The 1876 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 7, 1876, to elect six of the 21 members of the New Jersey Senate that were up for election. Under the 1844 New Jersey Constitution, each county was apportioned one Senate seat.
Democrats picked up the Burlington, Hunterdon, and Middlesex county seats, while Republican candidate and future Vice President Garret Hobart flipped the Passaic County seat. This led to an 11-10 majority for the Democrats, who elected Leon Abbett as the next president of the Senate.
Summary of results by county CountyIncumbentPartyElected SenatorPartyAtlanticHosea F. MaddenDemNo electionBergenGeorge DaytonDemNo electionBurlingtonBarton F. ThornRepCaleb G. RidgwayDemCamdenW. J. SewellRepNo electionCape MayRichard S. LeamingRepJonathan F. LeamingRepCumberlandJ. Howard WilletsRepNo electionEssexWilliam H. KirkRepNo electionGloucesterThomas B. MathersRepNo electionHudsonLeon AbbettDemNo electionHunterdonFrederic A. PottsRepJames N. PidcockDemMercerJonathan H. BlackwellDemNo electionMiddlesexLevi D. JarrardRepGeorge C. LudlowDemMonmouthWilliam HendricksonDemNo electionMorrisJohn HillRepNo electionOceanJohn S. SchultzeRepNo electionPassaicJohn HopperDemGarret HobartRepSalemChas. S. PlummerRepNo electionSomersetCharles B. MooreDemNo electionSussexSamuel T. SmithDemFrank M. WardDemUnionWilliam J. MagieRepNo electionWarrenWilliam SilverthornDemNo election
Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: (gain)
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Other gains Seats that flipped party control where the margin of victory was over 10%: (gain)
Detailed results Burlington
Cape May
Hunterdon
Middlesex
Passaic
Sussex
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