1873 New Jersey State Senate election
# 1873 New Jersey State Senate election

The 1873 New Jersey State Senate elections were held in November.

The elections took place during the final year of Governor Joel Parker's second non-consecutive term in office. Republicans gained the Hunterdon County seat.

## Incumbents not running for re-election

### Democratic

* David H. Banghart (Hunterdon)
* Henry A. Williams (Passaic)
* Richard E. Edsall (Sussex)

### Republican

* Henry J. Irick (Burlington)
* Thomas Beesley Sr. (Cape May)

## Summary of results by county

| County | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlantic | William Moore | Rep | No election | No election | No election |
| Bergen | Cornelius Lydecker | Dem | No election | No election | No election |
| Burlington | Henry J. Irick | Rep | Barton F. Thorn | | Rep |
| Camden | W. J. Sewell | Rep | No election | No election | No election |
| Cape May | Thomas Beesley Sr. | Rep | Richard S. Leaming | | Rep |
| Cumberland | Caleb Henry Sheppard | Rep | No election | No election | No election |
| Essex | John W. Taylor | Rep | No election | No election | No election |
| Gloucester | Samuel Hopkins | Rep | No election | No election | No election |
| Hudson | John R. McPherson | Dem | No election | No election | No election |
| Hunterdon | David H. Banghart | Dem | Frederic A. Potts | | Rep |
| Mercer | Charles Hewitt | Rep | No election | No election | No election |
| Middlesex | Levi D. Jarrard | Rep | Levi D. Jarrard | | Rep |
| Monmouth | William H. Hendrickson | Dem | No election | No election | No election |
| Morris | Augustus W. Cutler | Dem | No election | No election | No election |
| Ocean | John G. W. Havens | Rep | No election | No election | No election |
| Passaic | Henry A. Williams | Dem | John Hopper | | Dem |
| Salem | Isaac Newkirk | Rep | No election | No election | No election |
| Somerset | Elisha B. Wood | Rep | No election | No election | No election |
| Sussex | Richard E. Edsall | Dem | Samuel T. Smith | | Dem |
| Union | J. Henry Stone | Rep | No election | No election | No election |
| Warren | Joseph B. Cornish | Dem | No election | No election | No election |

## Burlington

1873 general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Barton F. Thorn | 4,940 | 49.86% |
| | Democratic | French | 4,603 | 46.46% |
| | Independent | Unknown | 365 | 3.68% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,908 | 100.0% |

## Cape May

1873 general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Richard S. Leaming | 887 | 70.73% |
| | Democratic | Miller | 367 | 29.27% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,254 | 100.0% |

## Hunterdon

1873 general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Frederic A. Potts | 3,666 | 52.79% |
| | Democratic | Pidcock | 3,279 | 47.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,945 | 100.0% |

## Middlesex

1873 general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Levi D. Jarrard (incumbent) | 4,388 | 50.99% |
| | Democratic | Letson | 4,218 | 49.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,606 | 100.0% |

## Passaic

1873 general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | John Hopper | 3,778 | 50.18% |
| | Republican | Carr | 3,751 | 49.82% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,529 | 100.0% |

## Sussex

1873 general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Samuel T. Smith | 2,397 | 60.87% |
| | Republican | Huston | 1,541 | 39.13% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,938 | 100.0% |
