The elections took place midway through the second term of Governor Robert Meyner. Eleven of New Jersey's 21 counties held regular elections for Senator; Cumberland County also held a special election to complete the unexpired term of W. Howard Sharp, who died in December 1958.[1]
Democrats gained three seats (including the vacant seat in Cumberland) and nearly won control of the New Jersey Senate for the first time since 1915; only 567 votes separated victorious Republican Robert C. Crane and Democrat H. Roy Wheeler in Union County.
^"W. HOWARD SHARP, LEGISLATOR, DEAD; Jersey State Senator, a Democrat, Had Served as Common Pleas Judge". The New York Times. 18 Dec 1958. p. G2. Retrieved 15 Aug 2021.
^ abcdefghijkl"Results of the General Election Held November 3rd, 1959" (PDF). Robert J. Burkhardt, New Jersey Secretary of State.
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The 1959 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 3 1959 New Jersey Senate elections 1957 November 3 1959 1961 12 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate11 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Joseph W CowgillParty Republican DemocraticLeader s seat CamdenLast election 13 8Seats before 12 7Seats won 11 10Seat change 1 3Seats up 5 6Races won 9 2Senate President before electionRepublican Elected Senate President RepublicanThe elections took place midway through the second term of Governor Robert Meyner Eleven of New Jersey s 21 counties held regular elections for Senator Cumberland County also held a special election to complete the unexpired term of W Howard Sharp who died in December 1958 1 Democrats gained three seats including the vacant seat in Cumberland and nearly won control of the New Jersey Senate for the first time since 1915 only 567 votes separated victorious Republican Robert C Crane and Democrat H Roy Wheeler in Union County Contents 1 Incumbents not running for re election 2 Summary of results by county 2 1 Close races 3 Burlington 4 Camden 5 Cape May 6 Cumberland special 7 Essex 8 Gloucester 9 Middlesex 10 Monmouth 11 Salem 12 Somerset 13 Union 14 Warren 15 ReferencesIncumbents not running for re election editAll ten incumbents ran for re election Summary of results by county editCounty Incumbent Party Elected Senator PartyAtlantic Frank S Farley Rep No electionBergen Walter H Jones Rep No electionBurlington Albert McCay Rep Henry S Haines DemCamden Joseph W Cowgill Dem Joseph W Cowgill DemCape May Charles W Sandman Rep Charles W Sandman RepCumberland Vacant a Robert H Weber DemEssex Donal C Fox Dem Donal C Fox DemGloucester Vacant b Thomas F Connery Jr DemHudson William F Kelly Jr Dem No electionHunterdon Wesley Lance Rep No electionMercer Sido Ridolfi Dem No electionMiddlesex John A Lynch Dem John A Lynch DemMonmouth Richard R Stout Rep Richard R Stout RepMorris Thomas J Hillery Rep No electionOcean W Steelman Mathis Rep No electionPassaic Anthony J Grossi Dem No electionSalem John A Waddington Dem John A Waddington DemSomerset William E Ozzard c Rep William E Ozzard RepSussex George B Harper Rep No electionUnion Robert C Crane d Rep Robert C Crane RepWarren Wayne Dumont Rep Wayne Dumont Rep This seat was vacant following the December 1958 death of Senator W Howard Sharp This seat was vacant following the May 1959 resignation of Senator Harold W Hannold Ozzard won a 1958 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Malcolm Forbes who resigned Crane won a 1956 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Kenneth Hand who resigned to become a Superior Court judge Close races edit Seats where the margin of victory was under 10 Union 0 34 Gloucester 1 54 Camden 3 44 Essex 5 88 Burlington 8 26 gainBurlington edit1959 general election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Henry S Haines 30 183 54 13 Republican Albert McCay incumbent 25 575 45 87 Total votes 55 758 100 0 Camden edit1959 general election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joseph W Cowgill incumbent 61 656 51 72 Republican William G Rohrer 57 564 48 28 Total votes 119 220 100 0 Cape May edit1959 general election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Charles W Sandman incumbent 12 206 61 38 Democratic Fred C Barthelmess 7 679 38 62 Total votes 19 885 100 0 Cumberland special edit1959 general election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Robert H Weber 17 419 56 10 Republican Robert G Howell 13 631 43 90 Total votes 31 050 100 0 Essex edit1959 general election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Donal C Fox incumbent 126 800 51 11 Republican Alfred C Clapp 112 218 45 23 Independent Anthony D Scipio 7 426 2 99 Independent Frank DeGeorge 1 643 0 66 Total votes 248 087 100 0 Gloucester edit1959 general election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Thomas F Connery Jr 23 665 50 77 Republican John Joseph Kitchen 22 943 49 23 Total votes 46 608 100 0 Middlesex edit1959 general election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John A Lynch incumbent 86 880 64 30 Republican Fred S Brause 48 231 35 70 Total votes 135 111 100 0 Monmouth edit1959 general election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Richard R Stout incumbent 54 946 57 79 Democratic Thomas J Smith 40 125 42 21 Total votes 95 071 100 0 Salem edit1959 general election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John A Waddington incumbent 12 215 59 92 Republican Peter B Hoff 8 172 40 08 Total votes 20 387 100 0 Somerset edit1959 general election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican William E Ozzard incumbent 24 120 57 03 Democratic William H Sutherland 18 175 42 97 Total votes 42 295 100 0 Union edit1959 general election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Robert C Crane incumbent 82 609 49 61 Democratic H Roy Wheeler 82 042 49 27 Independent Frank Chodorov 1 862 1 12 Total votes 166 513 100 0 Warren edit1959 general election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Wayne Dumont incumbent 13 366 56 73 Democratic Thomas C Swick 10 194 43 27 Total votes 23 560 100 0 References edit W HOWARD SHARP LEGISLATOR DEAD Jersey State Senator a Democrat Had Served as Common Pleas Judge The New York Times 18 Dec 1958 p G2 Retrieved 15 Aug 2021 a b c d e f g h i j k l Results of the General Election Held November 3rd 1959 PDF Robert J Burkhardt New Jersey Secretary of State Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1959 New Jersey Senate election amp oldid 1154398179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
