The 1967 New Jersey 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 in 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 organized by the 1966 New Jersey constitutional convention. Assembly districts were drawn by the New Jersey Apportionment Commission. Eleven new seats were added to the Senate, with county lines generally followed to create 11 single county districts and two 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 the apportionment scheme in the New Jersey Constitution.
- 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.
Incumbents not running for re-election
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Summary of results by district
Close races
Districts where the difference of total votes between the top two parties was under 10%:
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District 1
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Robert J. Halpin
- Robert H. Weber
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General election
Candidates
- Linwood Erickson Jr. (Conservative)
- Robert J. Halpin (Democratic)
- Robert E. Kay (Republican)
Results
District 2
Republican primary
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Harry A. Gaines
- Thomas Silvestro
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General election
Candidates
- Frank S. Farley, incumbent senator since 1941 (Republican)
- Harry A. Gaines (Democratic)
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District 3A
Democratic primary
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Republican primary
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General election
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District 3B
Democratic primary
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Republican primary
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General election
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District 3C
Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 3D
Democratic primary
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Republican primary
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General election
Candidates
- Dominic W. Doganiero (Socialist Labor)
- Frank C. Italiano (Republican)
- Alfred R. Pierce (Democratic)
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District 4A
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Eugene E. Helbig
- R. Bruce Veeder
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Republican primary
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General election
Candidates
- Eugene E. Helbig (Democratic)
- William T. Hiering (Republican)
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District 4B
Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 5
Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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- Richard L. Bonello
- Paul J. Smith
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General election
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District 6
Democratic primary
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Bruce M. Schragger
- George Y. Schoch
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General election
Candidates
- Richard J. Coffee, Mercer County freeholder and former mayor of Lawrence (Democratic)
- Sido L. Ridolfi, incumbent senator since 1954 (Democratic)
- Bruce M. Schragger (Republican)
- George Y. Schoch (Republican)
Results
District 7
Democratic primary
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Republican primary
Candidates
- John A. Bradley
- Edgar J. Hellriegel
- William Shelley
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General election
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District 8
Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 9
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Anthony J. Cascone
- Mildred Barry Hughes, incumbent senator since 1966
- James J. Kinneally Sr.
- Lester Weiner
Results
Republican primary
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Results
General election
Candidates
- Kenneth Allardice (Union Conservative)
- Mildred Barry Hughes, incumbent senator since 1966 (Democratic)
- James J. Kinneally Sr. (Democratic)
- Nicholas S. LaCorte (Republican)
- Frank X. McDermott, assemblyman from Westfield (Republican)
- Matthew J. Rinaldo, former Union County freeholder (Republican)
- Lester Weiner (Democratic)
- Alexander G. Wrigley (No Unnecessary Taxes)
Results
District 10
Republican primary
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Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Lemuel B. Howell
- Martin F. Quinn
- Dale W. Swann
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General election
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District 11
Democratic primary
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Republican primary
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General election
Candidates
- Victor F. Addonizio, assemblyman from Orange and brother of Hugh Addonizio (Democratic)
- William Barbetta (NJ Conservative)
- Marlo Carluccio (Essex Conservative)
- Joseph Carroll (Socialist Workers)
- Frank De George (NJ Conservative)
- Gerardo Del Tufo, former assemblyman from Newark (Republican)
- David W. Dowd, former mayor of Livingston (Republican)
- Nicholas Fernicola, incumbent senator since 1966 (Democratic)
- James H. Flynn (NJ Conservative)
- Joseph R. Garrity (Essex Conservative)
- John J. Giblin, incumbent senator since 1966 (Democratic)
- James Larry Giordano (Public Employee Candidate)
- Michael Giuliano, candidate for Assembly in 1965 (Republican)
- Maclyn Goldman, incumbent senator since 1966 (Democratic)
- Hutchins F. Inge, incumbent senator since 1966 (Democratic)
- John P. Keelan (Essex Conservative)
- James W. Lomker (Essex Conservative)
- David Mandelbaum, assemblyman from Maplewood (Democratic)
- Alexander Matturri, former chair of the Newark Housing Authority (Republican)
- William Murray (Essex Conservative)
- Edmund O. Matzal (Essex Conservative)
- Gladis P. Smith (NJ Conservative)
- Harrison P. Smith Jr. (NJ Conservative)
- Milton Waldor, West Orange attorney (Republican)
- James Wallwork, former assemblyman from Short Hills (Republican)
Results
District 12
Democratic primary
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Cresenzi Castaldo
- George G. Gaspar
- Geoffrey Gaulkin
- Eugene P. Kenny
- Edward T. Magee
- Frank S. Monaco
- Nora O'Malley
- Norman H. Roth
Results
General election
Candidates
- George Ahto (No Additional Taxes)
- Rita A. Bailey (NJ Conservative)
- Michael J. Bell (No Additional Taxes)
- Cresenzi Castaldo (Republican)
- George A. Dunn (NJ Conservative)
- Geoffrey Gaulkin (Republican)
- Frank J. Guarini, incumbent senator since 1966 (Democratic)
- Frederick H. Hauser (Democratic)
- William F. Kelly Jr., incumbent senator since 1958 (Democratic)
- Eugene P. Kenny (Republican)
- Gabriel M. Masters (NJ Conservative)
- William Musto, incumbent senator since 1966 and mayor of Union City (Democratic)
- Frank Potocnie (NJ Conservative)
- Norman H. Roth (Republican)
- James B. Sansone (No Additional Taxes)
- Allen Zavodnick (No Additional Taxes)
Results
District 13
Democratic primary
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Republican primary
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General election
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District 14
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Charles J. Alfano
- Joseph A. Lazzara
- Joseph M. Keegan, incumbent senator since 1966
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Ira Schoem
- Frank J. Sciro
- Edward Sisco
Results
General election
Candidates
- Charles J. Alfano (Democratic)
- Joseph A. Lazzara (Democratic)
- Joseph M. Keegan, incumbent senator since 1966 (Democratic)
- Ira Schoem (Republican)
- Frank J. Sciro (Republican)
- Edward Sisco (Republican)
Results
District 15
Republican primary
Candidates
- Wayne Dumont, former senator and nominee for governor in 1965
- Milton Woolfenden Jr., incumbent senator since 1966
Results
Democratic primary
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General election
Candidates
- Wayne Dumont, former senator and nominee for governor in 1965 (Republican)
- William R. Stem (Democratic)
Results
References