 | 22.4% | |
Total votes | 362,916 | 100.00% |
District 10
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas J. Hillery (incumbent) | 89,839 | 31.4% | |
Republican | Milton Woolfenden Jr. | 85,192 | 29.8% | |
Democratic | Ruth C. Mitchell | 57,038 | 20.0% | |
Democratic | Irene Mackey Smith | 53,823 | 18.8% | |
Total votes | 285,892 | 100.00% |
District 11
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nicholas Fernicola | 145,589 | 13.7% | |
Democratic | Maclyn Goldman | 143,795 | 13.5% | |
Democratic | John J. Giblin | 143,040 | 13.4% | |
Democratic | Hutchins F. Inge | 135,959 | 12.8% | |
Republican | C. Robert Sarcone (incumbent) | 128,815 | 12.1% | |
Republican | Irwin I. Kimmelman | 116,205 | 10.9% | |
Republican | James E. Churchman, Jr. | 112,995 | 10.6% | |
Republican | William F. Tompkins | 112,128 | 10.5% | |
Independent | George C. Richardson[a] | 10,409 | 1.0% | |
Independent | Kenrick O. Stephenson[a] | 5,970 | 0.6% | |
Independent | David Blumgart[a] | 5,305 | 0.5% | |
Independent | Fredrick Waring[a] | 4,476 | 0.4% | |
Total votes | 1,064,686 | 100.00% |
District 12
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | William Musto | 154,183 | 24.7% | |
Democratic | William F. Kelly Jr. (incumbent) | 152,975 | 24.6% | |
Democratic | Frank Guarini | 152,263 | 24.4% | |
Republican | William Bozzuffi | 52,363 | 8.4% | |
Republican | John J. Grossi, Jr. | 51,891 | 8.3% | |
Republican | Victoria Borsett | 50,649 | 8.1% | |
Independent | James C. Lynch[a] | 3,204 | 0.5% | |
Independent | Beatrice Waiss[a] | 2,772 | 0.4% | |
Independent | Willie Mae Mason[a] | 2,741 | 0.4% | |
Total votes | 623,041 | 100.00% |
District 13
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ned J. Parsekian | 174,438 | 14.1% | |
Democratic | Matthew Feldman | 159,236 | 12.9% | |
Democratic | Jeremiah F. O'Connor | 156,888 | 12.7% | |
Democratic | Alfred W. Kiefer | 152,844 | 12.4% | |
Republican | Peter Moraites | 148,092 | 12.0% | |
Republican | Marion West Higgins | 148,035 | 12.0% | |
Republican | Arthur W. Vervaet | 144,890 | 11.7% | |
Republican | Nelson G. Gross | 143,532 | 11.6% | |
Conservative | Thomas J. Moriarty | 4,408 | 0.4% | |
Independent | Louis Berns[a] | 1,256 | 0.1% | |
Total votes | 1,233,619 | 100.00% |
- ^ Berns ran on the "Fusion" line.
District 14
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony J. Grossi (incumbent) | 75,497 | 28.8% | |
Democratic | Joseph M. Keegan | 73,698 | 28.1% | |
Republican | Arthur J. Sullivan | 57,326 | 21.9% | |
Republican | John F. Evers | 55,042 | 21.0% | |
Socialist Labor | Harry Santhouse | 442 | 0.2% | |
Total votes | 262,005 | 100.00% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jersey Ordered to Reapportion – Judge Finds Congressional Districts Unconstitutional". New York Times. May 21, 1965.
- ^ "Some Ocean County GOP History". Observer. August 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Results of the General Election Held November 7, 1965" (PDF). Secretary of State Robert J. Burkhardt. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.