1973 New Jersey State Senate election
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The 1973 New Jersey State Senate Senate elections were held on November 6. The result of the elections were large gains for the Democratic Party, which won control of the Senate. The party picked up twelve seats.[1] This election marked the first time since 1967 that Democrats controlled the State Senate.
The election coincided with Brendan Byrne's landslide re-election over Republican Charles W. Sandman Jr.[2] The election also took place amidst the height of the Watergate scandal, just weeks after the Saturday Night Massacre.
This was also the first New Jersey Senate election held using single-member districts, as the state completed its long transition following the 1964 Reynolds v. Sims decision. As of 2022[update], it remains the largest single change in seats since single-member districts were adopted.[original research?]
Contents Incumbents not running • Summary of results By District: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 |
Background[edit]
Redistricting[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, in Reynolds v. Sims (more commonly known as One Man, One Vote), required redistricting by state legislatures for congressional districts to keep represented populations equal, as well as requiring both houses of state legislatures to have districts drawn that contained roughly equal populations, and to perform redistricting when needed.[3] In 1965, the Senate was increased from 21 members to 29 members, and larger counties were given more than one seat, and some smaller counties shared one or two Senators. The map was changed again in 1967, and again in 1971, as the state adjusted to the one man, one vote ruling.
For the first time, the state was to be divided into 40 legislative districts, with each district electing one State Senator and two members of the General Assembly. The districts were drawn first to achieve a population balance (districts were drawn to be within +/- 4% of each other), and then to be as geographically compact as possible.[4]
For the most part, incumbent Senators were given their own districts in which to run, with one exception. Senators William J. Bate and Joseph Hirkala, both of Passaic County (District 14), were re-districted into the same district, numbered 34. Bate successfully ran for Assembly rather than challenge Hirkala.
Incumbents not running for re-election[edit]
Democratic[edit]
- J. Edward Crabiel, Middlesex (District 18) (ran for Governor)
- Norman Tanzman, Middlesex (District 19)
- Ralph DeRose, Essex (District 28) (ran for Governor)
- William J. Bate, Passaic (District 30) (ran for Assembly)
- William F. Kelly Jr., Hudson (District 32)
Republican[edit]
- Frank Italiano, Camden (District 5)
- John F. Brown, Ocean (District 9)
- Peter W. Thomas, Morris (District 24)
- Harold C. Hollenbeck, Bergen (District 36)
- Alfred D. Schiaffo, Bergen (District 39)
Summary of results by State Senate District[edit]
- ^ Senator James M. Turner was forced to resign from his seat on June 28 after his conviction for a conspiracy to place drugs in the home of Democrat Kenneth A. Gewertz. He remained in the race.
- ^ Dunn entered the Senate on January 9 to fill the vacancy left by the election of Congressman Matthew Rinaldo.
- ^ The Morris County seat had been vacant since Joseph Maraziti was sworn into Congress in January 1973. Wiley ran for and won a simultaneous special election to complete Maraziti's term.
Close races[edit]
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 35, 0.28%
- District 14, 3.06%
- District 22, 4.64%
- District 24, 5.24%
- District 38, 5.29%
- District 8, 5.64%
- District 23, 6.12%
- District 27, 6.18%
- District 6, 6.32%
- District 11, 8.10%
- District 25, 8.48%
- District 39, 8.58%
- District 9, 9.06%
- District 15, 9.98%
Gains and Losses[edit]
Nine incumbent Republican Senators were defeated for re-election:
- District 6: John L. Miller (R-Camden) lost to Democrat Alene Ammond.
- District 10: Richard Stout (R-Monmouth) lost to Democrat Herbert Buehler.
- District 12: Joseph Azzolina (R-Monmouth) lost to Democrat Eugene Bedell, an Assemblyman from Monmouth County.
- District 14: William Schluter (R-Mercer) lost to Democrat Anne Clark Martindell. the Vice Chairwoman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee.
- District 20: Frank X. McDermott (R-Union) lost to Democrat Alexander J. Menza, an Assemblyman from Union County.
- District 27: Michael Giuliano (R-Essex) lost to Democrat Carmen Orechio, the Mayor of Nutley.
- District 37: Joseph Woodcock (R-Bergen) lost to Democrat Matthew Feldman. a former State Senator and the Bergen County Democratic Chairman.
- District 38: Frederick Wendel (R-Bergen) lost to Democrat John Skevin, a former Assemblyman from Bergen County.
One incumbent Democratic Senator was defeated for re-election:
- District 35: Joseph Lazzara (D-Passaic) lost to Republican Frank Davenport, the Passaic County Sheriff.
Two incumbent Republican Senators were elected to Congress in 1972 and resigned their State Senate seats in January 1973 to take their seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Both seats were won by Democrats:
- District 21: Matthew John Rinaldo (R-Union), succeeded by Democrat Thomas Dunn, the Mayor of Elizabeth.
- District 23: Joseph Maraziti (R-Morris), succeeded by Democrat Stephen Wiley, a Morristown attorney.
One incumbent Republican Senator was defeated for renomination in the June primary and Republicans held that seat:[5]
- District 22: Jerome Epstein (R-Union), succeeded by Republican Peter J. McDonough, an Assemblyman from Union County. McDonough won 60%-40% over the incumbent, who was facing an indictment.[6]
Open seats[edit]
Five incumbent Republican Senators did not seek re-election in 1973, and Democrats won four of those seats:
- District 5: Frank Italiano (R-Camden), succeeded by Democrat John Horn, the Assembly Minority Leader, from Camden County.
- District 9: John F. Brown (R-Ocean), succeeded by Democrat John F. Russo, a former Ocean County Prosecutor.
- District 24: Peter W. Thomas (R-Morris), succeeded by Republican James P. Vreeland, an Assemblyman from Morris County.
- District 36: Harold Hollenbeck (R-Bergen), succeeded by Democrat Anthony Scardino, the Mayor of Lyndhurst.
- District 39: Alfred Schiaffo (R-Bergen), succeeded by Raymond Garramone, the Mayor of Haworth.
Five incumbent Democratic Senators did not seek re-election in 1973. Democrats won four of those seats, and the fifth was one by an Independent:
- District 18: J. Edward Crabiel (D-Middlesex), who briefly sought the 1973 Democratic nomination for Governor, succeeded by Democrat Bernard Dwyer, the Mayor of Edison.
- District 19: Norman Tanzman (D-Middlesex), succeeded by Democrat John Fay, an Assemblyman from Middlesex County.
- District 28: Ralph DeRose (D-Essex), who lost to Brendan Byrne in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, succeeded by Democrat Martin L. Greenberg, who was Byrne's law partner.
- District 30: William Bate (D-Passaic), succeeded by Independent Anthony Imperiale, an Assemblyman from Essex County. (Bate was redistricted into District 34, where Democrat Joseph Hirkala lived; instead of challenging Hirkala in the primary, he instead ran successfully for the State Assembly.)
- District 32: William F. Kelly, Jr. (D-Hudson), succeeded by Democrat Joseph W. Tumulty.
Incumbents re-elected[edit]
Ten incumbent Democratic Senators were re-elected in 1973:
- District 2: Joseph McGahn (D-Atlantic)
- District 4: Joseph Maressa (D-Camden)
- District 7: Edward J. Hughes (D-Burlington)
- District 13: Joseph P. Merlino (D-Mercer)
- District 17: John A. Lynch, Sr. (D-Middlesex)
- District 26: Frank J. Dodd (D-Essex)
- District 29: Wynona Lipman (D-Essex)
- District 31: James P. Dugan (D-Hudson)
- District 33: William Musto (D-Hudson)
- District 34: Joseph Hirkala (D-Passaic)
Seven incumbent Republican Senators were re-elected in 1973:
- District 1: James Cafiero (R-Cape May)
- District 8: Barry T. Parker (R-Burlington)
- District 11: Alfred Beadleston (R-Monmouth)
- District 15: Wayne Dumont, Jr. (R-Warren)
- District 16: Raymond Bateman (R-Somerset)
- District 25: James H. Wallwork (R-Essex)
- District 40: Garrett Hagedorn (R-Bergen)
District 1[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James S. Cafiero | 15,580 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 15,580 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | William R. Bowen | 3,774 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 3,774 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James S. Cafiero | 34,807 | 58.26% | |
Democratic | William E. Bowen | 24,933 | 41.74% | |
Total votes | 59,740 | 100.00% |
District 2[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Irving A. Lilienfeld
- F. Frederick Perone
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Irving Lilienfeld | 12,832 | 60.23% | |
Republican | F. Frederick Perone | 8,474 | 39.77% | |
Total votes | 21,306 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Michael J. Matthews
- Joseph McGahn, incumbent Senator
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph McGahn (incumbent) | 3,498 | 50.36% | |
Democratic | Michael J. Matthews | 3,448 | 49.64% | |
Total votes | 6,946 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph McGahn (incumbent) | 32,043 | 55.09% | |
Republican | Irving A. Lilienfeld | 26,120 | 44.91% | |
Total votes | 58,163 | 100.00% |
District 3[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Robert E. Boakes
- Walter Fish, Gloucester County Sheriff (write-in)
- James M. Turner, incumbent Senator (until June 28)
Campaign[edit]
Turner was removed from his seat on June 28 after his conviction for conspiracy to place 6,500 amphetamine tablets in the home of Kenneth A. Gewertz, the Democratic Assemblyman from the district. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
The conviction barred Turner from holding or seeking any state office. Nevertheless, Turner remained in the race, saying "I intend to win, and I expect the Senate to seat me."[9][10]
Because it was too late to remove Turner from the ballot, an appeal was made to remove him, which a judge denied. The Republican Party attempted to run a write-in campaign for Gloucester Sheriff Walter Fish instead.
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James Turner | 5,545 | 41.07% | |
Republican | Walter E. Fish Jr. (write-in) | 4,678 | 34.65% | |
Republican | Robert E. Boakes | 3,277 | 24.27% | |
Total votes | 13,500 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Raymond Zane, Gloucester County Freeholder (Democratic)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Raymond Zane | 6,834 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,834 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Raymond Zane | 34,266 | 79.94% | |
Republican | James Turner | 8,598 | 20.06% | |
Total votes | 42,864 | 100.00% |
District 4[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas E. Jenkins | 5,173 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,173 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Joseph A. Maressa
- Robert W. Yost
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph A. Maressa | 7,533 | 69.12% | |
Democratic | Robert W. Yost | 3,366 | 30.88% | |
Total votes | 10,899 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph A. Maressa | 31,729 | 63.79% | |
Republican | Thomas E. Jenkins | 18,012 | 36.21% | |
Total votes | 49,741 | 100.00% |
District 5[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Richard C. Hardenbergh | 4,794 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 4,794 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- John J. Horn, Assembly Minority Leader
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John J. Horn | 6,680 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,680 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John J. Horn | 25,999 | 65.20% | |
Republican | Richard C. Hardenberg | 13,509 | 33.88% | |
Socialist Labor | Dominic W. Doganiero | 369 | 0.93% | |
Total votes | 39,877 | 100.00% |
District 6[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John L. Miller | 10,857 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 10,857 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Alene Ammond | 4,361 | 53.07% | |
Democratic | John P. Jehl | 3,857 | 46.93% | |
Total votes | 8,218 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Alene Ammond | 27,320 | 53.16% | |
Republican | John L. Miller (incumbent) | 24,072 | 46.84% | |
Total votes | 51,392 | 100.00% |
District 7[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Walter L. Smith Jr. | 7,544 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,544 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edward J. Hughes Jr. | 6,420 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,420 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edward J. Hughes Jr. | 26,863 | 57.88% | |
Republican | Walter L. Smith Jr. | 19,317 | 41.62% | |
Socialist Labor | Bernardo S. Doganiero | 231 | 0.50% | |
Total votes | 46,411 |
District 8[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Salvatore DiDonato | 5,168 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,168 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Barry T. Parker | 8,058 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 8,058 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Barry T. Parker | 23,422 | 52.82% | |
Democratic | Salvatoro L. DiDonato | 20,923 | 47.18% | |
Total votes | 44,345 | 100.00% |
District 9[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John F. Brown | 14,896 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 14,896 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Gaetano J. Alaimo
- Wesley K. Bell
- Mark E. Egan
- John F. Russo, former Ocean County Prosecutor
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John F. Russo | 4,259 | 61.00% | |
Democratic | Mark E. Egan | 1,295 | 18.55% | |
Democratic | Wesley K. Bell | 1,070 | 15.33% | |
Democratic | Gaetano J. Alaimo | 358 | 5.13% | |
Total votes | 6,982 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John F. Russo | 38,388 | 54.53% | |
Republican | Benjamin H. Mabie | 32,010 | 45.47% | |
Total votes | 70,398 | 100.00% |
District 10[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Richard R. Stout | 10,248 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 10,248 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herbert J. Buehler | 5,038 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,038 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herbert J. Buehler | 29,819 | 55.11% | |
Republican | Richard Stout | 24,294 | 44.89% | |
Total votes | 54,113 | 100.00% |
District 11[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alfred N. Beadleston | 6,845 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,845 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph Dietz | 5,288 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,288 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alfred N. Beadleston | 27,718 | 54.05% | |
Democratic | H. Joseph Dietz | 23,564 | 45.95% | |
Total votes | 51,282 | 100.00% |
District 12[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph Azzolina | 4,863 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 4,863 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Eugene J. Bedell, incumbent Assemblyman
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Eugene J. Bedell | 6,165 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,165 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Eugene J. Bedell | 29,193 | 58.80% | |
Republican | Joseph Azzolina | 17,492 | 35.23% | |
United Ind. | Peter P. Garibaldi (incumbent) | 2,967 | 5.98% | |
Total votes | 49,652 | 100.00% |
District 13[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Patrick J. Wilder | 2,668 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 2,668 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Joseph P. Merlino, incumbent Senator (District 6B)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph P. Merlino | 7,988 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,988 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph P. Merlino (incumbent) | 34,826 | 74.45% | |
Republican | Patrick J. Wilder | 11,953 | 25.55% | |
Total votes | 46,779 | 100.00% |
District 14[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- William Schluter, incumbent Senator (District 6A)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William Schluter (incumbent) | 9,350 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 9,350 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Anne Clark Martindell, vice chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anne Clark Martindell | 7,346 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,346 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anne Clark Martindell | 29,512 | 51.53% | |
Republican | William Schluter (incumbent) | 27,755 | 48.47% | |
Total votes | 57,267 | 100.00% |
District 15[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Wayne Dumont Jr., incumbent Senator since 1968 (District 15)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Wayne Dumont Jr. (incumbent) | 10,827 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 10,827 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Martin F. Murphy
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Martin F. Murphy | 5,883 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,883 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Wayne Dumont Jr. | 29,861 | 54.99% | |
Democratic | Martin F. Murphy | 24,445 | 45.01% | |
Total votes | 54,306 | 100.00% |
District 16[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Raymond Bateman, incumbent Senator since 1958 (District 8)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Raymond Bateman (incumbent) | 11,969 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 11,969 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Herbert Koransky
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herbert Koransky | 3,927 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 3,927 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Raymond Bateman (incumbent) | 34,153 | 63.98% | |
Democratic | Herbert Koransky | 19,230 | 36.02% | |
Total votes | 53,383 | 100.00% |
District 17[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Robert K. Harlig Jr.
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert K. Harling Jr. | 3,239 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 3,239 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- John Lynch, incumbent Senator since 1956 (District 7)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Lynch (incumbent) | 6,133 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,133 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Lynch (incumbent) | 30,912 | 70.69% | |
Republican | Dominic R. Ciardi | 12,434 | 28.44% | |
American | John Giammarco | 381 | 0.87% | |
Total votes | 43,727 | 100.00% |
District 18[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Fuller H. Brooks
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Fuller H. Brooks | 4,149 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 4,149 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Bernard J. Dwyer, Mayor of Edison
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bernard J. Dwyer | 9,470 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 9,470 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bernard J. Dwyer | 36,606 | 63.22% | |
Republican | Fuller H. Brooks | 21,301 | 36.78% | |
Total votes | 57,907 | 100.00% |
District 19[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Matthew E. Hawke
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Matthew E. Hawke | 1,785 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 1,785 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- John J. Fay Jr., incumbent Assemblyman
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John J. Fay Jr. | 8,509 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 8,509 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John J. Fay Jr. | 38,496 | 78.55% | |
Republican | Matthew H. Hawke | 10,511 | 21.45% | |
Total votes | 49,007 | 100.00% |
District 20[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Francis X. McDermott, incumbent Senator (District 9)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Francis X. McDermott (incumbent) | 8,450 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 8,450 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Alexander J. Menza, incumbent Assemblyman
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Alexander Menza | 6,654 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,654 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Alexander J. Menza | 34,040 | 56.33% | |
Republican | Francis X. McDermott (incumbent) | 26,084 | 43.16% | |
Individualist | Oscar B. Johannsen | 305 | 0.50% | |
Total votes | 60,429 | 100.00% |
District 21[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- William G. Palermo Jr.
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William G. Palermo Jr. | 2,505 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 2,505 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Thomas G. Dunn, incumbent Senator
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Thomas G. Dunn | 9,478 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 9,478 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Thomas G. Dunn | 26,138 | 62.72% | |
Republican | William G. Palermo Jr. | 14,396 | 34.55% | |
Independent | Anthony Carbone | 1,137 | 2.73% | |
Total votes | 41,671 | 100.00% |
District 22[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Jerome Epstein, incumbent Senator (District 9)
- Peter McDonough, incumbent Assemblyman
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Peter McDonough | 7,214 | 60.37% | |
Republican | Jerome Epstein (incumbent) | 4,735 | 39.63% | |
Total votes | 11,949 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- William Wright Jr.
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | William Wright Jr. | 5,962 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,962 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Peter J. McDonough | 27,827 | 52.32% | |
Democratic | William Wright Jr. | 25,361 | 47.68% | |
Total votes | 53,188 | 100.00% |
District 23[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Josephine Margetts, incumbent Assemblywoman
- Joseph F. Warganz
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josephine Margetts | 9,702 | 60.37% | |
Republican | Joseph F. Warganz | 3,062 | 39.63% | |
Total votes | 12,764 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Stephen B. Wiley, Morris Township attorney
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Stephen B. Wiley | 6,910 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,910 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Stephen B. Wiley | 27,303 | 53.06% | |
Republican | Josephine Margetts | 24,157 | 46.94% | |
Total votes | 51,460 | 100.00% |
District 24[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Peter W. Thomas, incumbent Senator (District 10)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Peter W. Thomas (incumbent) | 10,550 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 10,550 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- John C. Keefe
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John C. Keefe | 5,212 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,212 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James P. Vreeland Jr. | 26,004 | 52.62% | |
Democratic | John C. Keefe | 23,417 | 47.38% | |
Total votes | 49,421 | 100.00% |
District 25[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- James Wallwork, incumbent Senator (District 11)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James Wallwork (incumbent) | 10,727 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 10,727 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Donald S. Coburn
- Joel Wasserman
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joel Wasserman | 4,144 | 62.59% | |
Democratic | Donald S. Coburn | 2,477 | 37.41% | |
Total votes | 6,621 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James Wallwork (incumbent) | 30,552 | 54.24% | |
Democratic | Joel Wasserman | 25,778 | 45.76% | |
Total votes | 56,330 | 100.00% |
District 26[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Salvatore Beninanti
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Salvatore Beninanti | 3,380 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 3,380 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Frank J. Dodd, incumbent Senator (District 11)
- Joseph A. Lazaro
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank J. Dodd (incumbent) | 14,513 | 83.63% | |
Democratic | Joseph A. Lazaro | 2,841 | 16.37% | |
Total votes | 17,354 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank J. Dodd (incumbent) | 33,223 | 75.11% | |
Republican | Salvatore J. Beninati | 11,012 | 24.89% | |
Total votes | 44,235 | 100.00% |
District 27[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Michael A. Giuliano, incumbent Senator (District 11)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael A. Giuliano | 8,565 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 8,565 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Carmen Orechio, mayor of Nutley
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Carmen Orechio | 8,039 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 8,039 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Carmen Orechio | 29,878 | 53.09% | |
Republican | Michael A. Giuliano | 26,395 | 46.91% | |
Total votes | 56,273 | 100.00% |
District 28[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Joseph Galluzzi
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph Galluzzi | 3,160 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 3,160 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Martin L. Greenberg, attorney, candidate for Senator in 1971, and political director for Governor Brendan Byrne's re-election campaign
Declined[edit]
- Ralph DeRose, incumbent Senator (District 11) (running for Governor)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Martin L. Greenberg | 7,432 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,432 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Martin L. Greenberg | 22,290 | 60.31% | |
Republican | Joseph P. Galluzzi | 13,601 | 36.80% | |
American | Chris Marciano | 1,070 | 2.89% | |
Total votes | 36,961 | 100.00% |
District 29[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Lillie Simpson
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lillie Simpson | 613 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 613 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Wynona Lipman, incumbent Senator (District 11)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Wynona Lipman (incumbent) | 7,360 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,360 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Wynona Lipman (incumbent) | 16,071 | 83.84% | |
Republican | Lillie Simpson | 3,098 | 16.16% | |
Total votes | 19,169 | 100.00% |
District 30[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- C. Richard Fiore, incumbent Assemblyman from Newark
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | C. Richard Fiore | 2,641 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 2,641 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Gregory J. Castano, Newark Star-Ledger sportswriter
- Mary V. Senatore, Belleville Commissioner
Campaign[edit]
The campaign pitted the Hudson County Democratic Organization, which supported Castano, against the Essex County Organization, which supported Senatore.
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gregory J. Castano | 9,231 | 54.01% | |
Democratic | Mary V. Senatore | 7,859 | 45.99% | |
Total votes | 17,090 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
For The People | Anthony Imperiale | 24,756 | 49.34% | |
Democratic | Gregory J. Castano | 18,286 | 36.45% | |
Republican | C. Richard Fiore | 7,131 | 14.21% | |
Total votes | 50,173 |
District 31[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Franco Di Domenica
- Henry W. Kolakowski
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Henry W. Kolakowski | 1,304 | 86.19% | |
Republican | Franco Di Domenica | 209 | 13.81% | |
Total votes | 1,513 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- James P. Dugan, incumbent Senator (District 12)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James P. Dugan (incumbent) | 14,659 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 14,659 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James P. Dugan (incumbent) | 36,921 | 79.46% | |
Republican | Henry W. Kolakowski | 9,543 | 20.54% | |
Total votes | 46,464 | 100.00% |
District 32[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- John P. Errico
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John P. Errico | 1,876 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 1,876 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Michael J. Bell
- Joseph W. Tumulty, Jersey City attorney
Declined[edit]
- William F. Kelly Jr., incumbent Senator (District 12) since 1958
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph W. Tumulty | 16,691 | 67.09% | |
Democratic | Michael J. Bell | 8,187 | 32.91% | |
Total votes | 24,878 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph W. Tumulty | 35,770 | 74.72% | |
Republican | John P. Errico | 10,955 | 22.88% | |
Abolish County Govt. | Robert Habermann | 1,146 | 2.39% | |
Total votes | 47,871 | 100.00% |
District 33[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Thomas McSherry
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas McSherry | 1,823 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 1,823 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Harry J. Leber
- William V. Musto, incumbent Senator (District 12)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | William V. Musto (incumbent) | 16,156 | 66.46% | |
Democratic | Harry J. Leber | 8,152 | 33.54% | |
Total votes | 24,308 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | William V. Musto | 30,176 | 78.04% | |
Republican | Thomas McSherry | 8,492 | 21.96% | |
Total votes | 38,668 | 100.00% |
District 34[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Louise Friedman
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Louise Friedman | 5,605 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,605 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Joseph Hirkala, incumbent Senator (District 14)
Declined[edit]
- William J. Bate, incumbent Senator (District 14) (ran for Assembly)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph Hirkala (incumbent) | 5,605 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,605 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph Hirkala | 33,047 | 63.88% | |
Republican | Louise Friedman | 18,682 | 36.12% | |
Total votes | 51,729 | 100.00% |
District 35[edit]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Dominic Cuccinello
- Michael U. DeVita
- Joseph A. Lazzara, incumbent Senator (District 14)
- Roy Leon Ward
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph A. Lazzara (incumbent) | 4,211 | 56.39% | |
Democratic | Michael U. DeVita | 2,643 | 35.39% | |
Democratic | Dominic Cuccinello | 358 | 4.79% | |
Democratic | Roy Leon Ward | 256 | 3.43% | |
Total votes | 7,468 | 100.00% |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Frank Davenport, Passaic County Sheriff
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank Davenport | 3,272 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 3,272 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank Davenport | 16,919 | 50.14% | |
Democratic | Joseph A. Lazzara (incumbent) | 16,826 | 49.86% | |
Total votes | 33,745 | 100.00% |
District 36[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Harold A. Pareti
Declined[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Anthony Scardino Jr. | 6,279 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,279 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Anthony Scardino, mayor of Lyndhurst
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony Scardino | 5,695 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,695 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony Scardino | 35,953 | 62.01% | |
Republican | Harold A. Pareti | 21,332 | 36.79% | |
Socialist Labor | Kenneth Kowalczyk | 698 | 1.20% | |
Total votes | 57,983 | 100.00% |
District 37[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Joseph Woodcock, incumbent Senator (District 13)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph Woodcock (incumbent) | 6,572 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,572 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Matthew Feldman, Bergen County Democratic chairman and former Senator
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Matthew Feldman | 9,320 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 9,320 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Matthew Feldman | 36,690 | 58.62% | |
Republican | Joseph Woodcock (incumbent) | 25,524 | 40.78% | |
Socialist Labor | Armand Milletari | 373 | 0.60% | |
Total votes | 62,587 | 100.00% |
District 38[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Frederick E. Wendel, incumbent Senator (District 13)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frederick Wendel (incumbent) | 6,554 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,554 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- John Skevin, former Assemblyman (1966–68)
- Joseph Ventricelli
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Skevin | 4,808 | 81.07% | |
Democratic | Joseph Ventricelli | 1,123 | 18.93% | |
Total votes | 5,931 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John M. Skevin | 31,677 | 57.61% | |
Republican | Frederick E. Wendel | 23,307 | 42.39% | |
Total votes | 54,984 | 100.00% |
District 39[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Harry Randall Jr.
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harry Randall Jr. | 6,474 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,474 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Raymond Garramone, mayor of Haworth
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Raymond Garramone | 4,937 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 4,937 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Raymond Garramone | 31,999 | 54.29% | |
Republican | Harry Randall Jr. | 26,942 | 45.71% | |
Total votes | 58,941 | 100.00% |
District 40[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Garrett W. Hagedorn, incumbent Senator (District 13)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Garrett W. Hagedorn (incumbent) | 9,324 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 9,324 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Paul Z. Lewis
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Paul Z. Lewis | 6,811 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,811 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Garrett W. Hagedorn | 32,566 | 56.19% | |
Democratic | Robert A. Pennachio | 25,394 | 43.81% | |
Total votes | 57,960 | 100.00% |
Leadership[edit]
Democrats chose Frank J. Dodd as the Senate President and Matthew Feldman as Majority Leader; Republicans named the outgoing Senate President, Alfred Beadleston as Minority Leader.[11]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Results of the General Election" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. State of New Jersey. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Our Campaigns". Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "JERSEY ORDERED TO REAPPORTION; Judge Finds Congressional Districts Unconstitutional". New York Times. 21 May 1965.
- ^ Sullivan, Ronald (9 March 1973). "JERSEY APPROVES DISTRICTING PLAN; Reapportions State Senate and Assembly Seats for this Year's Elections Jersey Panel Approves a Plan To Redistrict Legislative Seats Jersey Panel Approves a Plan To Redistrict Legislative Seats". New York Times.
- ^ "Results of the Primary Election" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. State of New Jersey. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Our Campaigns". Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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- ^ Waggoner, Walter H. (29 June 1973). "Turner Convicted In Drug Conspiracy". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Sullivan, Joseph F. (7 Oct 1973). "Legislative Candidates Fighting Apathy". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Fitzgerald's New Jersey Legislative Manual. Joseph J. Gribbons. 1974.