1875 New Jersey Senate election

1875 New Jersey Senate election
November 2, 1875
8 of the 21 seats in the New Jersey State Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 13 8
Seats after 12 9
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 37,203 35,052
Percentage 51.49% 48.51%
Seats up 6 2
Races won 5 3
Senate President before election

John W. Taylor
Republican

Elected Senate President

William J. Sewell
Republican

The 1875 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 2, 1875, to elect eight of the 21 members of the New Jersey State Senate that were up for election. Each County is represented by one Senator.

Democrats picked up the Somerset County seat, while the rest of the seats were successfully defended by both parties.

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