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1957 New Jersey Senate elections
← 1955 November 5, 1957 1959 →
10 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 14 7
Seats won 13 8
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Seats up 6 3
Races won 7 4
Senate President before election


Republican

Elected Senate President


Republican

The 1957 New Jersey Senate elections were held on November 5.

The elections coincided with the re-election of Governor Robert Meyner. Ten of New Jersey's 21 counties elected Senators. Democrats gained one seat in Passaic County, where Anthony J. Grossi unseated incumbent Republican Frank W. Shershin.

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

  • James F. Murray Jr. (Hudson)

Summary of results by county

County Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
Atlantic Frank S. Farley Rep Frank S. Farley Rep
Bergen Walter H. Jones Rep Walter H. Jones Rep
Burlington Albert McCay Rep No election
Camden Joseph W. Cowgill Dem No election
Cape May Charles W. Sandman Rep No election
Cumberland W. Howard Sharp Dem W. Howard Sharp Dem
Essex Donal C. Fox Dem No election
Gloucester Harold W. Hannold Rep No election
Hudson James F. Murray Jr. Dem William F. Kelly Jr. Dem
Hunterdon Wesley Lance Rep Wesley Lance Rep
Mercer Sido Ridolfi Dem Sido Ridolfi Dem
Middlesex John A. Lynch Dem No election
Monmouth Richard R. Stout Rep No election
Morris Thomas J. Hillery Rep Thomas J. Hillery Rep
Ocean W. Steelman Mathis Rep W. Steelman Mathis Rep
Passaic Frank W. Shershin Rep Anthony J. Grossi Dem
Salem John A. Waddington Dem No election
Somerset Malcolm Forbes Rep No election
Sussex George B. Harper Rep George B. Harper Rep
Union Kenneth Hand Rep No election
Warren Wayne Dumont Rep No election

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Sussex, 8.86%
  2. Cumberland, 8.92%

Seats where the margin of victory was 10% or greater; and the seat flipped party control:

  1. Passaic, 11.45% gain

Atlantic

1957 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Frank S. Farley (incumbent) 33,225 62.03%
Democratic Ernest M. Curtis 20,341 37.97%
Total votes 53,566 100.0%

Bergen

1957 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Walter H. Jones (incumbent) 153,902 57.36%
Democratic Louis A. D'Agosto 114,407 42.64%
Total votes 268,309 100.0%

Cumberland

1957 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic W. Howard Sharp (incumbent) 16,270 50.55%
Republican Charles E. Gant 13,400 41.63%
Independent Thomas A. Dailey 2,517 7.82%
Total votes 32,187 100.0%

Hudson

1957 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William F. Kelley Jr. 142,518 59.69%
Republican Louis J. Miller 92,803 38.87%
Independent Julius G. Tassano 1,458 0.61%
Independent Arthur V. Murphy Jr. 1,270 0.53%
Independent Vincent A. Riley 456 0.19%
Total votes 238,778 100.0%

Hunterdon

1957 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wesley Lance (incumbent) 10,802 59.19%
Democratic Franklin W. Kielb 7,447 40.81%
Total votes 18,249 100.0%

Mercer

1957 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sido L. Ridolfi (incumbent) 57,895 66.99%
Republican Fred Van Deventer 28,531 33.01%
Total votes 86,426 100.0%

Morris

1957 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Thomas J. Hillery (incumbent) 48,414 65.27%
Democratic F. Milton Hoth 25,764 34.73%
Total votes 74,178 100.0%

Ocean

1957 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican W. Steelman Mathis (incumbent) 18,152 58.02%
Democratic Nathaniel H. Roth 13,136 41.98%
Total votes 31,288 100.0%

Passaic

1957 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony J. Grossi 68,515 51.76%
Republican Frank W. Shershin (incumbent) 53,368 40.31%
Independent William R. Brogan 10,495 7.93%
Total votes 132,378 100.0%

Sussex

1957 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George B. Harper (incumbent) 9,426 54.43%
Democratic James Dobbins 7,893 45.57%
Total votes 17,319 100.0%

See also

References

  1. Cable Right, George (September 27, 1957). "MURRAY TO LEAVE SENATE IN JERSEY; Tells Meyner He Won't Seek Re-election but Will Run Slate in Hudson County Meyner Kept Hands Off Kenny Holds Unity Meeting". The New York Times. p. 9. Retrieved August 15, 2021. State Senator James F. Murray Jr. announced here today after an hour-long talk with Gov. Robert B. Meyner that he would not seek re-election to the Senate.
  2. ^ "Results of the General Election Held November 5th, 1957" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State.
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