1967 New Jersey State Senate election
# 1967 New Jersey State Senate election

The 1967 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 7, 1967.

The elections took place midway through Governor Richard J. Hughes's second term and resulted in a historic landslide for the Republican Party. The new state legislative map still elected most Senators county-wide, allowing Republicans to gain a large majority by sweeping every county except Mercer, Middlesex, and Hudson.

## Background

### Reapportioning

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 reapportioning. In 1965, the Senate was increased to 29 members, with larger counties given multiple seats and some smaller counties sharing one or two senators.

For the 1967 election, the map was entirely redone. The 1967 Districts were organized by the 1966 New Jersey Constitutional Convention. The specific Assembly districts (used for the election Senator in multi-County multi-Senator Districts) were drawn by the New Jersey Apportionment Commission. Eleven new seats were added and county lines were generally followed (11 single county districts and 2 multi-county single senator districts). As a result of a New Jersey Supreme Court decision, several existing districts were split up into districts smaller than a single county. This was contrary to apportionment scheme in the New Jersey Constitution, following the 1966 New Jersey Constitutional Convention and popular ratification.

* Mercer, Middlesex, Union, Hudson, Bergen, and Passaic counties gained one seat each.
* Essex County gained two seats.
* Atlantic, Cape May, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties gained one combined seat for a total of six.
* Burlington, Monmouth, and Ocean counties gained one combined seat for a total of four.
* Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren counties gained one combined seat for a total of five.

| 1965 District | Counties | # | 1967 District | Counties | # | ± |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Atlantic, Cape May, and Gloucester | 2 | 1 | Cape May and Cumberland | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cumberland and Salem | 1 | 2 | Atlantic | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Camden | 2 | 3A | Salem and Gloucester (part) | 1 | 1 |
| | | | 3B | Gloucester (part) and Camden (part) | 1 | 1 |
| | | | 3C | Camden (part) | 1 | 1 |
| | | | 3D | Camden (part) | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Burlington | 1 | 4A | Burlington (part) and Ocean | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Monmouth and Ocean | 2 | 4B | Burlington (part) | 1 | 1 |
| | | | 5 | Monmouth | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Mercer | 1 | 6 | Mercer | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Middlesex | 2 | 7 | Middlesex | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Union | 2 | 9 | Union | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Essex | 4 | 11 | Essex | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Hudson | 3 | 12 | Hudson | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Bergen | 4 | 13 | Bergen | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Passaic | 2 | 14 | Passaic | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Hunterdon and Somerset | 1 | 8 | Somerset | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 2 | 10 | Morris | 2 | 1 |
| | | | 15 | Hunterdon, Warren, and Sussex | 1 | 1 |

## Incumbents not running for re-election

### Republican

* Frederick J. Scholz (District 3)
* Nelson Stamler (District 9)

## Summary of results by State Senate District

| 1964–66 District | Incumbent | Party | Party | | Party | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District 1 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Robert E. Kay | | Rep |
| District 1 | Frank S. Farley | | Rep | Seat eliminated | Seat eliminated | Seat eliminated |
| District 2 | John A. Waddington | | Dem | Frank S. Farley | | Rep |
| District 3 | Frederick J. Scholz | | Rep | John L. White | | Rep |
| District 3 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Hugh A. Kelly | | Rep |
| District 3 | New seat | New seat | New seat | John L. Miller | | Rep |
| District 3 | New seat | New seat | New seat | Frank C. Italiano | | Rep |
| District 4 | New seat | New seat | New seat | William T. Hiering | | Rep |
| District 4 | Edwin B. Forsythe | | Rep | Edwin B. Forsythe | | Rep |
| District 5 | Richard R. Stout | | Rep | Richard R. Stout | | Rep |
| District 5 | William T. Hiering | | Rep | Alfred N. Beadleston | | Rep |
| District 6 | Sido L. Ridolfi | | Dem | Sido L. Ridolfi | | Dem |
| District 6 | New seat | New seat | New seat | Richard J. Coffee | | Dem |
| District 7 | John A. Lynch Sr. | | Dem | John A. Lynch Sr. | | Dem |
| District 7 | J. Edward Crabiel | | Dem | J. Edward Crabiel | | Dem |
| District 7 | New seat | New seat | New seat | Norman Tanzman | | Dem |
| District 8 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Raymond Bateman | | Rep |
| District 9 | Nelson Stamler | | Rep | Nicholas S. LaCorte | | Rep |
| District 9 | Mildred Barry Hughes | | Dem | Frank X. McDermott | | Rep |
| District 9 | New seat | New seat | New seat | Matt Rinaldo | | Rep |
| District 10 | Thomas J. Hillery | | Rep | Harry L. Sears | | Rep |
| District 10 | Milton Woolfenden Jr. | | Rep | Joseph J. Maraziti | | Rep |
| District 11 | Nicholas Fernicola | | Dem | Michael Giuliano | | Rep |
| District 11 | Maclyn Goldman | | Dem | Gerardo Del Tufo | | Rep |
| District 11 | John J. Giblin | | Dem | Alexander Matturri | | Rep |
| District 11 | Hutchins F. Inge | | Dem | James Wallwork | | Rep |
| District 11 | New seat | New seat | New seat | Milton Waldor | | Rep |
| District 11 | New seat | New seat | New seat | David W. Dowd | | Rep |
| District 12 | William Musto | | Dem | William Musto | | Dem |
| District 12 | William F. Kelly Jr. | | Dem | William F. Kelly Jr. | | Dem |
| District 12 | Frank J. Guarini | | Dem | Frank J. Guarini | | Dem |
| District 12 | New seat | New seat | New seat | Frederick H. Hauser | | Dem |
| District 13 | Ned J. Parsekian | | Dem | Fairleigh Dickinson Jr. | | Rep |
| District 13 | Matthew Feldman | | Dem | Joseph C. Woodcock | | Rep |
| District 13 | Jeremiah F. O'Connor | | Dem | Alfred D. Schiaffo | | Rep |
| District 13 | Alfred W. Kiefer | | Dem | Garrett W. Hagedorn | | Rep |
| District 13 | New seat | New seat | New seat | Willard B. Knowlton | | Rep |
| District 14 | Anthony J. Grossi | | Dem | Ira Schoem | | Rep |
| District 14 | Joseph M. Keegan | | Dem | Frank J. Sciro | | Rep |
| District 14 | New seat | New seat | New seat | Edward Sisco | | Rep |
| District 15 | New seat | New seat | New seat | Wayne Dumont | | Rep |

* ↑ This seat had been vacant since Senator John E. Hunt resigned to take his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
* ↑ Redistricted to District 2.
* ↑ Redistricted to District 3A.
* ↑ Split into Districts 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D.
* ↑ The seat had been vacant since Senator A. Donald Bigley resigned to become Camden County Prosecutor in June.
* ↑ Split into Districts 4A and 4B.
* ↑ Redistricted to District 4A
* ↑ The seat had been vacant since the July 10 resignation of Senator William E. Ozzard to accept a seat on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
* ↑ Redistricted to District 15. Lost primary.

## District 1

District 1 (one seat) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Robert E. Kay | 27,841 | 51.22% |
| | Democratic | Robert J. Halpin | 26,149 | 48.11% |
| | Conservative | Linwood Erickson Jr. | 364 | 0.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,354 | 100.00% |

## District 2

District 2 (one seat) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Frank S. Farley | 36,300 | 61.51% |
| | Democratic | Harry A. Gaines | 22,716 | 38.49% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,016 | 100.00% |

## District 3

### District 3A

District 3A (one seat) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | John L. White | 28,456 | 54.60% |
| | Democratic | John A. Waddington (incumbent) | 23,635 | 45.35% |
| | Socialist Labor | Albert Ronis | 28 | 0.05% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,119 | 100.00% |

### District 3B

District 3B (one seat) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Hugh A. Kelly | 30,514 | 55.68% |
| | Democratic | Joseph M. Sandone | 24,285 | 44.32% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,799 | 100.00% |

### District 3C

District 3C (one seat) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | John L. Miller | 29,483 | 61.50% |
| | Democratic | Richard S. Hyland | 18,454 | 38.50% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,937 | 100.00% |

### District 3D

District 3D (one seat) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Frank C. Italiano | 18,735 | 52.63% |
| | Democratic | Alfred R. Pierce | 16,690 | 46.89% |
| | Socialist Labor | Dominic W. Doganiero | 171 | 0.48% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,596 | 100.00% |

## District 4

### District 4A

District 4A (one seat) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | William T. Hiering | 35,639 | 71.07% |
| | Democratic | Eugene E. Helbig | 14,505 | 28.93% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,144 | 100.00% |

### District 4B

District 4B (one seat) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Edwin B. Forsythe | 30,930 | 55.73% |
| | Democratic | Edward J. Hughes Jr. | 24,359 | 43.89% |
| | Socialist Labor | Bernardo S. Doganiero | 207 | 0.37% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,496 | 100.00% |

## District 5

District 5 (two seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Richard R. Stout (incumbent) | 69,714 | 32.05% |
| | Republican | Alfred N. Beadleston | 68,005 | 32.05% |
| | Democratic | Richard L. Bonello | 40,426 | 18.59% |
| | Democratic | Paul J. Smith | 39,370 | 18.10% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 217,515 | 100.00% |

## District 6

District 6 (two seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Sido L. Ridolfi (incumbent) | 47,226 | 28.53% |
| | Democratic | Richard J. Coffee | 45,960 | 27.77% |
| | Republican | Bruce M. Schragger | 36,928 | 22.31% |
| | Republican | George Y. Schoch | 34,762 | 21.00% |
| | Socialist Labor | Joseph J. Frank | 653 | 0.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 165,529 | 100.00% |

## District 7

District 7 (three seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | John A. Lynch Sr. (incumbent) | 77,363 | |
| | Democratic | J. Edward Crabiel (incumbent) | 74,784 | |
| | Democratic | Norman Tanzman | 74,739 | |
| | Republican | John A. Bradley | 34,762 | |
| | Republican | William Shelley | | |
| | Republican | Edgar J. Hellriegel | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00% |

## District 8

District 8 (one seat) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Raymond Bateman | 35,223 | |
| | Democratic | Thomas Ryan | 15,188 | |
| | Conservative | Robert K. Haelig Sr. | 1,379 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00% |

## District 9

District 9 (three seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Nicholas S. LaCorte | 89,036 | |
| | Republican | Frank X. McDermott | 88,378 | |
| | Republican | Matt Rinaldo | 86,656 | |
| | Democratic | Mildred Barry Hughes (incumbent) | 65,999 | |
| | Democratic | Lester Weiner | 54,364 | |
| | Democratic | James J. Kinneally Sr. | 52,347 | |
| | Independent | Alexander G. Wrigley | 5,508 | |
| | Independent | Kenneth Allardice | 3,854 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00% |

* ↑ Wrigley ran on the "No Unnecessary Taxes" line.
* ↑ Allardice ran on the "Union Conservative" line.

## District 10

District 10 (two seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Harry L. Sears | 63,791 | |
| | Republican | Joseph Maraziti | 63,668 | |
| | Democratic | Dale W. Swann | 26,248 | |
| | Democratic | Martin F. Quinn | 24,694 | |
| | Conservative | Victor J. De Falco | | |
| | Conservative | Charles Covino | 1,650 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00% |

## District 11

District 11 (six seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Michael Giuliano | 122,354 | |
| | Republican | Gerardo Del Tufo | 119,956 | |
| | Republican | Alexander Matturri | 119,152 | |
| | Republican | James Wallwork | 118,834 | |
| | Republican | Milton Waldor | 117,280 | |
| | Republican | David W. Dowd | 115,568 | |
| | Democratic | Nicholas Fernicola (incumbent) | 91,812 | |
| | Democratic | John J. Giblin (incumbent) | 89,297 | |
| | Democratic | Maclyn Goldman (incumbent) | 88,796 | |
| | Democratic | David Mandelbaum | 85,131 | |
| | Democratic | Victor F. Addonizio | 83,587 | |
| | Democratic | Hutchins Inge (incumbent) | 83,543 | |
| | Essex Conservative | John P. Keelan | 5,196 | |
| | Essex Conservative | Marlo Carluccio | 5,140 | |
| | Essex Conservative | William Murray | 4,906 | |
| | Essex Conservative | Joseph R. Garrity | 4,657 | |
| | Essex Conservative | Edmund O. Matzal | 4,337 | |
| | Essex Conservative | James W. Lomker | 4,096 | |
| | Conservative | Harrison P. Smith Jr. | 2,484 | |
| | Independent | James Larry Giordano | 2,427 | |
| | Conservative | William Barbetta | 2,412 | |
| | Conservative | Gladis P. Smith | 2,086 | |
| | Conservative | James H. Flynn | 1,987 | |
| | Conservative | Frank De George | 1,804 | |
| | Socialist Workers | Joseph Carroll | 1,507 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,278,349 | 100.00% |

* ↑ Giordano ran on the "Public Employee Candidate" line.

## District 12

District 12 (four seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | William Musto (incumbent) | 115,534 | |
| | Democratic | Frank Guarini (incumbent) | 111,741 | |
| | Democratic | William F. Kelly Jr. (incumbent) | 111,331 | |
| | Democratic | Frederick H. Hauser | 110,949 | |
| | Republican | Cresenzi Castaldo | 39,667 | |
| | Republican | Eugene P. Kenny | 39,049 | |
| | Republican | Norman H. Roth | 38,985 | |
| | Republican | Geoffrey Gaulkin | 347,609 | |
| | Independent | Michael J. Bell | 24,777 | |
| | Independent | James B. Sansone | 19,713 | |
| | Independent | Allen Zavodnick | 19,106 | |
| | Independent | George Ahto | 19,046 | |
| | Conservative | Frank Potocnie | 2,467 | |
| | Conservative | Rita A. Bailey | 2,428 | |
| | Conservative | Gabriel M. Masters | 2,262 | |
| | Conservative | George A. Dunn | 2,239 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00% |

* 1 2 3 4 Bell, Sanson, Zavodnick, and Ahto ran on the "No Additional Taxes" line.

## District 13

District 7 (five seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Fairleigh Dickinson Jr. | 191,260 | |
| | Republican | Joseph C. Woodcock | 177,982 | |
| | Republican | Alfred D. Schiaffo | 172,420 | |
| | Republican | Garrett W. Hagedorn | 171,596 | |
| | Republican | Willard B. Knowlton | 167,379 | |
| | Democratic | Ned J. Parsekian (incumbent) | 117,609 | |
| | Democratic | Matthew Feldman (incumbent) | 114,760 | |
| | Democratic | Jeremiah F. O'Connor (incumbent) | 113,888 | |
| | Democratic | Gerald A. Calabrese | 105,450 | |
| | Democratic | Alfred W. Kiefer (incumbent) | 104,869 | |
| | Conservative | William Craig Kennedy | 4,950 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas J. Moriarty | 4,724 | |
| | Conservative | John J. Murray | 4,402 | |
| | Conservative | Irving F. Kent | 4,172 | |
| | Conservative | Frank Monte | 4,154 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00% |

## District 14

District 7 (three seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Ira Schoem | 63,858 | |
| | Republican | Frank J. Sciro | 62,891 | |
| | Republican | Edward Sisco | 62,720 | |
| | Democratic | Joseph A. Lazzara | 55,552 | |
| | Democratic | Joseph M. Keegan | 50,375 | |
| | Democratic | Charles J. Alfano | 48,967 | |
| | Socialist Labor | Harry Santhouse | 771 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00% |

## District 15

District 15 (one seat) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Wayne Dumont | 42,292 | 69.63% |
| | Democratic | William R. Stem | 18,450 | 30.37% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,742 | 100.00% |
