# 1873 New Jersey 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 | James N. 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% |