1957 New Jersey Senate election

1957 New Jersey Senate elections
← 1955 November 5, 1957 1959 →
← 1953 1961 →
10 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate; 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	74% ( 13pp)
	Results by district; Democratic hold Democratic gain; Republican hold No election
Senate President before election; ; Republican	Elected Senate President ; ; Republican

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

Quick facts 10 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate 11 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

Close

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.

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County	Incumbent		Elected Senator
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

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%

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%

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%

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%

1957 New Jersey Senate election

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

Summary of results by county

Close races

Other gains

Atlantic

Bergen

Cumberland

Hudson

Hunterdon

Mercer

Morris

Ocean

Passaic

Sussex

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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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%